It’s one of those things that you often hear about but no one can really explain where it comes from. It goes by several different names and although it may be difficult to define or explain, when you talk about it, everyone knows exactly what you mean. Some call it poise, some call it mound presence, some […]
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Dodgers set to honor Jackie Robinson
April 14th, 2016 at 5:05 pm 
by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers will join Major League Baseball and all MLB Clubs in paying tribute to Jackie Robinson tomorrow when the Dodgers take on the San Francisco Giants at 7:10 p.m. April 15 is commemorated annually and tomorrow marks the 69th anniversary of the legendary Hall of Famer breaking baseball’s color barrier in 1947. Rachel and […]
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Count on it – Another Dodgers-Dbacks brawl is imminent
April 14th, 2016 at 10:40 am by Ron Cervenka Trying to be as polite as possible, Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale is a jerk. During Wednesday night’s game, Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner was hit by a pitch … twice. The first was a fifth-inning Rubby De La Rosa fastball that hit Turner on what Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully would call “the wallet” […]
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Gavin Pittore makes Loons Debut
April 14th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman Right-hander Gavin Pittore was signed by the Dodgers as an undrafted free agent following the 2015 First Year Player Draft. He was a Division III junior out of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. Middletown is a small city about 16 miles south of Hartford with a population of less that 50,000. Pittore was not expecting […]
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Ralston Cash – The Mustache Foundation
April 13th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman Right-handed pitcher Ralston Cash was selected by the Dodgers in the second round of the 2010 First Year Player Draft. Many Dodger fans will remember that in that same draft Zach Lee was selected by the Dodgers in the first round with the 28th overall pick and was considered to be unsignable. He did sign […]
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Dodgers artifacts on display at Skirball Cultural Center
April 12th, 2016 at 9:12 am by Ron Cervenka Artifacts from the O’Malley family collection are on display at the “Chasing Dreams: Baseball & Becoming American” exhibit at Skirball Cultural Center from April 7-October 30, 2016. Peter O’Malley, president of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1970 through 1998, is lending the original Dodger Stadium model, made by renowned Hollywood producer-director Mervyn LeRoy from design plans and […]
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‘Vin Scully Appreciation Day’ set for September 23, 2016
April 12th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka On the day that the Dodgers officially dedicated Vin Scully Avenue, they also announced that the 7:10 pm (PT) game on Friday, September 23 against the Colorado Rockies will be Vin Scully Appreciation Day at Dodger Stadium. And if ever there were a must-be-at game, this would be it. Although the Dodgers didn’t say what Vin […]
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Everything you need to know about Opening Day
April 11th, 2016 at 8:53 pm by Ron Cervenka Opening Week 2016 continues with Opening Day at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, April 12. The Dodgers will face the Arizona Diamondbacks at 1:10 p.m. (LHP Patrick Corbin vs. RHP Kenta Maeda). Auto and stadium gates open early at 10:00 a.m.Opening Day pregame entertainment throughout the stadium begins at 10:00 a.m. and on-field pregame ceremonies begin at […]
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There’s more to Ross Stripling than just his pitching
April 11th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Ross Stripling can flat out pitch. If you don’t believe this, just take a look at the Gameday recap of his major league debut against the San Francisco Giants last Friday night. Stripling no hit the Giants through his 7.1 innings of work, allowing only one earned run when his replacement, Dodgers right-hander Chris Hatcher, gave up […]
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The inevitable hit
April 10th, 2016 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka It was the hit that I’ve been dreading for four years; a hit that I absolutely knew would happen one day. But the story behind it actually began nearly a decade earlier on the fields of the Hart Baseball complex in Santa Clarita, California. Back then and much to my enjoyment, my (then) nine year […]
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