One week ago today, Dodgers 2016 first-round draft pick Will Smith was named as the highly competitive California League’s Player of the Week, representing the franchise’s Advance Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. All the 22-year-old Louisville, Kentucky native and former University of Louisville Cardinals catcher did was post a week that included going 11-for-25 at the plate (.440) […]
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Quakes nab Player of the Week honors for second straight week
May 1st, 2017 at 2:30 pm 
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Forsythe hopeful to rejoin team on Friday in San Diego
May 1st, 2017 at 8:33 am by Ron Cervenka Anyone who has ever accidently kicked a coffee table leg or a bed frame with their little toe knows exactly how excruciating something so ridiculously simple can be. That’s why when Dodgers second baseman Logan Forsythe fractured his right big toe when hit by a pitch on April 18, the rest of us could only imagine his […]
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Lancaster winds blow away stellar outing by Quakes Dennis Santana
May 1st, 2017 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Along with death and taxes, there’s another absolute in life – there is no such thing as a guaranteed win at The Hangar – the home ballpark of the Colorado Rockies Advanced Single-A affiliate Lancaster JetHawks – especially when the wind is blowing; and it is always blowing there. On Sunday afternoon, the Dodgers Advanced […]
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Did anything happen at the Ravine last night?
April 30th, 2017 at 9:21 am by Ron Cervenka On Saturday night, a crowd of 53,110 packed themselves into Dodger Stadium … on paper, that is. Truth be told, a good percentage of that sellout crowd – the second of the new season for the Dodgers – had bought their tickets and showed up at The Ravine solely to get their Corey Seager bobblehead and then […]
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Heads-up play by newest Dodger shows wisdom beyond his years
April 29th, 2017 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka It’s one of those things that will be completely forgotten by the end of the season. In fact, it may already be forgotten by many already. But you can bet the farm that it won’t be forgotten by Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco or Phillies manager Pete Mackanin, or by the dozens of advanced scouts in […]
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It’s time to call up O’Koyea Dickson
April 28th, 2017 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have played exactly 23 games thus far in the 2017 season. And while there are many who buy into that “It’s still early” thing (of which I do not), 23 games out of a 162-game season represents 14.2 percent of the entire regular season. In other words, the Dodgers are 10 games away from […]
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Seager’s mammoth home run revised to a mere 446 feet
April 27th, 2017 at 9:36 am by Ron Cervenka Baseball fans take their home runs very seriously, especially when hit by a member of their favorite team. In fact, the popular mantra used by today’s millennials for home runs is “Chicks Dig the Long Ball.” So when Dodgers shortstop and 2016 National League Rookie of the Year Corey Seager hit his monster home run […]
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Oh that swing
April 26th, 2017 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka In the interest of full disclosure let’s get this out of the way right up front. I’m going to violate one of the golden rules of journalism. This story is about me. …well, sort of. Let us travel back in time to June 6, 2013. In the fourth round of the 2013 MLB First-Year Player […]
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Quakes catcher Will Smith receives endorsement from excellent source
April 25th, 2017 at 8:15 am by Ron Cervenka Fans who attended (or listened to) last Friday night’s Advanced Single-A game between the Dodgers affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and the Angels affiliate Inland Empire 66ers not only got to witness (or hear) an extremely exciting and well-played game, they also got a glimpse at who the Dodgers’ future catcher might be. Although the first place […]
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Versatility – The key to success in the Dodgers Organization
April 25th, 2017 at 6:00 am by Jacob Rudner On Saturday, April 21, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes – the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate – took on the Inland Empire 66ers (Angels). The game was an offensive display from Quakes in which they put up seven total runs, three of them by way of the long ball. Aside from the power showcase, Quakes manager Drew […]
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