It was the day that changed baseball forever. The date was May 25, 2011. The Miami Marlins were playing the San Francisco Giants in front of 41,037 at AT&T Park – what the Giants would call a sellout, but what Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully would call nothing more that “A nice crowd on hand […]
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Dodgers continue to be baseball’s hottest team
June 13th, 2018 at 9:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka After getting off to one of their worst starts in recent memory, the Dodgers continued their run as MLB’s hottest team when they powered their way past the Texas Rangers by a score of 12-5 on Tuesday night in front of 48,233 at Dodger Stadium, this in spite of the fact that every one of […]
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Caleb Ferguson to rejoin Dodgers
June 12th, 2018 at 7:00 am by Ron Cervenka Prior to Sunday’s 7-2 win over the Atlanta Braves at Dodger Stadium, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told members of the media during his pregame scrum that right-hander Kenta Maeda was about to throw a bullpen session to determine if the 30-year-old Senboku-gun, Japan native would be activated from the 10-day disabled list (right hip strain), with every […]
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Ross Stripling: From reliever to spot-starter to staff ace
June 11th, 2018 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka When you mention the words ‘Dodgers’ and ‘staff ace’ in the same sentence, it is impossible not to immediately think of seven-time All-Star, five-time ERA title winner, three-time Cy Young award winner, National League MVP, Triple Crown winner and former MLB Player of the Year Clayton Kershaw. I mean, why wouldn’t he be, right? But the […]
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Santana headed to Arizona, not surgery
June 10th, 2018 at 8:09 am by Ron Cervenka As most Dodgers fans know by now, popular 22-year-old Dodgers right-hander Dennis Santana was scratched from his second major league start this past Thursday literally minutes before he was scheduled to take the mound against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. The initial report was that the 6′-2″ / 160-pound San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic native […]
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Another day – another injured Dodgers starter
June 9th, 2018 at 8:32 am by Ron Cervenka It has become a daily question: Who’s it going to be today; not necessarily which Dodgers starter is going to get injured – Heaven knowns, they all have been – but rather who will be called up to replace them. Only minutes before his scheduled start on Thursday against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, Dodgers […]
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Life after the MLB Draft
June 8th, 2018 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka The MLB draft is a very exciting time – for the 30 MLB teams, for the fans, and most certainly for the young men hoping to have their name called so that they can continue their lifelong journey and dream of one day playing in the major leagues. For most aspiring major leaguers it is […]
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Dodgers kickoff eight-game homestand beginning Friday
June 7th, 2018 at 4:04 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers kickoff an eight-game / 10-day homestand beginning Friday night with three games against the Atlanta Braves (June 8-10), two against the Texas Rangers (June 12-13) and three against San Francisco Giants (June 15-17). The homestand includes great giveaways with a Manny Mota Bobblehead presented by Jack in the Box on Saturday, Jr. Dodgers […]
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Dodgers add Matt Kemp to 2018 bobblehead list
June 7th, 2018 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have announced that they will be adding a Matt Kemp bobblehead to their 2018 stadium giveaway list. The event will take place on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 7:10 pm (vs. the Colorado Rockies) and is presented by Budweiser. As every Dodger fans knows, the 33-year-old / 13-year MLB veteran, who was selected by the […]
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Quakes pull off epic come-from-behind win over Jetawks
June 6th, 2018 at 8:51 am by Ron Cervenka The date was September 18, 2006. It was an otherwise uneventful Monday night in the City of Angels. … until it wasn’t. On that fateful night, Messrs. Jeff Kent, J.D. Drew, Russell Martin and Marlon Anderson etched their names into Dodgers – and baseball – history when they slugged back-to-back-to-back-to-back home runs in the bottom of […]
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