* * * * * * * 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 […]
(Read More)Too Close For Comfort
It wasn’t a ball or strike close call, or a safe or out close call. It was a brush-with-death close call, and it was absolutely terrifying for anyone who saw it in person at Camelback Ranch, watched it live on SportsNet LA, or saw it later on every major news channel. It was a 106-MPH line-drive […]
Dodgers in Everyone’s Sights
On Saturday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirmed what Dodger fans have known since 1883: “There’s going to be a target on our back, and we have to show up day in, day out, improve every single day in any way that we can,” Roberts told reporters following his team’s first full-squad workout of Spring Training […]
May Return For Ohtani in Jeopardy
During their respective Spring Training media scrums this past week, both Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman and Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts hinted that 30-year-old international superstar Shohei Ohtani could be ready to return to action “sometime in May” – this following his most recent shoulder surgery on November 5, 2024. “We’re going to […]
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All Is Well in the Universe
January 4th, 2025 at 10:45 am 
by Ron Cervenka 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 […]
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Waiting on Roki Sasaki
December 31st, 2024 at 8:00 am by Jesse Pearce 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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Happy New Year?
December 30th, 2024 at 8:45 am by Ron Cervenka This would do it: * * * * * * * Happy New Year to all from ThinkBlueLA.com! Play Ball! * * * * * *
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Hammerin’ Hank
December 29th, 2024 at 8:15 am by Ron Cervenka On Saturday evening, the popular Twitter (x.com) site @baseballinpix posted this: * * * Hall of Famer Henry Louis Aaron – AKA: Hank Aaron – AKA: “Hammerin’ Hank,” spent 23 seasons in Major League Baseball – 21 with the former Milwaukee Braves and two with the re-branded Milwaukee Brewers. During that time, he slashed […]
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Music To Our Ears
December 28th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka When news broke on Friday that the Dodgers had finally re-signed extremely popular 32-year-old outfielder Teoscar Hernández to a three year / $66 million contract extension that will keep him in Dodger Blue through 2027 (with a team option for 2028), it was music to the ears of every Dodger fan on the planet. As […]
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Merry Christmas from ThinkBlueLA
December 25th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka The staff at ThinkBlueLA.com wish you a safe and Merry Christmas! Play Ball! * * * * * *
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A Blessing or a Curse?
December 24th, 2024 at 10:03 am by Ron Cervenka It would be criminal to overlook what (now) 30-year-old right-hander Walker Buehler accomplished during his seven seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the team that drafted him in the first round in 2015 out of Vanderbilt University. Those accomplishments include two All-Star selections and two World Series rings, the second of which a direct result […]
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Christmas Hiatus
December 24th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Jesse Pearce Things to do, places to go, people to see, hang the stockings, prepare for family gatherings, so I offer these musings for your consideration this week. Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes recently said: “We’ll continue to try to make moves we feel are needle movers, whether that’s impact moves, or depth moves, all those play […]
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Welp
December 23rd, 2024 at 7:39 am by Ron Cervenka I got nothin. Play Ball! * * * * * *
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