Q & A Series Featured in Dodgers-Cubs Series Opener at 6:15 PM The popular edition of the King’s Hawaiian “Way We Were” series with Dodger great Steve Garvey will open the next homestand Thursday evening prior to the Dodgers-Chicago Cubs series opener. Garvey and a special Dodger legend will be taking questions from Dodger fans. The session […]
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Dodgers might want to look a little deeper for Seager’s replacement
June 12th, 2019 at 10:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka There is a saying that is as old as the game of baseball itself; one that, when spoken, is usually done so at the loss of a good – or perhaps even exceptional – player due to an injury: “One man’s misfortune is another man’s opportunity.” And while this may sound a bit cold or […]
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Quakes Crowned Cal League South First-Half Champs
June 12th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Lauren Jennings The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes came into their fifth and final game of a five-game series against the Inland Empire 66ers (Angels) needing to either beat the 66ers, or for the second place Lake Elsinore Storm (Padres) to lose in order to be crowned champions of the California League southern division for the first half. About […]
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The gold-painted rock is still a rock
June 11th, 2019 at 9:30 am by Ron Cervenka There is a saying that is as old as time itself: “‘You can paint a rock gold but it’s still a rock.” Ok, that’s a slight variation of the original saying, but you get the point. And no matter how Dodgers manager Dave Roberts tries to spin it – and he has spun it a […]
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The Guy Behind the Zero
June 10th, 2019 at 1:30 pm by Ron Cervenka For those who followed Sunday’s exciting Dodgers / Giants game on the MLB At-Bat app or on Twitter, there is an exceptionally good chance that they came away believing that the final game in the three-game series between these two longtime arch rivals was all about the verbal confrontation between hot-headed Giants right-hander Madison Bumgarner […]
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A Legend is Born
June 10th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka It was San Francisco Giants right-hander Madison Bumgarner‘s sixth pitch of the game, a 92.4-mph two-seam fastball to Dodgers first baseman Max Muncy on a 2-1 count that Muncy absolutely crushed for a 426-foot “splash-hit” solo home run into McCovey Cove. It also sent MadBum into a childish tirade. …and it was epic. As the […]
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Seven Quakes named to 2019 Cal League All-Star Team
June 9th, 2019 at 1:00 pm by Lauren Jennings With the 2019 California League – Carolina League All-Star Game just a little over a week away, the selections from each of the nine Cal League teams and 10 Carolina League have been announced. Seven players from the Cal League South first place Rancho Cucamonga Quakes will represent the prestigious league, although only six of […]
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Yadier Alvarez begins throwing program
June 9th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Late Saturday evening, ThinkBlue LA learned from a trusted source that 23-year-old Cuban right-hander Yadier Alvarez, who the Dodgers paid a hefty $16 million for (plus a matching $16 million penalty for exceeding international signing limits) back on July 2, 2015, threw off of flat ground for the first time since being placed on the […]
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Dodgers Draft Profile: Ryan Pepiot
June 8th, 2019 at 1:00 pm by 0799291000348 First things first, biographical info on the Dodgers fourth selection (third round) of the MLB First-Year Player Draft – pitcher Ryan Pepiot. Date of birth: November 2, 2000 Height: 6’ 3” Weight: 205 pounds Bats and throws: right-handed High School: Westfield High School, Westfield Indiana College: Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana A three-sport star in high […]
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Dodgers Draft Profile: Jack Little
June 8th, 2019 at 11:00 am by 0799291000348 Biographical info on the Dodgers fifth round selection in the 2019 Major League Baseball first year player draft (MLB draft), pitcher Jack Little: Age: 21 (Born in Louisville, Kentucky) Height: 6’ 4” Weight: 195 pounds Bats and throws: right-handed High School: Bishop Gorman, Las Vegas Nevada College: Stanford University, Palo Alto California The Stanford Cardinals […]
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