When the Dodgers broke spring training camp back on April 1, chances are there wasn’t a Dodger fan on the planet who wasn’t disappointed that utility infielder / outfielder Chris Taylor, utility first baseman / outfielder Cody Bellinger and, to a lesser extent, outfielder Brett Eibner were not on the team’s opening day roster. I mean, all […]
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Alex Wood has Orel Hershiser in his sights
May 20th, 2017 at 1:00 pm 
by Ron Cervenka When Hall of Fame left-hander Carl Hubbell set baseball’s all-time consecutive scoreless innings record at 45.1 innings on August 1, 1933, many (most) baseball historians believed that such an incredibly difficult record would never fall. It did. On June 8, 1968, Dodgers Hall of Fame right-hander Don Drysdale bested Hubbell’s mark substantially when he tossed 58.2 consecutive […]
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Spitzbarth moving quickly through Dodgers minor league ranks
May 20th, 2017 at 7:00 am by Jacob Rudner It’s not often that fans get to hear about the inner workings of their favorite team’s minor league system. In most cases, unless it is a top prospect being moved up or down, it rarely even makes the social media rounds. But recently, Dodgers minor league right-handed pitcher Shea Spitzbarth was promoted from the Advanced Single-A […]
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Maeda to rehab with Quakes tonight
May 19th, 2017 at 10:16 am by Ron Cervenka Dodger fans who are also fans of the franchise’s Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes have had what can only be described as a banner year thus far this season for getting to see a plethora of rehabbing Dodgers at LoanMart Field – and we’re not even 45 games into the 2017 season yet. Through the first 42 […]
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Dodgers farmhand Errol Robinson takes next step in his career
May 19th, 2017 at 7:00 am by Harold Uhlman Last Friday the Great Lakes Loons of the Midwest League received two replacement players from the Dodgers extended spring training facility in Glendale, Arizona. The Loons are still treading water with 10 players presently on the 7-day DL while a number of players have struggled, especially at the plate. The dreaded disabled list includes six […]
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Los Angeles … we have a problem
May 19th, 2017 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka As Dodger fans hold their collective breathes waiting word on the seriousness of Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner‘s right hamstring injury suffered as he rounded third base for home in the bottom of the seventh inning of Thursday night’s 7-2 pounding of the Miami Marlins, the Dodgers brass was undoubtedly behind closed doors deciding what to […]
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Adrian Gonzalez ready to rejoin team
May 18th, 2017 at 12:00 pm by Ron Cervenka * * * UPDATE – May 18, 2017 at 1:10 pm PT * * * It was short, sweet and to the point. “Everything felt good. What I was trying to accomplish I was able to, so it’s good. I feel it was pretty good to get it going.” Those were the exact words […]
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‘The Skipper’ to join Rick Monday for weekend radio broadcasts
May 18th, 2017 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Former MLB manager and current MLB Network Radio analyst Kevin Kennedy will be joining former Dodger great and longtime Dodgers radio broadcaster Rick Monday this weekend on AM 570 LA Sports radio. Monday’s regular partner Charlie Steiner will be filling in for Joe Davis in the SportsNet LA television booth while Davis is away fulfilling contractual […]
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Gonzalez pleased with first rehab game
May 17th, 2017 at 7:30 am by Ron Cervenka Even though Dodgers veteran first baseman Adrian Gonzalez went 0-for-2 with two walks at the plate and made only five total defensive plays at first base (four assists and one unassisted) in the first rehab game of his 14-year MLB career on Tuesday night with the franchise’s Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes at LoanMart Field, he told […]
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Cole Bellinger hoping for second consecutive Arizona State title
May 16th, 2017 at 7:00 am by Ron Cervenka By now most Dodger fans are well aware that there is another Bellinger out there besides Dodgers rookie phenom first baseman / outfielder Cody Bellinger. No, I’m not talking about Cody’s father Clay Bellinger, who is the proud owner of two World Series rings while playing for the New York Yankees in 1999 and 2000. I’m […]
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