There is some good news and some bad news from Friday night’s match-up between former Cy Young award winners Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke: The bad news is that the highly-billed marquee battle between two of the very best in the game today fell short of expectations – at least for one of the participants. […]
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Quakes win home opener to take over first place
April 14th, 2017 at 6:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka After a 3-4 start on a seven-game road trip through Stockton and Inland Empire, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes returned home to LoanMart Field for their home opener on Thursday evening. “Happy to be home. It was a week long [road trip] but it felt like it was a month long,” said Quakes manager Drew Saylor […]
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Jackie Robinson Day highlights Dodgers second homestand
April 13th, 2017 at 6:04 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers return to Los Angeles on Friday to take on the Arizona Diamondbacks (April 14-17) and Colorado Rockies (April 18-19) during their six-game homestand, which will be highlighted by Jackie Robinson Day and the first-ever Dodger Stadium statue dedication on Saturday, April 15. On Saturday, the 70th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut on April 15, […]
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The one we’ve been waiting for
April 13th, 2017 at 3:36 pm by Ron Cervenka Although we were taught as youngsters to ‘Never put the cart in front of the horse’ and learned in our early days as baseball fans that billed premier pitching match-ups rarely lived up to their expectations, it is impossible … absolutely impossible not to get excited about Friday night’s much-anticipated match-up between Dodgers ace, four-time Cy […]
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Ross Stripling talks about ‘conviction’
April 13th, 2017 at 7:00 am by Ron Cervenka After his first outing of the season in which he allowed one run on four hits while striking out three and walking none, Dodgers right-hander Ross Stripling was both pleased and a little upset with his two innings of work in the eventual 4-0 loss to the San Diego Padres. He was pleased because he threw a […]
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Trevor Oaks – Piano Man
April 13th, 2017 at 6:00 am by Jacob Rudner Spring Training is baseball’s best place for fans to discover what the next few years will look like for any given team. With top prospects and not-so-well-known farm hands getting the opportunity to prove themselves as well as showcase their talents on a daily basis, fans who pay close enough attention will undoubtedly have the […]
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You can take Mike Scioscia out of the National League but…
April 12th, 2017 at 9:12 am by Ron Cervenka Make no mistake about it, I am not an Angels fan – never have been, never will be. That being said, I am – and always have been – a big fan of 13-year former Dodger and 18-year Angels manager Mike Scioscia. I also attended Game-2 of the 2002 World Series between the Angels and the […]
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Loons’ Carlos Rincon on fire in Midwest League
April 12th, 2017 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman Early in the season the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League are experiencing a bit of a drought at the plate in critical situations. They need someone to get hot or else add a hot bat. Now it is a bit early in the season to classify the dry spell at the plate as […]
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Dodgers acquire minor league RHP Joe Gunkel from Orioles
April 11th, 2017 at 6:03 am by Ron Cervenka On Monday afternoon the Dodgers announced that they had acquired right-handed pitcher Joe Gunkel from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for a player to be named later or cash consideration. The 25-year-old Boynton Beach, Florida native has a career minor league record of 28-25 and 3.30 ERA, with nine saves in nine opportunities in 99 games (65 starts) […]
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One more thing to love about Chase Utley
April 10th, 2017 at 1:08 pm by Ron Cervenka As the 2017 baseball season kicks off, Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley has teamed up with The Humane Society of the United States with a new video campaign calling on fans to help support the organization’s program that brings critical services to pets and the families in underserved neighborhoods. Detailing how The HSUS’ Pets for […]
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