If you are a true baseball fan, and let’s face it, you probably wouldn’t be reading this if you were not, and regardless of who your favorite – or most-hated – team is, it is impossible, absolutely positively 100% impossible, not to respect the brilliant 12-year career of San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey, who […]

It is only human to play certain events through your mind repeatedly, analyzing what went wrong, what you could have done, and then regret that you didn’t do whatever task you are playing in your head differently. For 27-year-old Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler, the event that probably enters his head from time to time could […]

Seems strange to characterize the Dodgers 2021 season as disappointing, considering they won 106 regular-season games and advanced to the National League Championship Series. But “Good is not good when better is expected,” as Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully so eloquently said. The Dodgers were the overwhelming favorites to repeat as World Champions in […]

As painful as it is for us to do, the entire staff at ThinkBlueLA.com sends our heartiest congratulations to the Atlanta Braves – team that took our beloved Dodgers out and beat the much-hated Houston Astros in the 2021 World Series. It was a well-deserved win and we thank you (and the much-hated Houston Astros) […]

On Sunday afternoon, MLB Trade Rumors reported (via Twitter) that 29-year-old Kansas City Royals first baseman / outfielder Ryan McBroom had requested unconditional release waivers from the team so that he could pursue a career with a professional team in Asia. Although the report did not indicate where McBroom would be signing, likely landing spots […]

It was being reported on Sunday evening that the Dodgers are planning to pay 33-year-old right-hander Joe Kelly a $4 million buyout rather than pick up his $12 million club option for the 2022 season. According to LA Times Dodgers beat writer Jorge Castillo (subscription required), Kelly’s late-season right biceps strain which caused him to […]

Dodger fans will have a long, cold winter to think about what Atlanta Braves left fielder Eddie Rosario did to them in the 2021 National League Championship Series. You remember – the guy who went an insane 14-for-25 (.560) against them with one double, one triple, three home runs, and nine RBI in four games? […]

Although it is something that most Dodger fans do not want to hear, in all likelihood 41-year-old future Hall of Fame first baseman Albert Pujols has probably played his last game in a Dodger uniform. That’s the bad news. The good news is that he probably has not played his last game in Major League […]

First and foremost, let’s set the record straight. ThinkBlueLA.com has three very basic and simple guidelines: No Profanity. No Porn. No Politics. Pretty straightforward, right? …until you step on our toes. On Thursday afternoon, the animal rights group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) stepped on our – and Major League Baseball’s – […]

It happens every year around this time. Everybody – from the Commissioner of Baseball, through the International Baseball Writers Association (IBBWA), through local broadcasters, beat writers, and clubhouse attendants – select their favorites for a plethora of baseball awards. But if you are a Major League Baseball player, regardless of the position you play, there […]