Rookie manager Gil Velazquez had to wait two extra days to make his managerial debut. The Dodgers Low Single-A affiliate Great Lakes Loons had their scheduled April 7 Opening Day against the Lansing Lugnuts snowed out for the second year in a row and the subsequent rescheduled doubleheader on Friday rained out. This forced the […]
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Poll: Did Dave Roberts make the right call to pull Ross Stripling?
April 8th, 2016 at 11:00 pm 
by Ron Cervenka It’s a decision that will undoubtedly be second-guess for years: Was Dodgers manager Dave Roberts’ decision to pull rookie right-hander Ross Stripling after 7.1 no-hit innings and exactly 100 pitches the right call? Before you cast your vote, keep in mind that Roberts told reporters before the game that Stripling, who is only 25 months removed […]
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Garko makes managerial debut with Tulsa Drillers
April 8th, 2016 at 8:00 am by Harold Uhlman Last November the Dodgers almost totally revamped their minor league coaching staffs. Among the many changes was the naming of former major league player Ryan Garko to the managerial position with the AA Tulsa Drillers. The signing came as a bit of a surprise as Garko had been out of baseball during the 2015 season […]
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Kendrick says he’ll be ready for Dodgers Home Opener
April 8th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Dodgers infielder Howie Kendrick is one step closer to rejoining his Dodgers teammates after participating in the first of what will most likely be four rehab games with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on Thursday night at a drizzly LoanMart Field. The 32-year-old Jacksonville, Florida native has been sidelined with a left calf strain he suffered while […]
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Loons kick off the 2016 Season in Lansing.
April 7th, 2016 at 8:00 am by Harold Uhlman The Dodgers Class-A affiliate in Midland, Michigan kick off their 2016 baseball season tonight in Lansing with a 7:05 EST game against the Lugnuts. The Loons, complete with new uniforms, a new coaching staff and a revamped lineup, look to improve on their 2015 season in which they bowed out of the playoffs in the […]
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Have a night, Kenta Maeda
April 7th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka If you haven’t heard about the historical game that Dodgers Japanese right-hander Kenta Maeda had on Wednesday night by now, your are either: In a coma. One of the 60% of LA residents unable to watch the game because of the on-going dispute between Time Warner Cable and DirecTV. Not the Dodger fan you claim to be. On […]
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Small ball or smart ball?
April 6th, 2016 at 1:27 pm by Ron Cervenka There are some who consider a team that does not hit a lot of home runs a “small ball” team. And while the 2016 season is only two days old, the Dodgers have yet to hit their first home run. But does this make them a small ball team? I’ll let you be the judge […]
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Oaks gets the nod for Quakes Opener
April 6th, 2016 at 10:53 am by Ron Cervenka UPDATED April 7, 2016 10:45 an PT ThinkBlueLA has learned that Trevor Oaks has been named as the starting pitcher for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes home opener on Thursday evening at LoanMart Field. The 23-year-old right-hander from nearby Riverside, California and Dodgers seventh-round pick in the 2014 MLB First Year Player Draft out of California Baptist […]
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Garrett Harrison – from a Bullfrog to a Loon
April 6th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman Left-hander Garrett Harrison has been assigned to the Great Lakes Loons of the Class-A Midwest League to begin the 2016 season. The former St. Cloud State Husky was not selected in the 2015 First Year Player Draft last June but was signed as a free agent by the Dodgers on August 1. Born in Arlington […]
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Keep it real, Dodger fans
April 5th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Fact: The Dodgers will not go 162-0 this season. Fact: Justin Turner and Joc Pederson will not hit two doubles every game this season, nor will the team hit a combined seven doubles every game. Fact: Not every Dodger in the starting lineup will score at least once in every game this season, nor will Adrian […]
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