By any standard, the 2019 trade deadline for Dodgers fans was, to put it mildly, disappointing. With Dodger fans and MLB analysts proclaiming that the Dodgers needed to improve the backend of their bullpen, the team acquired 30-year old LOOGY (Left-handed One Out Guy) Adam Kolarek and a soon-to-be 31-year old, right-handed hitting infielder Jedd […]
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Quakes Fall to JetHawks in Final Lancaster Trip
August 2nd, 2019 at 9:15 am 
by Lauren Jennings For the final time this regular season, the Quakes traveled to Lancaster to take on the JetHawks (Rockies) in a three-game series. Things in Lancaster are always a bit strange with late rallies and unexpected home runs, but this seemed to be one of the more mellow series in the desert for the Quakes and […]
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The ‘Joc Pederson Experiment’ is Over … For Now
August 2nd, 2019 at 8:30 am by Ron Cervenka Much to the satisfaction of Dodger fans everywhere, the ‘Joc Pederson at first base experiment‘ is officially over. Maybe. “For now, yeah,” answered Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, when asked if the 27-year-old Palo Alto, CA native and Dodgers 2010 third-round draft pick out of Palo Alto High School, would no longer play first base. “I […]
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Dodgers Open 10-Game Homestand
August 1st, 2019 at 10:00 am by Ron Cervenka The first-place Los Angeles Dodgers, who have the best record in baseball, return home on Thursday and will take on the San Diego Padres (Aug. 1-4), St. Louis Cardinals (Aug. 5-7) and Arizona Diamondbacks (Aug. 9-11) during their 10-game homestand. The homestand will be highlighted by Kenley Jansen Bobblehead Night presented by State Farm on […]
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There’s a New Kid in Town
August 1st, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Let’s be honest here. Chances are exceptionally good that many – perhaps even most – Dodger fans had no idea who 33-year-old Kristopher Negrón was prior to this past Sunday when the Dodgers traded 26-year-old minor league infielder Danial Castro to the Seattle Mariners for him. Oh sure, some Dodger fans may have heard the […]
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