For the third straight year, the California League All-Star game was won by the North Division. Played between members of the four teams in the South Division and the four in the North, the MiLB version of the mid-summer classic has been a bit lackluster for fans of the South team. Previously, the Advanced Single-A […]
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Cal League South All-Stars drop third straight to North All-Stars
June 19th, 2019 at 4:00 pm 
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Kershaws’ to host 7th annual ‘PingPong4Purpose’ event
June 19th, 2019 at 1:30 pm by Ron Cervenka Seven-time All-Star and Wife to honor Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley with the Kershaw’s Challenge Impact Award Los Angeles will heat up with the thrilling sounds of ping pong on the field of Dodger Stadium this August, when the Kershaw’s Challenge PingPong4Purpose celebrity tournament fundraiser makes it return on Thursday, August 8th. The beloved annual summer showdown […]
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Hoese, Yurchak begin Dodgers careers with a bang
June 19th, 2019 at 9:00 am by 0799291000348 On June 4, 2019, Kody Hoese was selected by the Dodgers in the first round of the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Tulane University in New Orleans, LA. One week later he became a professional, officially signing with the Dodgers for $2,740,300.00 – full slot value for the 25th overall pick. The 21-year-old […]
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Vintage Kershaw
June 19th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Future Dodgers Hall of Fame left-hander Clayton Kershaw didn’t throw a no-hitter on the fifth anniversary of his near-perfect game on June 18, 2014. …but he didn’t miss by much. On Clayton Kershaw Bobblehead Night to commemorate that historic night, the now 31-year-old Dallas, TX native and Dodgers 2006 first-round draft pick out of Highland Park […]
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Dodgers utilizing the wrong guy
June 18th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Who would you rather have in your everyday line-up, a guy who is 1-for-13 (.077) in his last five games with no extra base hits and no runs batted in; a guy who is 2-for-13 (.154) in his last five games with no extra base hits and one RBI; or a guy who is 7-for-19 […]
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Ross Stripling – Dodgers Bullpen ‘Ace’
June 17th, 2019 at 12:30 pm by Ron Cervenka It’s no secret that despite leading the National League West by a (somewhat) comfortable 10.5-games over the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks; or that despite the fact that they are currently tied with the Houston Astros for the best record in all of baseball at 48-24, the Dodgers bullpen remains its Achilles Heel and continues […]
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Quakes Drop Series Due to Technicality
June 17th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Lauren Jennings Having clinched the first-half championship and an automatic playoff bid, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes returned home from San Bernardino where they swept the Inland Empire 66ers (Angels) in a five game series. Once back at LoanMart Field, they took on the second place Lake Elsinore Storm (Padres) in another five game series. * * […]
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Not even a blip on the radar
June 16th, 2019 at 12:00 pm by Ron Cervenka Dodger fans are a passionate lot. If you don’t think so, just check social media after an exceptionally exciting Dodgers win. …or an exceptionally painful Dodgers loss. Allow me to begin by asking you a question, rhetorical of course: If a major league hitter goes 20-for-23, that’s pretty good, right? In fact, it would equate […]
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Turner, Beaty on opposite ends of milestone spectrum
June 15th, 2019 at 1:00 pm by Ron Cervenka It took Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner 34 days to reach a milestone in front of 46,631 at Dodger Stadium on Friday night. It took Dodgers rookie utility infielder Matt Beaty 26 years and 47 days to do the same. During Friday’s 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs, the 34-year / 203-day-old Turner slugged the […]
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The brilliance of Kenley Jansen
June 15th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka For those of us who were blessed to have had Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully as our nightly tutor during radio and / or televised Dodger games, we were often reminded by the great orator that (now) 31-year-old Willemstad, Curacao native and Dodgers three-time All-Star closer Kenley Jansen speaks five different languages: English, Dutch, […]
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