While the Dodgers were enjoying the first of two well-deserved post All-Star Game days off on Wednesday, the team’s Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes were working overtime against the San Jose Giants at LoanMart Field; two innings of overtime, in fact. In what can only be described as an absolutely brilliant pitching performance, Quakes […]
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Justin Turner snubbed … again
July 12th, 2017 at 1:00 pm 
by Ron Cervenka If social media is any indication of just how upset Dodger fans were when Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner – who is currently the best hitter in the game – got snubbed in the initial 2017 All-Star voting, they are undoubtedly incensed over how the immensely popular 32-year-old Long Beach, California native was horribly disrespected […]
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Clayton Kershaw – Beyond Greatness
July 12th, 2017 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka As Dodger fans, every fifth day is like Christmas morning for us – at least between the months of April through September. It is Kershday, when we get to witness Clayton Kershaw – the undisputed greatest pitcher on the planet – continue to sculpt his own Hall of Fame plaque. We are so very spoiled by the […]
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Tim Shibuya named Texas League Pitcher of the Week
July 12th, 2017 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman Tulsa Drillers right-hander Tim Shibuya has been named the Texas League Pitcher of the Week for the period of July 3 – July 9. He joins fellow Drillers Jose Miguel Fernandez, Edwin Rios, Kyle Farmer, Scott Barlow and Walker Buehler who have all received Texas League Pitcher or Player of the Week honors thus far […]
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Home Run Derby haters are champing at the bit
July 11th, 2017 at 11:00 am by Ron Cervenka It’s going to happen, of that you can be sure. The moment that Dodgers rookie sensation Cody Bellinger goes into a home run drought in the second half, those lying in wait for this exact thing will come out of the woodwork and blame it on his participation in the immensely popular Home Run Derby. […]
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Loons catcher Keibert Ruiz promoted to Quakes
July 10th, 2017 at 8:00 am by Harold Uhlman On a Great Lakes Loons radio broadcast last week, the suggestion was made that 18-year-old catcher Keibert Ruiz may have earned himself a promotion to the Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League. The speculation was based, not only on his hitting which had moved him near the top of the league, but […]
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Newcombe calls Wood’s perfect season ‘A wonderful thing’
July 10th, 2017 at 7:00 am by Ron Cervenka When news spread on Friday that Dodgers left-hander Alex Wood had been added to the 2017 National League’s All-Star team as a replacement for ace left-hander Clayton Kershaw, the 26-year-old Charlotte, North Carolina native and former Georgia Bulldog was, as you can imagine, elated. “I’m really really excited, it’s definitely one of the coolest things […]
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What a team!
July 10th, 2017 at 6:00 am by Evan Bladh There has never been a Dodger season like it. Ever. Win after win, clutch performance after performance, miracle after miracle. Cherish these days folks, they don’t happen too often. Sure, we are only 55% through the season, but a .500 record from here on out is a 97-win season. When is the last time the […]
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All-Star voting system needs to change
July 9th, 2017 at 5:00 pm by Jacob Rudner Sunday marked the final game of the first half of the season, with All-Star Week festivities beginning on Monday with the ever-popular Home Run Derby. On Tuesday, the game itself will take place and guys who are supposed to be America’s top players will take the field to play a game between the NL and […]
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Quakes catcher Will Smith promoted to Double-A Tulsa
July 9th, 2017 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka ThinkBlueLA has learned that Rancho Cucamonga Quakes catcher / utility infielder Will Smith has been promoted to the Dodgers Double-A affiliate Tulsa Drillers. Although there has been no official confirmation of the move from the Dodgers or the Quakes, a source close to the situation said that the 22-year-old Louisville, Kentucky native and Dodgers 2016 first […]
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