Archive for 2018

Dodgers announce 2019 coaching staff

On Wednesday afternoon, the Dodgers announced their Major League coaching staff for the 2019 season, with pitching coach Rick Honeycutt (14th season), bench coach Bob Geren (fourth season), first base coach George Lombard (fourth season), bullpen coach Mark Prior (second season) and hitting coach Brant Brown (second season) all returning, with Dino Ebel joining the […]

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Happy 91st Birthday to the GOAT – Vin Scully

The entire staff at ThinkBlue LA wishes a Happy Birthday to the Greatest Of All Time – Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully – who is celebrating his 91st birthday today. Have a wonderful day Vin. You and Sandi are dearly loved (and missed) by every baseball fan on the planet.  

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Dodgers acquire Adam McCreery from Braves

The Dodgers have acquired left-handed pitcher Adam McCreery from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for cash considerations. McCreery, 25, made one appearance with the Braves last season, making his Major League debut on August 9 at Washington. The Southern California native split the majority of the year at Double-A Mississippi and Triple-A Gwinnett, where he […]

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Dodgers announce 2019 promotional schedule

The Dodgers have announced their promotional schedule and unveiled the team’s season tickets options for the 2019 season. A total of 53 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 Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday, March […]

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Quakes Drew Saylor named MiLB Manager of the Year

There are currently 256 managers in all levels of Minor League Baseball (MiLB). That’s it, only 256. On Tuesday it was announced that Baseball America had selected their 2018 Minor League Baseball Manager of the Year, the best of the best for the just-concluded 2018 MiLB season. That one guy – out of 256 – is Dodgers […]

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Jansen doing well after heart procedure

As planned, Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen underwent his heart ablation surgery on Monday. The 31-year-old Willemstad, Curacao native posted a video shortly after the procedure insisting that he is fine and will be ready to go when Dodgers pitchers and catchers report for spring training. “Guys, I’m fine,” Jansen said in the video. “The anesthesia is finally out of my […]

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Jackie Robinson’s presence strong at Dodgers Pop-Up Museum

As advertised, the 2018-2019 edition of the third annual Dodger Stadium Pop-up Museum, which opened to the public on Saturday morning, was chock full of incredible Jackie Robinson memorabilia and artifacts, most of which has never been on display at Dodger Stadium before. “This is the third year we’ve done the Pop-up Museum, it’s really something that’s […]

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Without Vin Scully there might not have been a Dodger Stadium

The Los Angeles Dodgers are one of very few professional sports franchises to carry the distinction of having drawn more than three millions fans (based on ticket sales) many times over the past six decades. In fact, they have done so a total of 33 times since the franchise moved to Los Angeles from Brooklyn […]

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Dodgers made right call keeping Venditte on 40-man roster

When the Dodgers signed 33-year-old veteran switch-pitcher Pat Venditte to a minor league contact on November 26, 2017, they did so not because of the novelty that he was – and still is – the only switch-pitcher in Major league Baseball in the 21st century, but because he is a good relief pitcher regardless of […]

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Money not so well spent

When the Dodgers signed six-year Major League veteran right-hander Tom Koehler to an incentive-loaded one-year contract on December 20, 2017, the then 31-year-old Bronx, New York native was in a position to make $2 million in performance incentives on top of his guaranteed $2 million base salary. Not only did he not make a penny […]

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