OK, it’s only spring training games and there are some players wearing the Dodgers uniform whose names will remain anonymous to Dodgers fans – but it’s baseball! The Hot Stove season has been shelved for the next eight months and fans can focus on actual performances and outcomes rather than what-ifs. YES!!! Spring training is […]
(Read More)No Excuses
Although it has long been known, understood, and accepted that any baseball team can beat any other baseball team on any given day, there are some losses which, quite frankly, are unacceptable and inexcusable. Such was the case in Saturday’s ugly 4-3 loss by the NL West first-place Los Angeles Dodgers loss to the NL […]
The New Babe
It’s one of those things that every Dodger fan – and Shohei Ohtani fan – should be aware of: Here’s the line score and Dodgers pitching stats from of Wednesday’s game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets at Dodger Stadium: And then there’s this: Play Ball! * * * * * *
A Day of Firsts
Long time followers of ThinkBlueLA.com know that we always attempt to keep things objective (based on actual facts and statistics) rather than subjective (based on personal knowledge and experiences), although this is sometimes difficult to do as lifelong, through and through, born and bred, die-hard Dodger fan. Today it gets personal. Lovingly personal. Among the […]
Have (Another) Night, Max Muncy!
There is an exceptionally good chance that the 53,675 on-hand at Dodger Stadium for Friday night’s interleague game between the National League West first-place Los Angeles Dodgers and the American League West first-place Texas Rangers witnesses the single most exciting game of their respective lives – especially for those sporting Dodger Blue. They witnessed 35-year-old […]
“It ain’t over till it’s over”
It is a saying coined many years ago by lovable and immortal Hall of Famer Yogi Berra: “It ain’t over till it’s over.” Truer words have never been spoken, as proven by the 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers, who have seemingly made a habit of pulling a rabbit out of their respective hats in the very late […]
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Filling the Four Hole
February 18th, 2026 at 8:30 am 
by Ron Cervenka With Dodgers full-squad workouts now officially underway at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, AZ, the burning question on many (most) Dodgers fans’ minds is: Who will be Dodgers manager Dave Roberts‘ (almost) everyday second baseman? This question would have been a no-brainer had 30-year-old utility infielder/outfielder Tommy Edman not injured his right ankle while running the […]
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Mookie Betts Just Made the Dodgers Infield Problem Disappear – For Seven Years
February 8th, 2026 at 8:00 am by Scott Harvey Spring Training is six days away, and Mookie Betts just dropped the best news Dodger fans could hope for. He’s playing shortstop for the rest of his career. Not just this year, not “we’ll see how it goes,” but the entire seven years remaining on his contract. “Yeah, I mean, I’m 100 percent sure I’ll […]
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Ohtani Arrives Early: Why Nine Days Matters More Than You Think
February 6th, 2026 at 11:04 am by Scott Harvey While most players are enjoying the last week of their offseason, 31-year-old Dodgers designated hitter/pitcher Shohei Ohtani showed up at Camelback Ranch nine days before the official start of Spring Training. It’s not just about getting extra reps or beating traffic to Arizona, it’s a signal that the Dodgers’ championship window isn’t just open, it’s […]
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Random Dodgers Roster Thoughts
January 22nd, 2026 at 7:00 am by Jesse Pearce On a cold, winter morning, thoughts turn to the Dodgers and the current roster – in no particular order: Pitching MLB rules restrict teams to a maximum of 13 pitchers on the active roster (two-way players do not count as pitchers). Currently, the team has 10 veteran pitchers who cannot be optioned to the minors […]
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Dodgers Win Kyle Tucker Sweepstakes
January 16th, 2026 at 7:00 am by Ron Cervenka He did it again. Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman pulled off the single biggest get of the off-season on Thursday when it was being widely reported that the Dodgers had signed 29-year-old (tomorrow) right fielder Kyle Tucker to a four-year deal that rivals that of his now new teammate Shohei Ohtani. This from […]
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The Good – and Slightly Less-Than-Good – News
January 11th, 2026 at 9:00 am by Ron Cervenka I’ve got some good news and some slightly less-than-good news. The good news is that the Dodgers farm system is arguably among the very best in the game today, especially their minor league pitching depth. The slightly less-than-good news is that according to MLB.com, there currently are zero catchers on the Dodgers list of Top-10 […]
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One Fan’s Opinion
January 10th, 2026 at 7:00 am by Jesse Pearce Waiting for Andrew Friedman to put his final touches on the Dodgers 2026 roster can be a frustrating time for fans of the team. While Friedman’s deliberate process can be frustratingly slow to some (most?), his patience has rewarded fans with three World Championships – a fourth was stolen by the cheating practices of the […]
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Dodgers 2026 Outfield
January 3rd, 2026 at 9:00 am by Jesse Pearce Other than centerfielder Andy Pages, the 2025 regular outfielders ranged from mediocre (Tommy Edman, Teoscar Hernández), poor (Kiké Hernández), and awful (Michael Conforto). Collectively, the Dodgers outfielders earned a paltry 3.7 Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Pages’ WAR was 4.1, the rest of the OF was negative 0.4. Conforto ($17M) and T. Hernández ($20M) were paid […]
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Dodgers 2026 Infield
January 2nd, 2026 at 2:00 pm by Jesse Pearce On the surface, the Dodgers infield appears to be set for the 2026 season, with future Hall of Fame players Freddie Freeman (first base) and Mookie Betts (shortstop) anchoring the group. If he isn’t needed in centerfield, Tommy Edman should be the second baseman and third base is the current domain of Max Muncy. The […]
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