Dodgers left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu has done what no one else within the Dodgers organization has been able to do thus far – solve the team’s on-going bullpen issues. His solution? Don’t use it … or at least skip the middlemen and a yet-to-be-determined bridge man and hand the game off directly to Dodgers All-Star closer […]
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LADF to hold Science of Baseball STEM Field Day
May 30th, 2019 at 3:00 pm 
by Ron Cervenka The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) announced that it will hold a Science of Baseball STEM Field Day tomorrow (Friday, May 31) from 11:00 a.m-1:00 p.m. at the Dodgers Dreamfields at Darby Park (3400 W Arbor Vitae Street Inglewood, CA 90301). The program will feature Dodger players Chris Taylor, Matt Beaty and Will Smith, LADF Chief Executive […]
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Was this the defining moment for 2019 Dodgers?
May 30th, 2019 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka Let’s be honest here, over the course of a 162-game regular baseball season, it is ridiculous to call any one game ‘the defining moment’ of the season … unless, of course, it happens to be game 163 to decide a division title (sound familiar?). But it is also ridiculous to even suggest that Wednesday night’s […]
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As good as it gets
May 30th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka There are simply no words to describe what happened on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium in game-3 of the four-game series between the Dodgers and New York Mets in front of 40,559 fans, although many of them had already left. And why wouldn’t they. Their team was down 8-5 heading into the bottom of the […]
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Dodgers starters keeping up their end of the deal – The bullpen, not so much
May 29th, 2019 at 3:30 pm by Ron Cervenka You don’t have to be a baseball analytics expert or Sabermetrics guru to realize that the Dodgers starting rotation is good – very good. You also do not have to be one of these to realize that the Dodgers collective bullpen is… well… not good – very not good. The Dodgers current five starters – […]
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Garvey to share grilling tips with fans on Friday evening
May 29th, 2019 at 10:00 am by Ron Cervenka Dodger great Steve Garvey will be inducted into the Legends of Dodger Baseball on Saturday night, but before receiving that honor, the former MVP first baseman will be taking time to provide Dodger fans with grilling tips and samples at the King’s Hawaiian Grill in the Left Field Plaza on Friday evening. Dodger fans can […]
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Trade Deadline and Dodgers
May 29th, 2019 at 9:15 am by 0799291000348 Just over two months ago, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association agreed on a change that almost everyone endorsed; the elimination of the August waiver trade period. For all intents and purposes, the July 31 trade deadline is now a legit “deadline” with the Baseball Commissioner (presently Rob Manfred) empowered to veto any […]
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“A right fielder from another planet”
May 28th, 2019 at 8:30 am by Ron Cervenka It’s to the point now where it is getting difficult to come up with words to describe Dodgers right fielder Cody Bellinger, but somehow Dodgers popular broadcaster Joe Davis nailed it … again. After his two impossible throws from deep right field on (appropriately) Memorial Day to first nail New York Mets first baseman Pete […]
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UPDATE: Dodgers reportedly call up catcher Will Smith
May 27th, 2019 at 8:24 am by Ron Cervenka ThinkBlue LA has learned from a trusted source that 24-year-old catcher Will Smith has been called up to the Dodgers to (apparently) replace 29-year-old / five-year MLB veteran catcher Austin Barnes, who left Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates for what was being called left groin soreness. At Triple-A Oklahoma City, Smith was hitting .290 […]
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Quakes yank defeat from jaws of victory vs. JetHawks
May 27th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Lauren Jennings As I’ve said before, The Hangar, home to the Lancaster JetHawks (Rockies), is a very hitter-friendly ballpark that can lead to some weird games and epic – often unfortunate – comebacks. The Dodgers Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes headed out to said Hangar for a three-game series after their homestand against the Rawhide was mostly […]
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