Over the years, I have had to say goodbyes that I didn’t want to when it came to minor league baseball players. The first goodbye that really hit me was Mike Trout. I have been a Rancho Cucamonga Quakes fan for as long as I have been alive, which meant that I was during the […]
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Dodgers let one get away
December 20th, 2018 at 12:00 pm 
by Ron Cervenka Since it began in 1981, there have been four Baseball America Minor League Baseball (MiLB) Manager of the Year awards presented to members of the Dodgers family. In 1985, former Dodgers infielder and 1965 MLB Rookie of the Year Jim Lefebvre was named MiLB’s Manager of the Year while piloting the Phoenix Giants (former Triple-A […]
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Dodgers lose two in MLB Rule-5 Draft
December 14th, 2018 at 10:00 am by Ron Cervenka It’s one of those events that makes you squirm in your seat – the annual Rule-5 Draft, which is usually held on the final day of the MLB Winter Meetings each year. Although every team tries their best to protect their top Rule-5-eligible prospects from being snatched away by another team, the only way to […]
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Quakes to have new radio home in 2019
December 4th, 2018 at 10:00 am by Ron Cervenka Fresh off their 2018 California League championship season, the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes will have a new radio partner beginning in 2019. The Quakes have agreed to broadcast all regular season and postseason games on Newstalk 1290, a member of the iHeart Radio family. The Quakes have been a little further up […]
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Quakes join Cal League in fire relief efforts
December 3rd, 2018 at 9:30 am by Ron Cervenka As California begins its slow recovery process after some of the most deadliest and destructive fires in California history, the baseball teams of the California League have decided to step up to the plate and do their part for the relief efforts. The California League boasts eight teams located throughout the state: San Jose, Stockton, […]
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Quakes Drew Saylor named MiLB Manager of the Year
November 28th, 2018 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka There are currently 256 managers in all levels of Minor League Baseball (MiLB). That’s it, only 256. On Tuesday it was announced that Baseball America had selected their 2018 Minor League Baseball Manager of the Year, the best of the best for the just-concluded 2018 MiLB season. That one guy – out of 256 – is Dodgers […]
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Keibert Ruiz living up to the hype
November 4th, 2018 at 9:30 am by Ron Cervenka When the Dodgers traded for All-Star shortstop Manny Machado on July 18 as a three-month rental (and trust me, he was nothing more than that and will not be returning in 2019 … or ever), it cost the Dodgers five prospects. It did not, however, include any of their high-end (so to speak) prospects – guys […]
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Why did Dodgers lose Game-3 of NLDS? – Take your pick
October 8th, 2018 at 8:15 am by Ron Cervenka Dodger fans looking for the single biggest reason why their beloved team was unable to pull off what should have been a three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves in the 2018 National League Division Series on Sunday evening had a wide selection to choose from. The most obvious is the 3-1 fastball right down the […]
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UPDATE-2: Minor League shifts will affect Dodgers affiliates in 2019
October 4th, 2018 at 7:00 am by Lauren Jennings * * * * * * * * * * * * UPDATE-2 – October 4, 2018 at 7:00 a.m. PT The Padres have resigned with both their short-season team, the Tri-City Dust Devils, and Quakes opponent, the Lake Elsinore Storm. Because of the move of the San Antonio Missions to AAA, the Padres […]
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From Rancho to the Ravine
September 18th, 2018 at 8:30 am by Ron Cervenka When you walk into the home clubhouse at Dodger Stadium, you immediately notice several things. The most obvious is that it is filled with (almost) 40 guys who are very focused and determined to bring not only a sixth consecutive National League West title to the City of Angels, but also their first World Series […]
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