After everything that has transpired these last seven months, Opening Day will finally see the light of day on Thursday, July 23.  Opening Day is the day when fans across the U.S. make the trek to the ballpark, feast their eyes on the traditions of America’s pastime while relishing on all the new foods. But […]

Just like (almost) everyone else who has been interviewed by the media (via Zoom) during Spring Training-2, Dodgers ace and future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw was asked about playing baseball during the worst pandemic to hit the planet in over a century. And just like (almost) everyone else, he urges people to be responsible […]

For those who follow this site with any regularity, you know that we try to avoid ‘I / We’-type articles, although this isn’t always possible with the talented and diverse writing staff that ThinkBlue LA is blessed to have. This is one of those ‘I / We’ articles, and it involves Hall of Fame broadcaster […]

During his daily Zoom press conference on Sunday afternoon, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was asked – yet again – what he thought about the artificial crowd noise being pumped into an empty Dodger Stadium during his team’s intrasquad games. His answer – yet again – was: “It’s better than nothing.” The same cannot be said […]

The Dodgers offense in 2019 was the best in the National League. The bottom line of baseball is to outscore your opponent, and the team did that in spades last season, leading the National League in runs scored (886), runs batted in (861), home runs (279), and slugging (.472). Even with the retirement of David […]

You have to scroll down to the 33rd round of the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft to find him … but he’s there. But you don’t have to look very far to find him now. He’s at 1000 Vin Scully Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012 – Dodger Stadium. His name is Zach McKinstry, and he […]

It was one of those things that immediately made you say “Oh [expletive]!” With two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning of a basically meaningless (but insanely fun) intrasquad game at a fan-less Dodger Stadium with artificial crowd noise pumped in, four-time All-Star, four-time Gold Glover, three-time Silver Slugger, 2018 AL MVP, 2018 […]

As the number of positive coronavirus tests and deaths continues to grow, and more states mandating that masks be worn when entering places of business, there is one MLB umpire who does not agree with everything COVID-19. Even with strict COVID-19 protocols set in place by MLB for players and staff safety, 67-year-old / 44-year […]

Intrasquad games are all about veteran players getting in their work as they prepare for the regular season, with prospects and minor league journeymen trying to impress for the few spots available on the 2020 active roster, or taxi squad. For Dodgers fanatics in the eastern time zone, the games do not begin until 9:30 […]

Dodgers outfielder AJ Pollock told reporters during Friday’s Zoom press conference that he and his wife Kate had tested positive for COVID-19 a month ago, which was the reason for his delay in reporting to summer camp. “It was pretty crazy,” Pollock said of his early symptoms. “So I was in Arizona, my air conditioning […]