Over the past couple of weeks there have been rumors floating around that the Milwaukee Brewers are considering unloading outfielder and admitted PED user Ryan Braun. And while the tainted 2011 NL MVP and Mission Hills, California native has a no-trade clause to several teams in his current contract, the Dodgers are not one of them. But while […]
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It’s not the end of the world as we know it
June 28th, 2016 at 5:43 pm 
by Ron Cervenka When news spread on Tuesday afternoon that Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw would be heading back to Los Angeles on Wednesday morning to have his ailing lower back examined after the pain he has been experiencing over the past week or so hasn’t improved, social media went absolutely berserk. Responses to the breaking news ranged from those […]
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Brock Stewart completes remarkable rise to the majors
June 28th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka When the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes swept the San Jose Giants in three games to capture the 2015 California League Championship last September – their first since becoming the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate in 2011 – they did so behind the stellar pitching of right-handers Chase De Jong, Scott Barlow and Trevor Oaks. But noticeably missing from […]
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Great Lakes Loons add two new bats
June 28th, 2016 at 5:59 am by Harold Uhlman When I tuned into the Great Lakes Loons game Monday evening I was surprised that the Loons first two hitters were brand new. That is, they were playing their first game with the Loons against the Lansing Lugnuts. It seems the motivation to bring in two new bats at this point in the season was done […]
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Without Vin Scully there might not have been a Dodger Stadium
June 27th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka The Los Angeles Dodgers are one of very few professional sports franchises to carry the distinction of having drawn more than three millions fans (based on ticket sales) every year for the past two decades. In fact, they have done so a total of 30 times since the franchise moved to Los Angeles from Brooklyn […]
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The Untouchables
June 26th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka With the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline a little over a month away, this is the time of year where we begin hearing the word “untouchable.” By this, of course, we’re talking about blue chip prospects within the Dodgers minor league system that have a very real shot at making it the the major leagues […]
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Dodgers call up Chris Taylor, DFA Nick Tepesch
June 25th, 2016 at 1:50 pm by Ron Cervenka In a move that came as a surprise to no one, the Dodgers have called up recently acquired utility infielder Chris Taylor from Triple-A Oklahoma City and designated one and done right-hander Nick Tepesch for assignment on Saturday afternoon. Taylor, who was acquired by the Dodgers on June 19 from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Dodgers […]
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Puig’s rehab was a lot more than just a rehab
June 25th, 2016 at 11:37 am by Ron Cervenka Being a professional baseball coach or manager is a lot like Wi-Fi – nobody notices they’re even there until something goes terribly wrong. (h/t to Orange County Register’s Bill Plunkett for that brilliant analogy). Seriously, when was the last time you heard baseball fans clamoring for a manager or coach to be fired on a winning […]
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Dodgers chasing 63-year-old franchise record
June 25th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Despite Friday night’s depressing 8-6 loss to the ice cold Pittsburgh Pirates, who have lost eight of their last 10 games, the Dodgers homered in their 14th consecutive game to tie the Washington Nationals for the longest streak this season in the majors. It was a monster 439-foot solo shot by Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig in the top […]
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Justin Turner may be better than you think
June 24th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka When former Dodgers general manager Paul DePodesta refused to re-sign first-time free agent third baseman Adrian Beltre after the 2004 season, he did so because the then 25-year-old Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic native and his agent Scott Boras were looking for a high-dollar contract that would allow the 2004 NL MVP runner-up to again become a free agent […]
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