Over many decades, there were certain players coming through the Dodgers development pipeline who were considered ‘untouchable’ – those prospects that the team would not even consider trading because of their high potential to become MLB stars; names like Tommy Davis, Steve Garvey, Don Sutton, Fernando Valenzuela, Mike Piazza, Adrian Beltre, Clayton Kershaw, Corey Seager, Julio […]
(Read More)Ouch
Not much to say about this one except ouch. With the loss, the Dodgers now have a precarious half-game lead over the (now) second-place San Francisco Giants, who have won six straight. Ouch. Play ball! * * * * * *
Kershaw to the Rescue – Again
Under the category of: Thanks, we needed that, Dodgers ace and future first-ballot Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw gave his team what Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said was “…clearly his best outing yet,” in the Dodgers 7-3 win over the NL Central second-place St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on Sunday. “The command was much […]
Strap In and Hang On
Here’s the deal. Between Friday, June 6 and Thursday, June 19, the NL West first-place Los Angeles Dodgers will play 16 games, with a scheduled off day on Thursday, June 12. Of those 16 games, seven will be against the NL West second-place San Diego Padres – the first three at Petco Park June 9-11, […]
What’s Missing?
The Dodgers are tenuously holding on to first place in the National League’s Western Division, they are loaded with talent – four players are legit candidates for the Hall of Fame. But, there are too many games where fans watch uninspired Dodgers baseball. Foolish errors of omission and commission, hitters flailing away at pitches as […]
Muncy Reaches Milestone
Hitting 200 home runs is a highly respected and significant accomplishment over the course of a Major League career, which, of course, means hitting 201 is even better. During Saturday’s 18-2 pounding of the AL East first-place New York Yankees by the NL West first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in front of a Dodger Stadium crowd […]
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Another Baseball Off-Season Smile
November 19th, 2024 at 8:45 am 
by Ron Cervenka If you are like me, and let’s face it, you probably wouldn’t be reading this if you were not, you are undoubtedly going through some serious MLB off-season withdrawals and craving any baseball news. And while there is very little of such at this time of year, there is some … if you follow MLB […]
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Ohtani Wins Outstanding DH Award
November 15th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka * * * (Article Courtesy of LA Dodgers) * * * * Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani has won the 2024 Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award. Ohtani becomes the first Dodger player to win the award and the second player ever to win the award four consecutive years (2021-24), joining […]
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Dodgers Trade Capital
November 14th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Jesse Pearce The Dodgers have the economic clout to pursue and sign any free agent currently on the open market. Twenty-three-year-old right-handed Nippon Baseball pitching phenom Roki Sasaki is reportedly on their radar, as is 32-year-old outfielder Teoscar Hernández, who they hope to re-sign. There were even rumors that megastar outfielder Juan Soto might join the World […]
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More Dodgers Hardware
November 13th, 2024 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka On Tuesday afternoon, it was announced that managers and coaches from all 30 MLB teams had selected 30-year-old Dodgers international superstar and future Hall of Famer Shohei Ohtani, 32-year-old fellow future Hall of Famer Mookie Betts, and 32-year-old extremely popular Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernández to be awarded Silver Slugger Awards for the 2024 season, becoming […]
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Good Things Happen When You Win The World Series
November 12th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka It was being reported on Monday that Dodger Stadium, MLB’s third oldest ballpark (1962) behind only Boston’s Fenway Park (1912) and Chicago’s Wrigley Field (1914), was undergoing major renovations. Although exact cost of the project has not – and likely will not – be made public by the Dodgers, USA Today‘s Bob Nightengale reported last […]
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Just Do It!
November 10th, 2024 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka It has been twelve days since the final out of Game-5 of the 2024 World Series was recorded, making the Los Angeles Dodgers the Champions of baseball. Twelve days. And 32-year-old outfielder Teoscar Hernández still hasn’t been re-signed by the Dodgers for the 2025 season. As Dodgers fans well know, the extremely popular (again) free-agent […]
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Is There Another Japanese Player In Dodgers Future?
November 9th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Early Saturday morning, MLB Trade Rumors‘ Anthony Franco reported that the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league have posted 23-year-old right-hander Roki Sasaki, thereby making him available for MLB teams to court. This, of course, suggests that Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman has already been in contact with Sasaki’s […]
(Read More) (Almost) The News We’ve Been Waiting For
November 8th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka On Thursday afternoon, MLB Trade Rumors posted the news (and link) on social media that was almost what Dodger fans have been waiting for … almost. The news that Dodger fans have been – and still are – actually waiting for is that the Dodgers have re-signed outfielder Teoscar Hernández, but at least it’s a […]
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Dodgers have a ‘New’ Second Baseman
November 7th, 2024 at 9:30 am by Ron Cervenka Opening Day 2025 for the defending World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers is exactly 131 days from today. And while this may seem like an unbearable amount of time, it will be here before you know it … no, really. When that day finally does come in, of all places, Tokyo, Japan, it will mark […]
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