There is a place where no one wants to be. It is ‘Between a rock and a hard place.’ Dodgers outfielder James Outman is between a rock and a hard place, and most certainly by no fault of his own. Quite the contrary, in fact. Allow me to digress. In late July of 2022, Outman […]
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Dealing Thunder
March 12th, 2023 at 8:00 am 
by 0799291000348 Saturday afternoon was another perfect day for baseball, so much so that the Dodgers played not one, but two Spring Training games. The Chicago Cubs were visiting Camelback Ranch while a split squad played the Giants at Scottsdale Stadium. The Dodgers newest starting pitcher, 30-year-old right-hander Noah Syndergaard, got his second Cactus League start in […]
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That Was … Different
March 11th, 2023 at 8:30 am by Ron Cervenka Under the category of ‘Now there’s something you don’t see every day,’ Friday’s Spring Training game between the Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Camelback Ranch-Glendale ended with, of all things, a rare walk-off walk. With one out and the bases empty in the bottom of the […]
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Clearing the Mechanism
March 11th, 2023 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 Dodger fans enjoyed a real treat Friday afternoon as 34-year old future Hall of Fame left-hander Clayton Kershaw took the mound at Camelback Ranch for the first time this Spring against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. In front of a sold out crowd of 12,691 and under sunny skies, the Dallas, TX native and […]
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Kershaw’s Back!
March 10th, 2023 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka It is news that most baseball fans – and every Dodgers fan – have been waiting five months to hear. On Friday, March 10, 2023, 34-year-old future Hall of Fame left-hander Clayton Kershaw will return to a baseball mound in an actual MLB game, even if only a Spring Training game. “Talking to (Dodgers pitching […]
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Who Ya Got?
March 8th, 2023 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Barring the unforeseen (and unthinkable), it is probably safe to say that six-time All-Star/six-time Gold Glover Mookie Betts and one-time All-Star/five-time Gold Glover Jason Heyward will be the Dodgers Opening Day – and probably every day – right and center fielders, respectively. But what about their Opening Day (and presumably every day) left fielder? And […]
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Cause for Concern?
March 7th, 2023 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 Only ten games have been played by the Dodgers in the 2023 Cactus League, still too early to make any definitive judgements, but there are early warning signs of possible roster issues. The elephant in the dugout is the 2023 season-ending injury to shortstop Gavin Lux. The Dodgers were counting on Lux to be their […]
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He’s Ready
March 6th, 2023 at 10:00 am by Ron Cervenka There’s really not much more to say. Twenty-six-year-old Dodgers left-hander Julio Urías is ready for the regular season. Period. A bit presumptuous and premature after only two Spring Training starts and only 6.2 Spring Training innings pitched, you say? Perhaps. Unless you are among the 25 batters who have faced him in those 6.2 Spring […]
(Read More) You Can’t Keep A Good Man Out
March 5th, 2023 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka With nine guys vying for three Opening Day outfield spots, it’s no surprise that the competition at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, AZ is heating up for the Dodgers’ Opening Day back-up outfield spots. It’s pretty much a given that Mookie Betts and Jayson Heyward, and David Peralta will be the so-called every day right, center, […]
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Live By The Walk – Die By The Walk
March 4th, 2023 at 7:59 am by Ron Cervenka There is a baseball saying as old as the game itself: “Walks kill you.” That is, of course, unless you are on the team receiving them, in which case it’s the proverbial: “A walk is as good as a hit.” During Friday’s Spring Training game between the Los Angeles Dodgers (of Los Angeles) and the […]
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