For those who work (or worked) in law enforcement and are familiar with ‘the system,’ there was zero doubt from Day-1 that felony charges would not be filed against just-turned 31-year-old (on January 17) Dodgers right-hander Trevor Bauer. It’s not that the North Hollywood, CA native and first-round draft pick (third overall) in 2011 out […]
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Shame On You!
February 9th, 2022 at 8:00 am 
by 0799291000348 Major League Baseball owners, the Commissioner, Players Association, players, negotiating committees, and chief negotiators — SHAME ON YOU! You have had months upon months to negotiate a renewal collective bargaining agreement (CBA) before the December 1, 2021 expiration date and dropped the ball — put an E, for error, by your name in the negotiating […]
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MLB to Stop PED Testing … For Now
February 8th, 2022 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Make no mistake about it, Associated Press‘ post on Twitter on Monday was an absolute attention-grabber: But once the initial shock of the tweet wore off and baseball fans read the linked article by AP‘s Ronald Blum, it was quickly understood that the mutually-agreed-upon Joint Drug Program between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players […]
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There’s Class, and Then There’s AGon
February 6th, 2022 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka Late Saturday morning, it was being widely reported on social media that 39-year-old/15-year MLB veteran first baseman and former Dodger Adrián González was retiring from baseball. Although the five-time All-Star, four-time Gold Glover, and two-time Silver Slugger hasn’t played in the Major Leagues since June 10, 2018 with the New York Mets, he played professionally […]
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‘Cowboy’ Joe No More
February 6th, 2022 at 8:00 am by Jayann Kellogg On Friday, February 4, 2022, it was announced on Twitter that 69-year-old record-setting Major League Baseball umpire Joe West announced his retirement. After umpiring 5,460 regular-season games and with a personality that is larger than life itself both on and off the baseball field, “Cowboy” Joe West has ridden off into the sunset for good. […]
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On-Time Start to Spring Training 2022 Becoming Increasingly Unlikely
February 5th, 2022 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka With Major League Baseball’s lockout of players about to enter its 10th week and no end in sight, the chances of Spring Training 2022 beginning on time is becoming increasingly unlikely with each passing day. …or hour. Although there are still nine days until pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report on February 14 (with […]
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Former Dodger Matt Magill Announces Retirement
February 4th, 2022 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Dodgers fans who attended Rancho Cucamonga Quakes games back in 2011 remember him well – 21-year-old hard-throwing right-hander Matt Magill, whom the Dodgers had selected in the 31st round of the 2008 MLB draft out of Royal High School in nearby Simi Valley, CA. But let’s be honest here, there aren’t many 31st-rounders who actually […]
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Another Nail in the Coffin
February 3rd, 2022 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Each day that passes without a new Collective Bargaining Agreement in place between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association is another proverbial nail in the coffin for Spring Training 2022 and even more so the 2022 regular season beginning as scheduled on February 14 and March 31 respectively. And while it may seem […]
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‘The Value of Service’
February 2nd, 2022 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka By now, most baseball fans are well aware that this past Monday, January 31, would have been Dodger great Jackie Robinson‘s 103rd birthday. Robinson, who achieved baseball immortality when he was enshrined into the sacred Halls of Cooperstown in 1962, will forever be remembered and loved as the man who broke baseball’s color barrier when […]
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On-Time Spring Training Start ‘Clearly in Jeopardy’
February 1st, 2022 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Since Day-1 of Major League Baseball’s lockout of players back on December 2, 2021, many have been reluctant to come right out and say that Spring Training 2022 probably would not start on time if a new Collective Bargaining Agreement was not in place before pitchers and catchers were due to report on February 14, […]
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