There are nightmares, and then there are nightmares. Saturday night was, as Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen repeatedly said, “Just a nightmare.” And he was right. All the soon-to-be 33-year-old (on September 30) Willemstad, Curacao native had to do was record three outs to preserve left-hander Julio Urias‘ six-inning masterpiece and the Dodgers’ 5-2 lead over America’s […]
(Read More)What. A. Game.
In the grand scheme of things, Friday’s game between the NL West first-place Los Angeles Dodgers and the NL West fifth-place Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field was basically a meaningless game. However, in that same grand scheme of things, you will have a very difficult time convincing anyone of its meaninglessness. Also, if you missed […]
Something Ain’t Right
Although there has been no official word from the team (yet), it appeared from his very first pitch on Thursday evening that something wasn’t quite right with 26-year-old Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who the Dodgers signed to an enormous international free agent contract back on December 27, 2023 to the tune of 12 years at […]
Dodgers Lose Another Winnable Game
In what seems like a growing trend, the Dodgers lost another should-have-won game on Tuesday, this one a 10th-inning 5-4 loss to the NL East last place Miami Marlins at LoanDepot Park in Miami. As he has now done in his last several relief appearances, 38-year-old (that’s not a typo) Dodgers right-hander Luis García turned […]
Living Up To The Hype
It is a quote (cliché) attributed to NFL Hall of Fame coach Vince Lombardi that we’ve all heard dozens of times in our respective lives: “Act like you’ve been here before” Dodgers rookie sensation Hyeseong Kim acted like he’d “…been here before” when he made his major league debut with Dodgers against the Miami Marlins […]
Time to Hang It Up?
There comes a time in every baseball player’s life to hang up their bat, glove, and cleats. For some, it comes early when they struggle in Little League and decide to pursue other interests. For others, the time comes at higher levels of the sport – travel ball, high school, college, or the professional minor […]
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It All Comes Down to This
September 12th, 2020 at 10:30 am 
by Ron Cervenka There is a saying in baseball that is as old as the game itself: “Any team can beat any other team on any given day.” Case in point: The Dodgers recently lost their first series of the season to the National League West fourth place Colorado Rockies and dropped one of three to the NL […]
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All That Glitters Is Not Gold
September 11th, 2020 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka Suffice to say, when the Dodgers acquired outfielder Mookie Betts (and his one-year / $27 million contract) from the Boston Red Sox on February 5, 2020, and subsequently re-signed him to an enormous 12-year / $365 million contract extension on July 22. 2020 that will run through the 2032 season, they did so because of […]
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No World Series for 2020 Dodgers
September 11th, 2020 at 8:00 am by 0799291000348 How is that for an attention grabber? Flies directly in the face of baseball pundits, Las Vegas oddsmakers, and my own prediction of a World Championship for the 2020 Dodgers. There is a caveat to this gloomy forecast … if Cody Bellinger and Max Muncy continue to play as they have thus far this season. […]
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Extra Innings Rule Still Drawing Mixed Reviews
September 10th, 2020 at 9:15 am by Ron Cervenka For the second time in as many games, the Dodgers have gone into extra innings, which, of course, means they have had to utilize the new COVID-19-induced automatic-runner-on-second-base rule; the sixth time they have had to do so in the 44 regular-season games they have played thus far. The good news is that the Dodgers […]
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LADF, UCLA Health Present Virtual 2020 BioFreeze Run
September 9th, 2020 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka * * * Amid pandemic, LADF challenges runners to go the distance to tackle homelessness, education, health care, and social justice * * * The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) announced on Tuesday that the annual Biofreeze Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Run Presented by UCLA Health will shift to a virtual run experience for […]
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Dodgers Pull Off Come-From-Behind Win Over D-backs
September 9th, 2020 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Fact-1: Baseball is not for the faint of heart. Fact-2: If you strand 15 runners on base, you’re probably not going to win. On Tuesday night, the Dodgers tested their fans to the extreme on Fact-1 and overcame Fact-2 by pulling off a thrilling come-from-behind 10-9 win over the NL West last-place Arizona Diamondbacks at […]
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Now Is Not A Good Time For Dodgers to be Bad
September 8th, 2020 at 8:30 am by Ron Cervenka At 30-12, the Dodgers have the best record in all of baseball with 18 games left to play in the COVID-29-shortened 2020 regular season. They have also won seven of their last 10 games. That’s the good news. The bad news is that they lost their last two games (and their first series of the […]
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‘Cowboy’ Joe West is At It Again
September 8th, 2020 at 8:00 am by Jayann Kellogg No need for veteran MLB umpire ‘Cowboy’ Joe West (aka ‘Country’ Joe West) to have his hearing checked. No, he seems to be hearing just fine; well enough to eject Washington Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo from the third deck while he was on the field umpiring during the seventh inning of Sunday’s game between […]
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Oops
September 7th, 2020 at 10:30 am by Ron Cervenka Let’s face it, Matt Kemp, regardless of where he has gone (or goes) after leaving the Dodgers as a free agent following the 2018 season, was – and always will be – considered a Dodger … even if it kills us. After all, he was drafted by the Dodgers in the sixth round of the […]
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