Although ThinkBlueLA is an LA Dodgers blog site, there’s not a whole lot of Dodgers news to talk about, with them having been swept out of the first round of the postseason … again. As such, and being that we are all addicted to baseball (you wouldn’t be reading this if you weren’t), we have […]

He wasn’t nearly as popular as ‘Welcome to the Jungle’s Eric Gagné or ‘California Love’s Kenley Jansen, not even remotely so. But he was a decent – and usually reliable – reliever out of the Dodgers bullpen for three seasons. On Friday morning, MLB Trade Rumors reported that former Dodgers left-handed reliever Luis Avilán was […]

There was nothing good about how the Dodgers 2033 season and postseason ended. Nothing. Oh, sure, going 100-62 during the regular season to win their 10th National League West Division title in 11 seasons is a very good thing. But going three and out in the first round of the postseason means that instead of […]

When things go right, kids who are top draft picks by MLB’s 30 teams generally work their way through their respective teams’ Minor League farm system at a rate of (about) one level per season before eventually – and hopefully – making it to The Show. Generally. However, when you consider that there are only […]

It was an X.com post (tweet) that immediately put a smile on my face; not because it was clever, witty, or funny, but because it immediately brought back fond memories of my 10-ish-year-old self. On Saturday evening, this post from Sports Central LA appeared on the popular social media site about former and longtime Dodgers […]

On behalf of the entire staff here at ThinkBlueLA.com (past and present), I wish to extend a huge and heartfelt Thank You to all who have followed and supported us since our inaugural season back in 2012. As you might imagine, it takes (has taken) a considerable amount of time and effort to keep TBLA […]

Baseball is a game of never-ending statistics. There will always be a new record broken or a new stat for a player or a team. With all the preparation in the world, stats are just that, though, stats. The humanity of the game also needs to be taken into consideration. It takes 162 games to […]

It will be the topic of barroom discussions from now until the end of time … or at least until Opening Day 2024 on March 28, especially among Dodgers fans. The Facts: Lance Lynn, the Dodgers starting pitcher for Game-3 of the 2023 National League Division Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in […]

Heaven forbid, but should the Dodgers lose ANY of the next three National League Division Series games to their division-rival Arizona Diamondbacks, not only will they be watching the World Series on television, they will be watching the National League Championship Series on television … along with every Dodgers fan on the planet. As has […]

Okay I admit it. This was (another) overuse of the popular old beer campaign (for those old enough to remember), but in this case, it is absolutely ‘Miller Time.’ As was announced by Dodgers manager Dave Roberts on Saturday afternoon, 24-year-old Dodgers rookie right-hander Bobby Miller will start Game-2 of the 2023 National League Division […]