Following Sunday’s 9-3 pounding of the NL West second-place Arizona Diamondbacks by the Dodgers with only 42 games left to play in the 2019 regular season, and with the Dodgers holding a comfortable 19-game lead over said Diamondbacks, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was asked a question that immediately raised eyebrows among the gathered media in […]
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The Magic of Rick Honeycutt Strikes Again
August 11th, 2019 at 8:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka Saturday night was, hands down, the best outing of the season for 31-year-old Dodgers right-hander Kenta Maeda. Oh sure, you can argue that his 7.2-inning start against the San Diego Padres on July 6 was a good one, despite the fact that he allowed three runs on four hits with one walk and six strikeouts […]
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Thank you, Archie Bradley
August 10th, 2019 at 2:00 pm by 0799291000348 After closing out last night’s Dbacks’ victory, Arizona pitcher Archie Bradley forgoes the traditional congratulatory handshake with his catcher and teammates, choosing instead to go bush-league by glaring, then pointing and yelling toward the Dodgers players who were in their dugout. Frankly, it was a typical juvenile display by Bradley, whose on-field petulance – by […]
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Gavin Lux Time is Now
August 10th, 2019 at 11:00 am by 0799291000348 Is there a Dodgers fan out there who isn’t aware that middle infielder Gavin Lux is the team’s best position prospect – by far? I didn’t think so. Less than one month ago (July 19), Baseball America ranked Lux as the sixth-best position prospect in all of MLB, behind only: Tampa Bay Rays 18-year-old shortstop […]
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Players Weekend – Where Money Talks
August 10th, 2019 at 10:00 am by Ron Cervenka There is no disputing that MLB’s annual Players Weekend, which began in 2017, is extremely popular among players and fans alike. If you don’t think so, just look at the nicknames that the players themselves choose for the back of their respective jerseys for that particular Friday, Saturday and Sunday which, this year, falls on […]
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Roberts Shows Rare Anger After Umpires Blow Call
August 10th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Anyone who has spent any amount of time around Dodgers manager Dave Roberts knows that he rarely gets angry, especially towards umpires. In fact, he often goes out of his way to campaign in their favor. Dave Roberts was extremely angry on Friday night – especially towards the umpires – after his team’s 3-2 loss […]
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Quakes Walk-Off for Series Win Over JetHawks
August 9th, 2019 at 5:09 pm by Lauren Jennings The Quakes had lost five straight games coming into this series against the Lancaster JetHawks (Rockies) and looked to bounce back and work their way back into first place. Game-1 The Quakes scored three quick runs via the long ball in the second. Center fielder Jeren Kendall hit a solo shot on the first pitch […]
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Has Joe Kelly Turned the Corner?
August 9th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka It’s probably safe to say that when the Dodgers signed right-hander Joe Kelly – the same Joe Kelly who kicked their collective butts in the 2018 World Series – to be their set-up man for Dodgers All-Star closer Kenley Jansen, Dodger fans around the globe were ecstatic. I mean, it was the failure of the […]
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Make That 10 Walk-Off Wins for the Dodgers
August 8th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka It may be redundant but it definitely never gets old – at least not for the Dodgers and their fans. For the second time in four days and the 10th time this season, the National League West first-place Dodgers pulled off yet another come-from-behind walk-off win in the bottom of the ninth inning in a […]
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Don’t Write Austin Barnes Off Just Yet
August 7th, 2019 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 Do not write off Austin Barnes, at least not just yet. Reports of his demise as a Dodger may have been greatly exaggerated. Optioned by the team on July 25 to work on his hitting at Triple-A Oklahoma City (OKC), the 29-year-old Fullerton, CA native and Marlins ninth-round draft pick in 2011 out of Arizona State […]
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