For the occasional Dodgers fan, attending four or five games at Dodger Stadium each season is a pretty big deal. For the avid, die-hard Dodgers fan, missing four or five games at Dodger Stadium each season is a very big deal. But for one Dodgers fan, missing even one game at Dodger Stadium is both gut-wrenching and costly. That Dodgers fan […]
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Dieter Ruehle – More than just the new Dodger Stadium organist
July 11th, 2016 at 6:00 am 
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Dodgers bullpen flying under the radar
July 10th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen is going to the All-Star Game next Tuesday in San Diego – as well he should. The soft-spoken 28-year-old Willemstad, Curacao native has converted all but three of his 29 save opportunities thus far this season and on June 20, 2016 became the Dodgers all-time franchise saves leader when he collected his 162nd […]
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Dodgers sign 18-year-old Mexican right-hander
July 9th, 2016 at 3:00 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have signed 18-year-old international free agent Ricky Hernandez, a 6′-3″ hard-throwing right-hander from Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. Hernandez was signed through the Diablos Rojos of the Liga Mexicana, where he had been playing for Los Marineros de Ensenada. “He has a big strong frame and hits the mid 90s on the [radar] gun,” said ThinkBlueLA staff writer Robb Anderson, who resides […]
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Dodgers roster set through All-Star break … for now
July 9th, 2016 at 12:14 pm by Ron Cervenka In spite of the fact that a Dodgers starter yet again couldn’t get past the fifth inning on Friday night – in this case left-hander Scott Kazmir who was out after only three innings – Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that he plans to finish out the first half, albeit only two games, with his […]
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Dodgers call up Andrew Toles as bench reinforcements
July 8th, 2016 at 3:14 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have called up minor league outfielder Andrew Toles to help the team with a left-handed bat off the bench. Toles was initially selected by the Florida Marlins in the fourth round of the 2010 First Year Player Draft out of Sandy Creek High School in Tyrone, Georgia. He chose not to sign as […]
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Ryu struggles in first start in 21 months
July 8th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Dodger fans who did not watch Hyun-jin Ryu‘s first MLB start since undergoing shoulder surgery for a torn labrum on May 21, 2015 and look only at the box score will undoubtedly think that he was absolutely awful through his 4.2 innings of work. But those who actually did see him pitch on Thursday night […]
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Utley’s historic day overshadowed by Dodgers loss
July 7th, 2016 at 9:45 am by Ron Cervenka On May 23, 2002, former Dodgers outfielder Shawn Green had what was arguably the single greatest day in baseball history. On that day he hit a major league record-tying 4 home runs and a record-tying five extra-base hits (he also had a double) while collecting 19 total bases to break Joe Adcock’s previous record of 18 […]
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Seager continues to sizzle
July 6th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka On a night that saw the Dodgers’ five-game winning streak came to an end with a 4-1 loss to the AL East first place Baltimore Orioles, there wasn’t much for Dodger fans to cheer about – except for Dodgers rookie sensation shortstop Corey Seager, who earlier in the day was named to the 2016 NL All-Star team. […]
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Chase De Jong – Very good just got a whole lot better
July 5th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Often times during the development of minor league players they come across a coach or a manager who sees something in them that no one else does or has in the past. For the Dodgers it recently happened with Yasiel Puig during his rehab assignment with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. During batting practice, Quakes hitting […]
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Ryu set to make first start on Thursday
July 4th, 2016 at 6:10 pm by Ron Cervenka The last time Dodgers left-hander Hyun-jin Ryu started a major league game was on October 6, 2014 in Game-3 if the 2014 National League Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. That was one year, eight months and 28 days ago. And though he allowed only one run on five hits in that game, he […]
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