Shortly after the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes won the California League South Division first half title, thereby guaranteeing them a berth into the postseason, they underwent a very significant personnel change. In addition to losing guys named Gavin Lux, Zach McKinstry, Logan Landon, Zach Reks, Tony Gonsolin, Karch Kowalczyk, and Dustin May (among others) to promotion […]

While the Dodgers continue in their seemingly endless battle to return to their league’s World Championship Series (the World Series), two of their minor league affiliates are on the cusp of winning theirs … on the same night. Never before since becoming Dodgers affiliates have the Double-A Tulsa Drillers (in 2015) and the Advanced Single-A […]

This pretty much sums it up: What this means in plain English is that following Wednesday night’s 9-3 pounding of the Cal League North Division champion Visalia Rawhide (Rockies) by the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes at Recreation Park in Visalia to take a two-games-to-none lead in the best-of-five California League Championship Series, and following Thursday’s off day, Game-3 of the […]

If you are among the feint-of-heart or among those who do not thrive on extremely intense, gut-wrenching playoff baseball, then you might want to move along, because there is nothing for you to see here. But if exchanging blows between the two best teams in the extremely competitive California League floats your boat, then you’ve […]

When rehabbing Dodgers right-hander Dennis Santana finished his one and only inning of work to start Game-3 of the California League South Division Finals for the Dodgers Advanced Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes against the Lancaster JetHawks (Rockies) at LoanMart Field last Friday evening, he told reporters after his brief 20-pitch outing that he had no […]

When the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes defeated the Lancaster JetHawks (Rockies) in Game-4 of the California League South Division finals in front of their home crowd at LoanMart Field on Saturday night, it secured their berth into the 2018 California League Championship Series. But even as they celebrated as you might expect from a team that hasn’t […]

Late Thursday night after Rancho Cucamonga Quakes right-hander Parker Curry completed his brilliant (and perfect) four-inning save over the Lancaster JetHawks to give the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate a two-games-to-one lead in the California League South Division finals, Quakes manager Drew Saylor received a telephone call from the Dodgers front office informing him that he […]

When a starting pitcher tosses four perfect innings, it becomes breaking news in today’s social media-driven world. But when a reliever does so, it is rarely more than a blip on the social media radar, if even that. But when it happens during a playoff game, even a minor league playoff game, it immediately catches […]

During the regular season, the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes pretty much dominated the California League, especially against their South Division opponents. And even though they finished the first half with a lackluster record of 35-35 (.500) and only one game ahead of the Lake Elsinore Storm (Padres) to guarantee themselves a postseason berth, […]

When news began spreading that Baltimore Orioles superstar shortstop Manny Machado had been traded to the Dodgers in exchange for several Dodger prospects during Tuesday night’s All-Star Game, it created a wide spectrum of excitement and emotion for a great many people. And even though the so-called  “done deal” rumor wouldn’t actually be so for […]