It was a good time to be a Dodger fan … a GREAT time, in fact. The year was 1974. It was the second season of the famed Dodgers infield of Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Bill Russell, and Ron Cey – affectionately called ‘The Infield’ – that would end up playing together for a record […]
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What will be the first Dodger domino to fall?
November 29th, 2019 at 12:31 pm 
by 0799291000348 Confession of a Dodger junkie: After the last Thanksgiving guests had departed, leftovers were crammed into the refrigerator, dishwasher running on max cycle, wife was napping, and first signs that turkey coma was fading, it was time to check to see if there was any Dodgers news. Source did not matter, even if it was […]
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The Other Side of the MiLB Restructuring Debate
November 29th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Max Letaconnoux By now most baseball fans have heard the news that as many as 42 minor league teams may be stripped of their major league affiliations as part of the forthcoming MiLB restructuring. In the week or two since the news first crept out into the media, there has been an outpouring of sadness, disappointment, anger, […]
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History, Communities, Politicians Looking to Save Minor League Baseball
November 27th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Lauren Jennings As we have become accustomed to, begrudgingly, changes to baseball handed down from commissioner Rob Manfred continue to mount this offseason with the newest, and seemingly most controversial, being the suggestion of the removal of 42 minor league teams from an affiliation with MLB starting in 2021. There are also other plans as far as […]
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Is 2020 the year?
November 26th, 2019 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 It was December 16, 2017. The Dodgers traded Adrian Gonzalez, Brandon McCarthy, Scott Kazmir, Charlie Culberson, and cash considerations to the Atlanta Braves for Matt Kemp. This trade was all about reducing the 2018 payroll below the competitive balance tax (CBT) threshold in order to reset their base tax rate from 50% to 20% going […]
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Dodgers Announced Preliminary 2020 Promotional Schedule – Single-Game Tickets Go On Sale Tuesday
November 25th, 2019 at 9:30 pm by Ron Cervenka Single-game tickets for the 2020 season will go on sale on Tuesday at 12 p.m. online at Dodgers.com/tickets, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced on Monday. The team also announced times for its home games and unveiled its preliminary promotional schedule online at Dodgers.com/promotions, which is highlighted by Max Muncy (March 28 vs. SF), Don Drysdale (April 11 […]
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Hill’s Future with Dodgers Takes Unexpected Turn for the Worse
November 25th, 2019 at 1:30 pm by Ron Cervenka Although there has been no official word from the Dodgers, nor is one expected, (now) free agent left-hander Rich Hill‘s future with the Dodgers took an unexpected turn for the worse early Monday afternoon when it was reported that the 39-year-old Boston MA native and 15-year MLB veteran underwent ‘primary revision surgery’ on his left […]
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‘Dodgers Stories: 6 Decades in LA’ to Premiere on Thanksgiving Evening
November 25th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka After your Thanksgiving feast and (hopefully) before the tryptophan fully kicks in on Thursday evening, November 28, Dodger fans and/or Dodgers history and trivia buffs must … absolutely must tune in to PBS SoCal at 7:00 p.m. PT or LA’s KCET at 8:30 p.m. PT to watch the premiere of ‘Dodgers Stories: 6 Decades in […]
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Friedman Contract Extension a Done Deal … Apparently
November 23rd, 2019 at 10:00 am by Ron Cervenka Not that there was ever really any doubt, but it was reported on Friday afternoon that Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman had finally and officially been given his much-anticipated (and expected) contract extension. And while there are plenty of Dodger fans who are undoubtedly unhappy with this news because of his inability to […]
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The Gall
November 23rd, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka I must apologize in advance. For those who frequent this site, you know that we try to stay away from ‘I / me’ type articles, but sometimes this just isn’t possible. This is one of those times and articles; again, for which I apologize in advance. Early Friday afternoon, Sports Illustrated journalist Tom Verducci, for […]
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