When the Dodgers broke spring training camp back on April 1, there were a lot of fans that were upset that 26-year-old utility infielder Chris Taylor was not on the team’s opening day roster. After all, all Taylor did during spring training was hit .354 (17-for-48) in the 22 games in which he played, with […]
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Cody Bellinger’s swing
May 9th, 2017 at 10:30 am 
by Ron Cervenka This past week there was a post on Twitter that compared the physical and playing similarities between 21-year-old Dodgers rookie sensation Cody Bellinger and the single greatest pure hitter of all time – Ted Williams, “The Splendid Splinter” – who, three times in his 19-year Hall of Fame career, finished the season with a batting […]
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Bellinger named National League Player of the Week
May 8th, 2017 at 2:54 pm by Ron Cervenka As a surprise to absolutely no one, Dodgers outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger has been named as the National League Player of the Week for the period ending May 7. The announcement was made earlier today on MLB Network. Bellinger hit .429 (9-for-21) with eight runs scored, a double, one triple, three home runs, 12 RBI […]
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We told you so
May 8th, 2017 at 12:00 pm by Ron Cervenka Nobody ever likes to hear the words “I told you so,” but the simple truth is that ThinkBlueLA.com told you so about rookie sensation Cody Bellinger. In fact, we have been on top of now 21-year-old Scottsdale, Arizona native since shortly after he was selected by the Dodgers in the fourth round of the 2013 MLB First-Year […]
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Great Lakes Loons – first quarter report
May 8th, 2017 at 10:00 am by Harold Uhlman For those who think it is still early, by mid-week the minor league season will be closing in on the 25 percent mark in the schedule. Thus far, the Great Lakes Loons of the Class-A Midwest League have not had the type of season that they hoped for on the heels of their championship season […]
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Adam Bray – Waiting on Tulsa Time
May 8th, 2017 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman I’m a bit confused. Now admittedly, as I get a bit older it takes less and less to confuse me. I’m a bit confused about how the Dodgers move their players around in the early stages of the season. A given player begins the season with one of the Dodgers affiliate teams and then is […]
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There’s another mashing first baseman on Dodgers horizon
May 7th, 2017 at 7:00 am by Ron Cervenka The first time that you lay eyes on Rancho Cucamonga Quakes first baseman Ibandel Isabel, your first thought is that he picked the wrong sport. The 21-year-old, 6′-4″ / 225-pound Yaguate, Dominican Republic native looks more like an NFL linebacker than a professional baseball player. Simple put, he is a beast … a beast who carries […]
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Bellinger 4 – Padres 2
May 6th, 2017 at 9:09 am by Ron Cervenka When word spread on Friday afternoon that Dodgers veteran first baseman Adrian Gonzalez was headed to the disabled list for the first time in his 14-year MLB career for a mild disk herniation in his back – a condition that has been plaguing the soon-to-be 35-year old (on Monday) San Diego, California native for quite […]
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It’s okay to pound the Padres
May 5th, 2017 at 11:22 am by Ron Cervenka * * UPDATE: May 5, 2017 5:15 pm PT * * As the third-place Dodgers head down the I-405 to San Diego to begin a weekend series with the fourth-place Padres, they do so with a record of 15-14, one game over .500, having won six of their last 10 games. In contrast, the […]
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Rich Hill’s rehab start short but blister-free
May 5th, 2017 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka There was a lot of attention and fanfare at LoanMart Field – home of the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes – on Thursday evening. Why, you ask? Because Dodgers left-hander Rich Hill made his first of what figures to be at least a couple rehab starts to determine if he can remain blister […]
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