First and foremost, I am not a mathematician, nor do I pretend to be one. But what I am is what you might call a realist. And realistically speaking, if the Dodgers do not leave St. Louis on Sunday afternoon with at least a split (or better) against the current National League Wild Card-leading Cardinals, […]
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Dodgers postseason future could be decided over next four days
September 13th, 2018 at 8:00 am 
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Quakes take Game-1 of Cal League Championship Series
September 12th, 2018 at 8:30 am by Ron Cervenka If you are among the feint-of-heart or among those who do not thrive on extremely intense, gut-wrenching playoff baseball, then you might want to move along, because there is nothing for you to see here. But if exchanging blows between the two best teams in the extremely competitive California League floats your boat, then you’ve […]
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Where are all of the ‘It’s still early’ pundits now?
September 12th, 2018 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Remember back in April and May when the Dodgers lost 16 of their first 28 games, including losing six of 10 to the lowly San Francisco Giants? After nearly every one of those early season Dodgers losses, you couldn’t pick up a sports page, turn on a sports radio or television talk show, or even […]
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Cincinnati Reds – The Dodgers Kryptonite
September 11th, 2018 at 11:00 am by Ron Cervenka If the Dodgers fail to make it to the 2018 postseason, it won’t be because of their (current) 9-7 record against the National League West-leading Colorado Rockies, or even their (current) 7-9 record against the NL West third place Arizona Diamondbacks. No, if the (current) NL West second place Dodgers fail to make it to the 2018 […]
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Santana to start Game-1 of Cal League Championship Series for Quakes
September 11th, 2018 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka When rehabbing Dodgers right-hander Dennis Santana finished his one and only inning of work to start Game-3 of the California League South Division Finals for the Dodgers Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes against the Lancaster JetHawks (Rockies) at LoanMart Field last Friday evening, he told reporters after his brief 20-pitch outing that he had no […]
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Red Gold
September 10th, 2018 at 11:30 am by Ron Cervenka At the risk of being redundant, ‘So goes Justin Turner, so go the Dodgers.’ Justin Turner is going good … exceptionally good. So good, in fact, that his current .314 batting average would be the seventh best in all of baseball this season were it not for the 40 games that he missed at the beginning of […]
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Quakes to face Rawhide in Cal League Championship Series
September 10th, 2018 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka When the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes defeated the Lancaster JetHawks (Rockies) in Game-4 of the California League South Division finals in front of their home crowd at LoanMart Field on Saturday night, it secured their berth into the 2018 California League Championship Series. But even as they celebrated as you might expect from a team that hasn’t […]
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Quakes one win away from Cal League Championship berth
September 8th, 2018 at 8:30 am by Ron Cervenka Late Thursday night after Rancho Cucamonga Quakes right-hander Parker Curry completed his brilliant (and perfect) four-inning save over the Lancaster JetHawks to give the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate a two-games-to-one lead in the California League South Division finals, Quakes manager Drew Saylor received a telephone call from the Dodgers front office informing him that he […]
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Curry perfect as Quakes even Cal League South Finals at a game apiece
September 7th, 2018 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka When a starting pitcher tosses four perfect innings, it becomes breaking news in today’s social media-driven world. But when a reliever does so, it is rarely more than a blip on the social media radar, if even that. But when it happens during a playoff game, even a minor league playoff game, it immediately catches […]
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Quakes drop division finals opener to JetHawks
September 6th, 2018 at 8:30 am by Ron Cervenka During the regular season, the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes pretty much dominated the California League, especially against their South Division opponents. And even though they finished the first half with a lackluster record of 35-35 (.500) and only one game ahead of the Lake Elsinore Storm (Padres) to guarantee themselves a postseason berth, […]
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