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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BREAKING: Dodgers Call Up Dustin May
July 31st, 2019 at 5:00 pm by Ron Cervenka ThinkBlueLA has learned from a trusted source that the Dodgers have called up 21-year-old right-hander Dustin May from Triple-A Oklahoma City. May, who was selected by the Dodgers in the third round of the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Northwest High School in his home town of Justin, TX, has been absolutely lights out […]
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Gonsolin Silences Rockies … and Doubters
July 31st, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka When ThinkBlueLA broke the news on Sunday afternoon that 25-year-old Dodgers right-hander Tony Gonsolin had been recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City, it was met with a flood of skepticism and doubt. Of chief concern was that the Vacaville, CA native and Dodgers ninth-round draft pick in 2016 out of St. Mary’s College of California in Moraga, […]
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Enough!
July 30th, 2019 at 11:00 am by 0799291000348 “That’s all I can stands – I can’t stands no more!” – Popeye (circa mid-1930’s) Let’s be honest, the Joc Pederson first base experiment was bad from the beginning (see June 29 article “What to do with Joc Pederson”) and, if anything, is getting worse. It is painful to watch the errors, those that show up […]
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Roberts Benches Pederson … Again
July 30th, 2019 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka The only word to describe the Dodgers 9-1 loss to the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on Monday night is ‘ugly’. The best that Dodgers manager Dave Roberts’ team could do was score one run on only four hits, while committing two errors at a place where the Dodgers have a well-established history of destroying […]
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Quakes Take Two of Three From Ports
July 29th, 2019 at 10:30 am by Lauren Jennings After playing the Stockton Ports (Athletics) just once in the first half, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes have played them in three series over the last three weekends. Rancho won the opening series in the first half, taking three of four, and have since put together a 5-4 record against them in the second half – […]
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Dodgers Acquire Negrón from Mariners
July 29th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Late Sunday night, the Dodgers announced that they had acquired 33-year-old utility infielder/outfielder Kristopher Negrón from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for minor league infielder Daniel Castro. Negrón, who was born in Willingboro, NJ but grew up in northern California, was originally drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the seventh round of the 2006 MLB First-Year […]
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Dodgers Recall Tony Gonsolin from Triple-A OKC
July 28th, 2019 at 5:15 pm by Ron Cervenka ThinkBlueLA has learned from a trusted source that the Dodgers have recalled right-hander Tony Gonsolin from Triple-A Oklahoma City. The move comes as no real surprise, with fellow right-hander Ross Stripling having been placed on the 10-day injured list on Saturday (retroactive to July 25) for right biceps tendinitis. As a result, a starter is […]
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Andrew Friedman May Have Nailed It
July 28th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Although it undoubtedly took longer than every Dodger fan on the planet would have liked, Dodgers top-ranked catching prospect Will Smith was finally called back up from Triple-A Oklahoma City and struggling catcher Austin Barnes optioned back down on Friday. And even though Smith sat out Friday night’s game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals […]
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