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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Urias was good on Wednesday, but the night belonged to Vin
May 4th, 2017 at 4:21 pm by Ron Cervenka On Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium, 50,215 fans witnessed Dodgers 20-year-old phenom left-hander Julio Urias pitch five innings that included no runs, five hits, four walks and one strikeout to lower his 2017 ERA to a stellar 0.84 through his combined two starts and 10.2 innings pitched. But for as good as Urias was and […]
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Finding a solution for Trayce Thompson
May 4th, 2017 at 8:35 am by Jacob Rudner A slump in baseball is normal, everyone has them. As a matter of fact, I think even the best players have had rough stretches where it was tough to get a hit – and by tough I mean they just did not happen. But just as often as a player enters a slump, they break […]
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Kiké Hernandez is now expendable
May 3rd, 2017 at 12:19 pm by Ron Cervenka With the meteoric rise by the youngest Dodger on the team – 21-year-old first baseman / outfielder Cody Bellinger – the Dodgers front office is looking for ways to not only keep their blazing hot 2013 fourth-round draft pick on their 25-man roster but in their every day lineup. Although there has been considerable talk […]
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The new Yasiel Puig
May 3rd, 2017 at 7:00 am by Ron Cervenka Anyone who watched the Dodgers pound the San Francisco Giants 13-5 on Tuesday night witnessed one of the most impressive offensive power displays by the Dodgers in recent history and certainly since their 14-3 opening day shellacking of the lowly San Diego Padres. In fact, every spot in Tuesday night’s lineup scored at least one run and […]
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Dodgers make first of several pending roster moves
May 2nd, 2017 at 4:06 pm by Ron Cervenka As a surprise to no one, the Dodgers made the first of what figures to several looming roster moves on Tuesday afternoon when they optioned struggling utility outfielder / first baseman Scott Van Slyke to Triple-A Oklahoma City to make room on their 25-man roster for returning outfielder Franklin Gutierrez, who had been on the […]
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Bellinger beats Buster Posey at ‘The Posey Rule’
May 2nd, 2017 at 11:30 am by Ron Cervenka Although there weren’t many, there were some positive takeaways from the Dodgers (and Clayton Kershaw’s) bitter 4-3 loss to The Hated Ones on Monday night. The obvious ones are Dodgers rookie left fielder Cody Bellinger going 2-for-4 that included a ground rule double and yet another perfectly executed bunt to beat the defensive shift, and […]
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AGon is broken, Bellinger is not
May 2nd, 2017 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Since before opening day, Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez has been dealing with tendinitis in his right (non-throwing) elbow and a back and neck issue that has been nagging the soon-to-be 35-year-old (on May 8) San Diego, California native for at least the last two years and perhaps even longer. Much to his credit (and […]
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