Dodger fans looking for the single biggest reason why their beloved team was unable to pull off what should have been a three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves in the 2018 National League Division Series on Sunday evening had a wide selection to choose from. The most obvious is the 3-1 fastball right down the […]
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Which Sean Newcomb will the Dodgers get on Sunday?
October 7th, 2018 at 9:30 am 
by Ron Cervenka I’ve got some good news and some bad news. First, the good news. When the Dodgers faced Atlanta Braves left-hander Sean Newcomb at Dodger Stadium on June 10, 2018, they beat him rather handily by a final score of 7-2. In fact, Newcomb allowed five runs on seven hits (including home runs by exiled former Dodgers […]
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Vintage Clayton Kershaw
October 6th, 2018 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka He didn’t strikeout 14. Or eight. Or even five. But what Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw did do on Friday evening in front of a completely sold out Dodger Stadium was prove to naysayers and ‘Kershaw’s over the hill’ critics that he is absolutely positively not over the hill … not by any measure. All the 30-year-old […]
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Ryu joins elite company in NLDS Game-1 win
October 5th, 2018 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka When it was announced earlier this week that 31-year-old Dodgers left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu would be starting Game-1 of the 2018 National League Division Series against the NL East champion Atlanta Braves instead of staff ace Clayton Kershaw, the first reaction by Dodger fans ranged anywhere from “What?” to “You’re kidding, right?” I mean, let’s face […]
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No real surprises expected with Dodgers NLDS roster
October 4th, 2018 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Trying to predict the Dodgers 25-man postseason roster ranks right up there with trying to pick the six winning Powerball numbers. Ok, maybe not quite that remote, but you get the point. And although none of us will know for sure who the lucky 25 will be until rosters are officially released at 10 a.m. […]
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UPDATE-2: Minor League shifts will affect Dodgers affiliates in 2019
October 4th, 2018 at 7:00 am by Lauren Jennings * * * * * * * * * * * * UPDATE-2 – October 4, 2018 at 7:00 a.m. PT The Padres have resigned with both their short-season team, the Tri-City Dust Devils, and Quakes opponent, the Lake Elsinore Storm. Because of the move of the San Antonio Missions to AAA, the Padres […]
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Dodger fans might want to show up hungry for NLDS
October 3rd, 2018 at 8:00 pm by Ron Cervenka Dodger Stadium Executive Chef Ryan Evans has done it again. Check out these awesome food and beverage items that will be available for the 2018 National League Division Series at the indicated locations: Bravo, Executive Chef Ryan Evans. Bravo!!
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NLDS information
October 3rd, 2018 at 6:10 pm by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers will open postseason play on Thursday with Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves at 5:37 p.m. at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers will also play host to Game 2 on Friday at 6:37 p.m. before the best-of-five series shifts to Atlanta for Game 3 on Sunday and Game […]
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Game-163: Dodgers and baseball history
October 3rd, 2018 at 2:15 pm by Lauren Jennings Game 163 in baseball is a rare thing to see, let alone seeing two in one season, but yet it happened anyway. Two division titles still needed to be claimed and the 162-game season just wasn’t enough. The Chicago Cubs were tasked with taking on the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field while the Los Angeles […]
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One down, eleven to go
October 2nd, 2018 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka Technically, Monday’s Nationally League West Division tiebreaker game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies was considered part of the 2018 regular season, including all statistics and / or any personal accomplishments, and was not considered a playoff game. But for the 47,816 on hand at Dodger Stadium and the hundreds of thousands (or […]
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