The news that Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura and KBO standout and former MLB infielder Andy Marte were both killed in separate vehicular accidents in the Dominican Republic on Sunday – although horribly tragic – shouldn’t come as a complete surprise. Please understand that in no way is this meant to be disrespectful towards the families, friends […]
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Dodgers Love L.A. Community Tour begins Monday
January 23rd, 2017 at 9:16 am 
by Ron Cervenka Beginning on Monday, January 23, 2017, the Dodgers embark on their 14th annual Dodgers Love L.A. Community Tour presented by Bank of America. This week of community outreach and fan appreciation will feature Dodger players, coaches, alumni and employees and Bank of America volunteers making visits throughout the Southland through Friday, January 27. Dodgers Luis […]
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Baseball world saddened over traffic deaths in Dominican Republic
January 22nd, 2017 at 9:42 am by Ron Cervenka The entire staff at ThinkBlueLA extends our sincerest condolences to the families, friends and teammates of Kansas City Royals right-hander Yordano Ventura and former major league infielder Andy Marte, both of whom died in separate traffic accidents in the Dominican Republic overnight. Ventura, who was selected by the Royals as an amateur free agent in 2008, […]
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Off-season report: Ross Stripling
January 21st, 2017 at 7:00 am by Jacob Rudner With the off-season winding down and spring training less than a month away, most Dodger fans are focusing on what the team needs as opposed to what they already have. So with that being said, let’s start looking at the guys already on the roster who are ready to contribute right now. The first person we’re […]
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FanFest 2017 promises to be best yet
January 19th, 2017 at 6:41 am by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers will hold their fifth annual off-season FanFest presented by Coca-Cola Saturday, January 28. A limited number of autograph session vouchers and VIP experience vouchers will be available for sale online today, Thursday, January 19 at 1:00 p.m. PST via www.dodgers.com/fanfest. Vouchers will need to be purchased to get an autograph or attend a […]
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The 2017 Dodgers 20 and under team
January 18th, 2017 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman (Editor’s note: This is the third of a three-part series by ThinkBlueLA’s minor leagues staff writer Harold Uhlman of his annual 20-and-under team. This year it is broken down into infielders, outfielders and pitchers. The age given is the age as of today’s writing). (Author’s note: The 2017 Dodgers 20 and under pitching staff is […]
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Culberson home run ball mystery solved!
January 17th, 2017 at 12:57 pm by Ron Cervenka Leave it to LA Times columnist Bill Plaschke to get to the bottom to the second biggest mystery in Dodgers history – identifying the fan who ended up with Charlie Culberson’s extra-inning, game-winning, division-clinching walk-off home run ball on Sunday, September 25, 2016. On the very day that ThinkBlueLA ran a story on this ‘up-to-this-point’ […]
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Culberson home run ‘most important in LA history’ – but where is the ball?
January 17th, 2017 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka The 2017 World Series will mark the 29th anniversary of what was arguably the single greatest home run in baseball history – the “improbable / impossible” bottom of the ninth-inning walk-off home run in Game-1 of the 1988 World Series by wounded Dodger slugger Kirk Gibson. Sadly, the Dodgers haven’t won a World Series since. […]
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Pantone 294 Night at Dodger Stadium set for Saturday, May 27
January 16th, 2017 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Remember watching that September 12, 2016 Dodgers-Yankees game at Yankee Stadium on television last year? You know … the one where over 1,500 Dodger fans invaded ‘The House that Jeter Built’ that drew national attention? Surely you remember the player roll call and unmistakable “Let’s-Go-Dod-gers” chant that was so loud it completely overwhelmed the feeble boos from […]
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MLB has more than one Daddy
January 15th, 2017 at 7:00 am by Harold Uhlman As a youngster growing up surrounded by the wonderful world of baseball, I was led to believe that Abner Doubleday was the inventor of the game, having patterned it after a game called “rounders,” which originated in England. Records suggest that the English game may have been played 100 years before baseball was born in […]
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