With the Dodgers having played only 12 games into their 162-game 2022 season, it seems a bit ridiculous to call this weekend’s three-game series against the division-rival San Diego Padres at Petco Park the most important series of the season. But the truth of the matter is that it very well could end up being […]
(Read More)Archive for April, 2022
Dodgers Suffer (Potential) Huge Blow
Just when it appeared that the Dodgers finally had another potential top-of-the-rotation guy, recently acquired Dodgers left-hander Andrew Heaney has been bitten by the injury bug. Early Wednesday afternoon, the Dodgers posted this on Twitter: “He just had shoulder soreness,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of the 30-year-old Oklahoma City, OK native and first-round draft pick […]
(Read More)Be Afraid, MLB Pitchers – Be Very Afraid
It’s probably safe to say that a good many fans had thrown in the towel on 26-year-old Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger after his dismal Spring Training and even more dismal first few games of the 2022 regular season, and understandably so. But the one guy who did not and the only guy whose opinion mattered, […]
(Read More)J Lo Is Coming to Dodger Stadium!
* * * GLOBAL SUPERSTAR JENNIFER LOPEZ TO HEADLINE LOS ANGELES DODGERS FOUNDATION ANNUAL BLUE DIAMOND GALA ON JUNE 16, 2022 * * * ‘The Party for LA’ Returns to Dodger Stadium for its Sixth Year to Raise Funds and Awareness for LA’s Most Pressing Problems * * * * The annual […]
(Read More)You Can’t Win Them All, But…
There is an old baseball saying that has been around for decades. And even though it was (reportedly) first uttered in 1963, its mantra is as old as the game itself: “Good pitching will always beat good hitting.” But if good pitching always beats good hitting, imagine what it can do to bad hitting. You […]
(Read More)Kershaw Collects 100th Dodger Stadium Win
Monday night at Dodger Stadium was a big day for many reasons. It was the first time the 2020 World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers would play against the 2021 World Series champion Atlanta Braves. This is the same team that beat the Boys in Blue in the NLCS last year to move on to […]
(Read More)Love For Freddie Freeman Just Keeps Growing
If you are not a huge fan of recently acquired Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman by now, there is a good chance that you never will be … and you may want to seek professional help. With each passing day, the 32-year-old Villa Park, CA native and second-round draft pick in 2007 out of El Modena […]
(Read More)Confidence and Curveballs
Sunday brought the successful end of the Dodgers Home Opener series against the Cincinnati Reds. So successful, in fact, that the Boys in Blue swept the Reds in the four games they played at home in front of large Dodger Stadium crowds and extended their current winning streak to six games. Spirits were high for […]
(Read More)Now There’s Something You Don’t See Every Day
In the top of the eighth inning of Sunday afternoon’s 9-1 Dodgers rout of the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium, a play occurred that most baseball fans have never seen before. With runners at the corners and no outs against 24-year-old Dodgers left-hander Justin Bruihl, Reds third baseman Colin Moran hit a laser shot ground […]
(Read More)Happy Easter from ThinkBlue LA
* * * The entire staff at ThinkBlueLA.com wishes everyone a safe and Happy Easter. Please keep those in need in your prayers. * * * * * *
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