“I’ll buy you a diamond ring my friend, if it makes you feel all right. I’ll get you anything my friend, if it makes you feel all right. Cause I don’t care too much for money, for money can’t buy me love.” (Paul McCartney and John Lennon) * * * * * * * […]
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Dodgers minor league free agent update
November 27th, 2016 at 8:24 am 
by Harold Uhlman It is now open season on free agents both at the major league and minor league levels. For minor league players, the season has been open since November 7, five days after the World Series ended. Players who signed a Uniformed Player Contract (UPC) in 2010 are eligible for free agency this year. Teams can […]
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MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement clock is ticking
November 26th, 2016 at 7:00 am by Harold Uhlman The off-season activity with MLB teams has been slow, very slow. Dodgers fans are anxious to learn if Justin Turner and Kenley Jansen will continue in Dodger Blue or will slip through the front office fingers – or pocket book – and perchance feed our greatest nightmare and wind up in black and orange. The […]
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It’s time for a Justin Turner reality check
November 25th, 2016 at 10:30 am by Ron Cervenka With the 2016-2017 off-season about to enter its second month and with the Winter Meetings little more than a week away (barring an MLB lockout, that is), Dodger fans need to brace themselves for the harsh reality that third baseman Justin Turner may have already played his final game in a Dodger uniform. Oh sure, anything […]
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Happy Thanksgiving from ThinkBlueLA
November 24th, 2016 at 7:00 am by Ron Cervenka The entire staff at ThinkBlueLA wishes everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving.
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Scully grieving over passing of Ralph Branca
November 23rd, 2016 at 7:30 pm by Ron Cervenka Over a span of less than 24 hours Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully went from what was arguably one of the most joyful and memorable days of his life to what was unquestionably one of his worst. After receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday afternoon at the White House, the 88-year-old recently-retired broadcaster […]
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Famed Brooklyn Dodger Ralph Branca passes at age 90
November 23rd, 2016 at 7:21 am by Ron Cervenka It is a day that Dodger fans will never forget, at least not veteran (old) Dodger fans. The date was October 3, 1951. It was the day that a then 27-year-old Bobby Thompson hit a home run to propel the hated New York Giants into the 1951 World Series in a best-of-three playoff against the Brooklyn […]
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Dodgers announce 2017 promotional schedule
November 23rd, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have announced their 2017 promotional schedule. A total of 65 games will feature a promotion or item. The Dodgers’ full promotional calendar can be viewed by visiting www.dodgers.com/promotions. Opening Day at Dodger Stadium is Monday, April 3, 2017 against the San Diego Padres at 1:10 p.m. New items include a replica Fernando Valenzuela […]
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President Obama calls Vin Scully America’s ‘Old friend’
November 22nd, 2016 at 3:31 pm by Ron Cervenka For those who missed Tuesday afternoon’s Presidential Medal of Freedom awards ceremony televised and streamed live from the White House, you missed a good one; not because the list of recipients read like the starting lineup to an All-Star game, but because one of those recipients was our very own Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin […]
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Vin Scully is on the right side of goodbye
November 22nd, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Like most baseball fans the game is all-encompassing for me. And although I have been a fan of the game – more specifically of the Dodgers – my entire life, I became more or less a full-time year-round fan after retiring from my 30+ year law enforcement career in 2010 With the help of my […]
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