The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes came up on the short end of a hard-fought 11-8 loss to the Lancaster JetHawks (Rockies) in front of a sold out LoanMart Field on Monday night, but the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate most certainly had their chances to yank victory from the jaws of defeat in the near four-hour long […]
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McCarthy sharp in first simulated game
July 3rd, 2017 at 5:07 pm 
by Ron Cervenka * * * UPDATED: Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at 3:45 pm PT * * * After being placed on the 10-day disabled list on June 26 for what was reported as “patella tendinitis in his right knee” but undoubtedly had more to do with a sudden and unexpected return of the yips, Dodgers […]
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Kershaw, Jansen, Seager, Bellinger named to 2017 NL All-Star team
July 3rd, 2017 at 7:00 am by Ron Cervenka I have some good news and some bad news. First the good news – Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, closer Kenley Jansen, reigning 2016 NL Rookie of the Year Corey Seager and likely 2017 NL Rookie of the Year Cody Bellinger have been named to 2017 National League All-Star team. Now the bad news – The best hitter […]
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Have a game, DJ Peters
July 3rd, 2017 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Any time you hit three home runs in a professional baseball game it is a major accomplishment. This is exactly what Rancho Cucamonga Quakes center fielder DJ Peters did on Sunday afternoon at LoanMart Field, where the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate routed the Lancaster JetHawks (Rockies) 12-2. “This was the first three-home-run game of my professional […]
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Rich Hill’s most important strikeout may have been his own
July 2nd, 2017 at 7:30 am by Ron Cervenka On Saturday night Dodgers left-hander Rich Hill struck out 11 San Diego Padres batters to tie his career high set a decade ago (June 7, 2007) while a member of the Chicago Cubs. But the most important strikeout of the night may very well have been his own in the 8-0 pounding of the friars. […]
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Dodgers manhandle Padres … literally
July 1st, 2017 at 7:00 am by Ron Cervenka Fact Number One – There was a benches-clearing brawl between the Dodgers and Padres at Petco Park on Friday night in between the top and bottom halves of the first inning, and like most baseball brawls, it was much ado about nothing. Fact Number Two – If you want any other information on this nonsense, Google […]
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