Eight days and counting until Dodgers pitchers and catchers report to the training facilities at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona. This will be the first opportunity fans have to see how the potential player puzzle pieces will fit as the new team starts to come together once Spring Training gets underway. There are a number […]

With the first Dodgers FanFest in the books since 2020 and Spring Training right around the corner, the new baseball season is nearly underway. You can almost smell the stadium grass if you were not, in fact, at the ballpark on Saturday for the festivities. With some core players leaving in free agency, there will […]

During Sunday’s annual FanFest event at Dodger Stadium and in addition to all of the usual great FanFest activities, there was some breaking news – some long overdue and very welcomed breaking news. In front of a crowd in the tens of thousands, Dodgers President Stan Kasten summoned former Dodgers great Fernando Valenzuela and his […]

Saturday afternoon marked the return of the Dodgers FanFest, a celebration allowing fans to get up close and personal with the players on the team and visit Dodger Stadium before the season officially starts. This is the first time the festival had occurred since 2020 before the Covid-19 pandemic halted the start of the baseball […]

With Dodgers pitchers and catchers scheduled to report to Camelback Ranch for Spring Training in less than two weeks, February 16th, to be exact, the Dodgers on Friday released their list of non-roster invitees (NRIs). The list currently includes 16 pitchers, three catchers, two infielders, and six outfielders, including 33-year-old/13-year MLB veteran outfielder Jason Heyward. […]

There is a saying as old as time itself: “You Can’t Beat a Dead Horse.” At risk of scrutiny and criticism, I’m going to ‘Beat a Dead Horse’. Early Friday morning, The Athletic‘s Evan Drellich (subscription required) posted this on Twitter:   *  *  *  Although the sign-stealing scandal is certainly not new news to […]

When the Dodgers elected not to re-sign 27-year-old free agent center fielder Cody Bellinger, two things happened: A bit harsh, you say? Absolutely. But consider this: The two-time All-Star, former Gold Glove winner, former Silver Slugger, 2017 NL Rookie of the Year, and 2019 MLB MVP slashed a dismal .165/.240/.302/.542 in 2021, and an only […]

Long before ThinkBlueLA.com was an official blogsite, it was an interactive fan forum created in 2009 by our talented webmaster Scott Harvey. Through that original fan forum, I came to know and become friends with a good many Dodgers fans from across the country and abroad. Among them is (now) 70-year-old lifelong Dodgers fan and […]

For the second time in as many years, the Dodgers have reached deals with all of their arbitration-eligible players – in this case, all 14 of them – prior to the February 17 deadline. The last and arguably biggest of the 14 occurred on Tuesday afternoon, when 28-year-old Dodgers right-hander Tony Gonsolin agreed to a two-year […]