Thanking the Padres for taking two of the three games from the Dodgers last weekend (May 11-13) may be a bit snarky, but within the sarcasm is a subtle, but important reminder. In any given series of games (best of three, best of five, best of seven) a team can rise up and defeat a […]
(Read More)No Surprise Here
If you had been asked who you thought would be the first Dodger player to make a donation in support of the massive firefighting efforts in Los Angeles right now, chances are exceptionally good that your answer would have been 35-year-old Dodgers future Hall of Fame first baseman Freddie Freeman – and you would have […]
Great Scott!
* * * * * * * Four years, $80 million! Those are the reported contract numbers that 30-year-old free agent southpaw reliever Tanner Scott is seeking to sign with a MLB team. While that may be Scott’s starting point in negotiations, it isn’t an unreasonable expectation considering that MLB is going through […]
All Is Well in the Universe
Early Friday afternoon, the Dodgers officially announced that they had re-signed extremely popular 32-year-old outfielder/designated hitter Teoscar Hernández to a three-year/$66 million contract extension that will keep him in Dodger Blue through the 2027 season. “I was going to do everything in my power to come back. For me, money wasn’t an issue,” the Cotui, Dominican […]
Waiting on Roki Sasaki
Why are January 15 and 23, 2025 dates important to the Dodgers completing their roster for the upcoming MLB season? January 15 is the first day of the 2025 international signing period when all MLB teams reset their respective bonus pools. Signing before the 15th greatly reduces Roki Sasaki’s earning potential as a posted NPB […]
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Dodgers ‘Just Didn’t Threaten’
May 13th, 2024 at 8:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka Following his team’s ugly 4-0 loss to the San Diego Padres in front of another sold out Petco Park crowd of 43,881 (a good many of whom were Dodgers fans) during which his team managed only four hits (three singles and one double) and only one walk (Andy Pages in the top of the fifth […]
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More Teo Magic
May 12th, 2024 at 8:30 am by Ron Cervenka Thirty-one-year-old Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernández has struck out 51 times in his 155 at-bats thus far this season, most on the team. Thirty-one-year-old Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernández has also homered 11 times thus far this season, tied with international superstar Shohei Ohtani for most on the team. He has also driven in 33 runs, most […]
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A Sign of What’s to Come?
May 11th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka There are a good many who believe that the 2024 National League West Division will come down to a hard-fought battle between the current 26-14 NL West first place Los Angeles Dodgers and the current 21-20 NL West second place San Diego Padres. Following Friday’s 2-1 Padres win over the Dodgers, there are probably a […]
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Dodgers Prepare for ‘Biggest Series of Season’
May 9th, 2024 at 9:30 am by Ron Cervenka After only 39 games into the 2024 regular season, it’s a bit premature to consider any series ‘the biggest series of the season.’ But truth be told, this weekend’s three-game set with the division-rival San Diego Padres at what figures to be a less-than-friendly Petco Park, could very well set the tone for the remainder […]
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Yamamoto Dominates Marlins
May 8th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka With each successive outing, the 12 year / $325 Million contract given to international superstar right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto seems to sting Dodgers fans less and less; after all, it’s not our money, right? (Ticket, parking, and Dodger Dogs prices notwithstanding). On Tuesday night in front of a Dodger Stadium crowd of 51,496, the 25-year-old Bizen, Japan […]
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Buehler Gets (A Lot) of Help From His Friends
May 7th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka It’s what every Dodgers fan has been waiting almost two years for – the return on 29-year-old Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler‘s following his second Tommy John surgery back on August 23, 2022 and his first Major League appearance since June 10, 2022. It went well for the Lexington, KY native and Dodgers first round draft […]
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A Generational Player
May 6th, 2024 at 4:15 pm by Ron Cervenka Just as Babe Ruth was for our fathers and grandfathers, and Ted Williams, Sandy Koufax, and Don Drysdale were for us ‘veterans’ (old) fans, we are blessed to be witnessing yet another generational player before our very eyes and ears. There is zero doubt, none whatsoever, that 29-year-old Dodgers designated hitter (and occasional pitcher) Shohei […]
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Max Muncy – Giver of Souvenirs
May 5th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka During the Dodgers 11-2 pounding of the Atlanta Braves in front of a Dodger Stadium crowd of 44,474 on Saturday evening, Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy generously donated home run balls to two fans in the Right Field Pavilion and one fan in the Left Field Pavilion. It was the first three-home-run game for the […]
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Rookie Wins Game With Veteran At-Bat
May 4th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Friday night’s exciting 4-3 Dodgers win over the (now) National League East second place Atlanta Braves will forever be remembered as ‘The Andy Pages Game.’ Not only did the 23-year-old La Habana, Cuba native continue his torrid hitting by going 4-for-5 in Friday night’s 11-inning contest, he also gave the Dodgers their first walk-off win of […]
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