Hello, I’m Edith Noriega. I was born in Artesia, CA, and raised in Perris, CA. One of my first memories growing up was making the drive with my family in our Big Bertha van to Chavez Ravine four hours prior to first pitch – that’s LA traffic in a nutshell. When my older brothers brought […]
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There’s Hot, and Then There’s Corey Seager
July 11th, 2020 at 8:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka Although it’s only been five Spring Training-2 intrasquad games, it is impossible to say that 26-year-old Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager is not absolutely dialed in. All the Charlotte, North Carolina native and Dodgers first-round draft pick in 2012 out of Northwest Cabarrus High School in Concord, NC has done in the last three televised intrasquad […]
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Roberts ‘Disappointed’ About DH Coming to the National League
July 10th, 2020 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka During Thursday’s Zoom media scrum, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was asked where he stands if we have seen our last pitcher bat due to MLB commissioner Rob Manfred having mandated a universal designated hitter in both leagues for the 60-game COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. “I would be disappointed,” Roberts answered directly. “I think that in baseball, […]
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Dodgers Announce Preliminary 2021 Schedule
July 9th, 2020 at 11:31 am by Ron Cervenka Major League Baseball today announced its preliminary schedule for the 2021 season, with the Dodgers opening the campaign on April 1 at Colorado and playing their home-opener on April 9 against the Nationals. It marks the first time since 2016 that the Dodgers will begin a season on the road. The Dodgers will play the […]
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Beauty is in the Eye of the Batter
July 9th, 2020 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka During Wednesday’s Zoom press conference, Dodgers infielder Max Muncy blamed his injured (and bandaged) left ring finger after being hit by a pitch during Spring Training-2 batting practice on his inability to pick up the ball because of the new center field batter’s eye at recently renovated Dodger Stadium “A pitch ran up and in […]
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Claytons Confirmed
July 8th, 2020 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka On Monday evening, it was reported on social media that Dodgers 2020 Compensatory Round-B draft pick Clayton Beeter had been added to the Dodgers 60-man Players Pool – although there was no official confirmation of this from the team. That confirmation came on Tuesday afternoon when Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was asked during his daily […]
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Dodgers Add Clayton Beeter to 60-Man Player Pool
July 7th, 2020 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka In a highly unexpected and unprecedented move, the Dodgers have (apparently) added 21-year-old right-hander Clayton Beeter to their 60-man Player Pool. Then again, just about everything that is happening in the MLB – and the world – is unprecedented these days. Late Monday night, @MLBPipeline tweeted out that the Fort Worth, TX native, whom the Dodgers acquired […]
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Nelson to Undergo Back Surgery
July 7th, 2020 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka During his daily Zoom press conference on Monday afternoon, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirmed that 31-year-old Dodgers right-hander Jimmy Nelson will undergo surgery to his lower back (lumbar) on Tuesday morning. “We just couldn’t get any traction with him,” Roberts told reporters. “I know he was frustrated throughout the Spring.” Roberts said that Nelson, whom […]
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Dodgers 2020 Schedule Announced
July 6th, 2020 at 5:00 pm by Ron Cervenka Barring the unforeseen, here is the Dodgers 60-game regular season schedule for 2020: * * * With the exception of several exclusive national broadcasts, Dodger games (exhibition and regular season) will be televised on Spectrum SportsNet LA. SportsNet LA, the Dodgers 24/7 regional sports network, is now available to AT&T TV, DIRECTV, U-verse TV, […]
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Like a Wet Rag
July 6th, 2020 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka By now, most baseball fans are aware that included in MLB commissioner Rob Manfred’s 60-game 2020 season and related health and safety protocols therein, spitting – of any kind – during the COVID-19-shortened season will not be permitted. This, of course, includes pitchers spitting on (or licking) their fingers to improve their grip of the […]
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