Archive for June, 2019

“The impossible has happened”

Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully said it best: “In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened.” He was, of course, referring to Kirk Gibson‘s historic walk-off home run in Game-1 of the 1988 World Series that turned a 3-2 deficit into a 4-3 Dodgers walk-off win. The Dodgers would go […]

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JetHawks rally late to take series from Quakes

The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes headed up to Lancaster for their first set of games following the All-Star break. Although the standings restart for the second half, the Quakes looked to add to their overall standings. Game-1  Center fielder Jeren Kendall tripled to start off the game and was driven in by right fielder Donovan Casey […]

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Dodgers call up Tony Gonsolin

ThinkBlueLA has learned from a trusted source that the Dodgers have called up 25-year-old right-hander Tony Gonsolin from Triple-A Oklahoma City. The 6′-3″ / 205-pound Vacaville, CA native, who was selected by the Dodgers in the ninth round of the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of St. Mary’s College of California in Moraga, CA, […]

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Dodgers might want to break the mold … again

There are two things that can have devastating results on young pitching prospects: Bringing them up too soon before they have fully developed both physically and mentally for the rigors of major league play; Not bringing them up soon enough and literally wasting their bullets in the minor leagues, especially at a time when pitch […]

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Dodgers Looming Roster Dilemma

With the recent report that A.J. Pollock is healthy, has started baseball activities, and is scheduled to play rehab games during next month’s MLB All-Star break, July 8 – 11, it begs the question how the team will utilize its abundance of outfielders. Currently, the Dodgers have four outfielders on their 25-man roster – soon-to-be […]

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The Walk

June 21, 2019 will forever be remembered as the day that 24-year-old Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler not only etched his name into the Dodgers history books, but into Major League Baseball’s history books as well. During his 111-pitch / 4-2 complete game win over the NL West second place Colorado Rockies, the Lexington, KY native and […]

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Bumgarner almost gets last laugh on Dodgers

It started out as a laugher and was exactly what 43,742 Dodger fans had come to see – Giants notorious bad boy Madison Bumgarner having his lunch handed to him by a relentless Dodgers offense in what was probably the last time they will face him in a Giants uniform and quite possibly ever; at […]

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Chargois, Sborz headed to LA

ThinkBlueLA has learned from a trusted source that right-handers JT Chargois and Josh Sborz are en route to Dodger Stadium from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Although one of the two will be used to fill the roster vacancy created when Dodgers left-hander Rich Hill is officially placed on the 10-day injured list later today, the other […]

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Verdugo, Ferguson to lead ‘Play Ball’ clinic at LA Police Academy

Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation to Host Youth Activities in Celebration of Play Ball Weekend WHAT: In celebration of Play Ball Weekend, the Dodgers are teaming up with Major League Baseball and the Los Angeles Police Department to host 150 elementary school-aged youth for a ‘Play Ball’ clinic. In addition to the clinic, participating youth […]

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Dodgers win big but lose bigger

For the second time in as many nights, the Dodgers scored nine runs to beat the hated San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium – on Tuesday night by a score of 9-0 and on Wednesday night 9-2. Wednesday’s win was their 50th of the season against 25 losses; a rather significant feat. This from the […]

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