Of the first 15 Dodgers batters to step to the plate in Monday night’s series opener against the NL East first-place Atlanta Braves at Dodger Stadium, eight of them got hits … four of which were home runs. “Tonight was more indicative of what we can do,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts would say postgame. That’s […]
(Read More)Archive for August, 2021
Roberts Calls Offensive Outburst ‘Indicative of What We Can Do’
August 31st, 2021 at 8:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka 
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Extraordinary Circumstances
August 30th, 2021 at 9:00 am by 0799291000348 * * * “There’s a new leader in Dodger franchise history ERA – 0.00. His name is Justin Turner.” (Dodgers broadcaster Joe Davis) * * * * It is never a good feeling to lose a game to a team that is 24 games back from first place, let alone to be shut […]
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Who Ya Gonna Call?
August 30th, 2021 at 8:00 am by Jayann Kellogg Who do you call when the Dodgers are in a pinch and need more runs on the board? If you answered with Dodgers catcher Will Smith, then you are correct. If you answered Ghostbusters, you are not wrong either. As of late, being desperate for anyone to go yard has been more common than not. […]
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Bellinger’s At-Bat Quality ‘Much Better’
August 29th, 2021 at 10:30 am by Ron Cervenka It’s impossible to ignore and extremely difficult not to talk (or write) about: 26-year-old Dodgers outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger is mired in a horrific slump since returning from the Injured List on June 23 for what was described as “left hamstring tightness.” In fact, in the 30 games in which he has appeared since his […]
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Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Update
August 29th, 2021 at 8:30 am by 0799291000348 Less than one month remains in the 2021 regular season schedule for the Dodgers Low-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. As the dog-days of summer wind down, we will take a look at a few of the players in the Dodgers minor league system who have performed well, perhaps exceeding expectations. We begin our review by considering […]
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The Rockies Didn’t Win, The Dodgers Lost
August 28th, 2021 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Although it would be easy to blame 22-year MLB veteran umpire Jim Wolf for the Dodgers 4-2 loss to the National League West fourth-place Colorado Rockies in front of 40,100 upset fans at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night, the truth of the matter is that it wasn’t Wolf’s bad umpiring behind the plate – and […]
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WSS Named Proud Partner of Dodgers
August 27th, 2021 at 1:40 pm by Ron Cervenka * * * * * * * The Dodgers have announced a multi-year partnership with WSS. As a proud partner of the Dodgers, WSS will have a presence at games, team events and Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation programs. In addition, WSS and Dodger partnership elements will be showcased at WSS stores. The […]
(Read More)Dodgers Foundation to Host Fifth Dodger Day Event on Saturday
August 27th, 2021 at 1:03 pm by Ron Cervenka * * * Event for Registered 2021 Dodgers RBI Participants * * * * WHAT: The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) will host this year’s fifth walk-up Dodger Day presented by ARCO for 650 Dodgers RBI players and their families this Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Belvedere Park (4914 East Cesar Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90022). The fun-filled community resource fair will […]
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Scherzer Gold
August 27th, 2021 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Fact: Dodgers right-hander Max Scherzer is a future Hall of Famer. Taking it one step further, with three Cy Young Awards, eight All-Star appearances, and a World Series Championship on his resume, the 37-year-old St. Louis, MO native and first-round draft pick in 2006 by the Arizona Diamondbacks out of the University of Missouri will, in […]
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A Win is a Win … No Matter How Long It Takes
August 26th, 2021 at 8:10 am by Ron Cervenka It wasn’t pretty. In fact, being brutally honest, it was downright ugly. It took 16 innings, five hours and 49 minutes, included 34 combined strikeouts, 14 combined walks, and 14 combined hits, but the (still) National League West second-place Dodgers defeated the (still) National League West third-place Padres in front of 41,765 at a sold […]
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