Why are January 15 and 23, 2025 dates important to the Dodgers completing their roster for the upcoming MLB season? January 15 is the first day of the 2025 international signing period when all MLB teams reset their respective bonus pools. Signing before the 15th greatly reduces Roki Sasaki’s earning potential as a posted NPB […]
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Happy New Year?
December 30th, 2024 at 8:45 am 
by Ron Cervenka This would do it: * * * * * * * Happy New Year to all from ThinkBlueLA.com! Play Ball! * * * * * *
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Hammerin’ Hank
December 29th, 2024 at 8:15 am by Ron Cervenka On Saturday evening, the popular Twitter (x.com) site @baseballinpix posted this: * * * Hall of Famer Henry Louis Aaron – AKA: Hank Aaron – AKA: “Hammerin’ Hank,” spent 23 seasons in Major League Baseball – 21 with the former Milwaukee Braves and two with the re-branded Milwaukee Brewers. During that time, he slashed […]
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Music To Our Ears
December 28th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka When news broke on Friday that the Dodgers had finally re-signed extremely popular 32-year-old outfielder Teoscar Hernández to a three year / $66 million contract extension that will keep him in Dodger Blue through 2027 (with a team option for 2028), it was music to the ears of every Dodger fan on the planet. As […]
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Merry Christmas from ThinkBlueLA
December 25th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka The staff at ThinkBlueLA.com wish you a safe and Merry Christmas! Play Ball! * * * * * *
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A Blessing or a Curse?
December 24th, 2024 at 10:03 am by Ron Cervenka It would be criminal to overlook what (now) 30-year-old right-hander Walker Buehler accomplished during his seven seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the team that drafted him in the first round in 2015 out of Vanderbilt University. Those accomplishments include two All-Star selections and two World Series rings, the second of which a direct result […]
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Christmas Hiatus
December 24th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Jesse Pearce Things to do, places to go, people to see, hang the stockings, prepare for family gatherings, so I offer these musings for your consideration this week. Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes recently said: “We’ll continue to try to make moves we feel are needle movers, whether that’s impact moves, or depth moves, all those play […]
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Welp
December 23rd, 2024 at 7:39 am by Ron Cervenka I got nothin. Play Ball! * * * * * *
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One of a Kind
December 22nd, 2024 at 8:05 am by Ron Cervenka In the game of Major League Baseball, there are good players and there are great players. I mean, let’s be honest here, you do get to baseball’s highest level by being just ok or being a complete flop. And then there are those rare one-of-a-kind / once-in-a lifetime players; those who usually spend eternity enshrined […]
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Another Shortstop Option?
December 21st, 2024 at 9:45 am by Jesse Pearce The Dodgers have openly – and repeatedly – stated that 32-year-old future Hall of Famer Mookie Betts will be their regular shortstop in 2025. Pardon my skepticism, but after closely following MLB over the last seven decades, similar commitments have been made and then forgotten when team circumstances change; unexpected events that make the original […]
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