The Boston Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2018 World Series in five games. An MLB investigation later determined that Red Sox video replay operator J.T. Watkins had misused game feeds to steal signs during the 2018 regular season but had not done so during the postseason. Yeah, right. As a result, MLB commissioner […]
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Few Surprises at Friedman’s Year-End Press Conference
October 15th, 2019 at 8:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka If Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman were a poker player, chances are he wouldn’t be very good at it. This isn’t a knock on the 42-year-old Dodgers executive, it’s just that he lacks the proverbial ‘poker face.’ In other words, when asked a question, his answers are often predictable and usually along so-called […]
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A one-on-one with new Dodger Joe Kelly
January 7th, 2019 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka During Sunday’s third annual Daniel Robertson Family Foundation FanFest event at Performance Fitness-Athletes in Upland, California, I had an opportunity to speak one-on-one with new Dodgers right-hander Joe Kelly … yeah that Joe Kelly – the guy who flat out kicked the Dodgers butt during the 2018 World Series, allowing no runs on four hits […]
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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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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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Dieter Ruehle – More than just the new Dodger Stadium organist
July 11th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka For the occasional Dodgers fan, attending four or five games at Dodger Stadium each season is a pretty big deal. For the avid, die-hard Dodgers fan, missing four or five games at Dodger Stadium each season is a very big deal. But for one Dodgers fan, missing even one game at Dodger Stadium is both gut-wrenching and costly. That Dodgers fan […]
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An interview with Dodgers Sr. Manager of Player Development Jeremy Zoll
May 8th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman On Thursday evening as I prepared to gear up for the Loons game at Dow Diamond against the Cedar Rapid Kernels of the Midwest League, I picked up MiLB.TV a bit early so I could tune in to the pre-game interview with Chris Vosters and his guest. Vosters had mentioned earlier, just before his broadcast […]
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Boyd Robertson – Vin Scully’s right-hand man – literally
May 29th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Dodger fans have seen his face on the Dodger Stadium jumbotron for three decades. He is undoubtedly one of the most photographed people at Dodger Stadium even though most Dodger fans don’t even know his name or what he does. But chances are that nearly every one of them has said (or thought) “Man, I want that guy’s […]
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An interview with 2003 Cy Young award winner Eric Gagné
April 13th, 2015 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka It was surreal – almost like an out-of body experience. The date was April 6, 2015 – Opening Day at Dodger Stadium – and it was time for the pregame ceremonial first pitch. Standing on the mound were former Dodger Cy Young Award winners Don Newcombe (1956) and Fernando Valenzuela (1981). But before the pair […]
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Deep Left – The Senior Statesman of the Left Field Pavilion
August 7th, 2014 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka If you have been to the Left Field Pavilion at Dodger Stadium anytime during the past thirteen or so years, or if you have ever watched a dodgerfilms YouTube video, you have undoubtedly seen him before. His name is Ron Cooper but around Chavez Ravine he is affectionately known as “Deep Left” – and he is as […]
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