Make no mistake about it, ThinkBlueLA.com is every bit a Dodgers-based blogsite. But with the team having Thursday off as a travel day before opening a 10-game road trip that will take them through Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Phoenix, there wasn’t much Dodgers news to talk or write about on. But Major League Baseball being […]
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Don’t Count David Price Out Just Yet
You don’t have to look long or hard to find Dodgers fans who have already thrown in the towel on 36-year-old Dodgers left-hander David Price. But if what we saw during Wednesday’s matinee game between the Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium is any indication, you can bet that a good many of those […]
(Read More)Pick Your Poison
With two outs in the bottom of the second inning of Game-2 of Tuesday’s doubleheader against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium and the game tied 2-2, and with Dodgers second baseman Gavin Lux on second base, D-backs manager Torey Lovullo elected to have his right-handed starter Merrill Kelly intentionally walk Dodgers first baseman Freddie […]
(Read More)Dodgers Activate David Price From IL
The Dodgers have activated left-handed pitcher David Price from the injured list and designated right-handed pitcher Shane Greene for assignment. Price, 36, returns from the injured list after missing 17 games on the Covid IL. He has appeared in five games for the Dodgers this season, allowing one run in 4.2 innings with five strikeouts. […]
(Read More)Ferguson’s Back
After missing 20 months recovering from Tommy John surgery, 25-year-old Dodgers left-hander Caleb Ferguson is back. …and he rocked. “Couldn’t really feel the ball in my hand, kind of almost felt like I was making my debut again,” Ferguson told reporters after the Dodgers 5-4 win over the division-rival Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium on […]
(Read More)Sunday’s Other Heroes
Taking nothing away from Dodgers second baseman Gavin Lux, whose dramatic bottom-of-the-ninth / two-out double into the right-field corner drove in the tying and winning runs in the storybook ending of the Dodgers 5-4 walk-off win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon, but there were several other heroes in a game that will be […]
(Read More)Gavin Lux – From ‘Goat’ to ‘Hero’
When Dodgers second baseman Gavin Lux booted a routine ground ball on what should have easily been the third out of the top of the second inning in the series finale with the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadium on Sunday afternoon but instead led to four unearned Phillies runs, there wasn’t a Dodgers fan on […]
(Read More)Dodgers Make Grove Move Official, Add Greene to Roster
The Dodgers have recalled right-handed pitcher Michael Grove, selected the contract of Shane Greene, and optioned left-handed pitcher Garrett Cleavinger and right-handed pitcher Reyes Moronta to Triple-A. Additionally, the Dodgers transferred left-handed pitcher Victor González to the 60-day injured list to make room on the 40-man roster. Grove, 26, will make his Major League debut […]
(Read More)Dodgers Call Up Rookie To Stop The Bleeding
With their ugly 8-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night, the barely NL West first-place Dodgers (by .007 over the San Diego Padres) are one game away from being swept for the first time this season. Add to that the loss of 34-year-old future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw to the IL on […]
(Read More)Kershaw on Kershaw
* * * * * * * When news broke on Friday morning that 34-year-old Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw had been placed on the 15-day Injured List for “right SI joint inflammation,” social media exploded with rumors and speculation. Even several noted national sportswriters opined that the Dallas, TX native and Dodgers first-round […]
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