The Dodgers current 2019 record is 14-8, winning almost 64 percent of their games. But after a couple of losses, you don’t have to look long or far to find negative comments about Dave Roberts‘ managerial moves, especially on social media. Some even suggesting that he should be fired. Balderdash! Roberts doesn’t need to be […]
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Logan Bawcom’s long journey home
April 19th, 2019 at 11:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka If you are among the many Dodger fans who also follow their minor league affiliates, there was a blip on the Twitter radar screen on Thursday morning that may have caught your attention: Those who do indeed follow the Dodgers farm teams are undoubtedly very familiar with Logan Bawcom. The 30-year-old Lubbock, Texas native was […]
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The Jeter Downs we – and the Dodgers – have been waiting for
April 19th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka It took a while – 15 games into the 2019 season to be exact – but highly touted 20-year-old Dodgers middle infield prospect Jeter Downs finally hit his first California League home run for the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on Wednesday night … and it was a doozy; a grand slam. As […]
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Quakes Sweep Storm on the Road
April 18th, 2019 at 1:00 pm by Lauren Jennings The Dodgers Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes are back to their winning ways on the road as they just completed a three-game sweep against the Lake Elsinore Storm, the San Diego Padres Advanced Single-A affiliate. The Quakes started the season with a 5-2 record, playing seven straight games on the road before their home opener. […]
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Rich Hill is “extremely ready”
April 18th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka We hear it all the time: A pitcher goes out on a rehab assignment with one of their minor league affiliates, they throw their predetermined number of pitches and / or innings, and they proclaim themselves healthy enough to rejoin their big league club. In many cases, perhaps even most, it’s hogwash. After all, it […]
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Anecdotes from Quakes first home stand
April 17th, 2019 at 10:00 am by Lauren Jennings Connor Wong and the Case of Extra Base Hits It’s not every day that you see a player with a .182 average who also leads their team in home runs and is second in doubles, but Rancho Cucamonga Quakes catcher Connor Wong has done just hat to start the 2019 season. As he has this […]
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Hill set to make rehab start with Quakes
April 17th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka When Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was shutdown during spring training for left shoulder discomfort, thereby preventing him from making what would have been his record ninth consecutive Opening Day start for the Dodgers, every indication was that it would be fellow left-hander Rich Hill who would replace him on that ceremonious day. After all, the […]
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Dodgers, Kershaw’s Challenge to refurbish Jackie Robinson Stadium
April 16th, 2019 at 2:00 pm by Ron Cervenka Construction to begin this year on Dodgers Dreamfields 52 and 53 in commemoration of Jackie Robinson’s 100th birthday The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) and Kershaw’s Challenge have announced a partnership to refurbish Jackie Robinson Stadium and construct a new “Field 42” at Gonzales Park in the City of Compton. The project, which was unveiled […]
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UPDATE: Is Justin Turner hurt?
April 16th, 2019 at 10:00 am by Ron Cervenka You don’t realize just how good Dodgers broadcaster Joe Davis really is until he points things out that even the best baseball observers miss … or managers, or coaches, or trainers. Had the popular 31-year-old modern-day version of Vin Scully (yes, he’s that good) not pointed out to viewers and even to his color analyst, […]
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Vintage Kershaw
April 16th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka What’s there to say? We were all hoping (and praying) that Dodgers ace and future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw would: A) Get through his first major league start since Game-5 of 2018 the World Series on October 28 unscathed and injury-free; and B) Come reasonably close to our Kershaw-esque expectations of the now 31-year-old […]
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