Late Monday evening it was being widely reported that the Dodgers had signed 32-year-old relief pitcher Pat Venditte to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training camp. Why is this big news, you ask? Because Venditte is a switch-pitcher, or ‘switcher,’ as one ThinkBlue LA reader called him. If the name Pat Venditte sounds familiar […]

When you look at the Dodgers 40-man roster as it stands today, November 27, 2017, there is an exceptionally good chance that it will not look the same on February 14, 2018 when pitchers and catchers report to Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona for spring training. In fact, I’d stake my life on it. But when you peruse […]

It’s journalism’s Golden Rule: “It’s better to be right than to be first.” Unfortunately, in today’s high pressure, got-to-be-first-or-else, social media-driven world, not all journalist are concerned about getting it right. Instead they prefer to be first – even if incorrect – and then do the ever-popular ‘My bad’ thing later … if at all. […]

Let’s face it, when a notable person – especially someone from the Dodgers – follows you on Twitter, it makes you a little giddy. Now granted, just because they follow you doesn’t necessarily mean that they are going to interact with you, but still… But the simple truth is that although enjoyable and a very […]

There’s an old saying in baseball: “You’re a good hitter when a good hitter says you’re a good hitter.” Ok, it isn’t really an old saying, but it certainly could be or perhaps even should be. Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner is a good hitter. In fact, he is a very good hitter, having posted an […]

The Dodgers ‘Blue Friday’ event begins today, November 24, at 10:00 a.m. at the Top of the Park store at Dodger Stadium and runs through 5 p.m. Dodger fans will receive a 15% discount on merchandise and Dodgers alumni Tommy Davis, Dennis Powell and Billy Ashley will be on hand to sign autographs. Fans will […]

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The Dodgers have announced their promotional schedule and unveiled the team’s mini-plan options for the 2018 season. A total of 54 games will feature a promotion or event (full special event calendar to be announced at a later date), starting with the Dodgers’ nationally-televised Opening Day game against the San Francisco Giants on Thursday, March […]

In 1962, Dodgers Hall of Fame right-hander Don Drysdale won an MLB-best 25 games with only nine losses while posting a remarkable 2.83 earned run average. In doing so, he easily won the 1962 Cy Young award – back when there was only one given in all of baseball – and effectively punched his ticket […]

After three weeks of post World Series trauma, Dodger fans finally received some good news on Monday afternoon when the team officially announced their 2018 spring training schedule. According to the much-anticipated announcement, the Dodgers will kickoff spring training 2018 on Friday, February 23, 2018 against their spring training camp mates, the Chicago White Sox, at […]