Major League Baseball and Chevrolet, the official vehicle of Major League Baseball, today announced that Dodger pitcher, 2011 National League Cy Young Award winner and 2012 MLB All-Star Clayton Kershaw was named the Dodgers’ 2012 nominee for the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award presented by Chevrolet. Today marks the eleventh annual Roberto Clemente Day, which was […]
(Read More)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 […]
Hollywood Stuff
It was as if they had read it from a Hollywood script – and it was epic. With one out and on the third pitch that New York Yankees right fielder and future Hall of Famer Aaron Judge saw from struggling Dodgers right-hander Tony Gonsolin (an 89.7-MPH slider right down Broadway, no pun intended), the […]
Dodgers Make Head-Scratching Move
To say that the Dodgers bullpen is a mess would be a gross understatement. As we all painfully witnessed in Wednesday’s ugly loss to the AL Central second-place Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field, 30-year-old Dodgers left-hander Tanner Scott not only blew the save of what should have been future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw‘s first […]
Kershaw Named Dodgers Nominee for 2012 Roberto Clemente Award
September 18th, 2012 at 11:21 am 
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A Kershaw-less Kershaw Game
September 18th, 2012 at 4:01 am by Ron Cervenka Everyone will forever remember that it was John Ely who suffered the painful 5-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in Sunday’s marathon 12-inning matinee at Dodger Stadium – this in spite of Hanley Ramirez’s ridiculously weak (and late) toss to second baseman Nick Punto that allowed a still salvageable one-run game to get completely out of reach on what […]
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No Diving
September 17th, 2012 at 8:37 am by Ron Cervenka “That can’t be right,” I remember thinking to myself when I first heard it. “That has to be a mistake.” I was listening to Dodger Talk on the radio while driving home from the Ravine after yet another dismal Dodgers loss. “Hanley Ramirez has yet to dive for a ball since joining the Dodgers,” the […]
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Luis Cruz – The Gift that Keeps on Giving
September 16th, 2012 at 8:32 am by Ron Cervenka If the Dodgers somehow… somehow make it into the post season, it won’t be because of Dodgers superstar sluggers Matt Kemp or Andre Ethier; and it won’t be because of recently acquired superstars Hanley Ramirez, Adrian Gonzalez or the thus far unseen Carl Crawford. No, if the Dodgers somehow manage to limp into the 2012 […]
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Kershaw Likely to miss Sunday Start – Kemp to Remain in Line-up Despite Struggles
September 15th, 2012 at 8:40 am by Ron Cervenka Defending Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw will most likely miss his scheduled start on Sunday due to the same hip issues that forced him to miss his start last Sunday against the San Francisco Giants. Even though Kershaw felt ok the day after his subsequent start this past Tuesday against the D-backs, he reportedly […]
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Lilly to be Shut Down – Off-Season Surgery Likely
September 14th, 2012 at 5:36 pm by Ron Cervenka Although it should come as no surprise to anyone, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly confirmed on Friday afternoon that health-troubled lefty Ted Lilly has been completely shut down for the remainder of the season and will most likely face off-season surgery on his left shoulder. Lilly, who has been on the disabled list since May 28 […]
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Down on the Farm – Player Profile: Onelki Garcia
September 14th, 2012 at 7:03 am by Harold Uhlman The 2012 Dodger draft was an interesting one for sure. We deviated from a long standing tradition of drafting a pitcher first, selected two eighteen year old infielders as our first selections, both listed as shortstops, drafted a relief pitcher third and a young man who had defected from Cuba as our fourth selection. The […]
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Steven “Paco” Rodriguez is Here to Stay
September 13th, 2012 at 2:09 pm by Ron Cervenka At a time when there isn’t much good news coming out of the Dodgers camp, it’s good to see that there is at least some – even if it may be too little too late. As has been well documented over on the ThinkBlueLA forum by Harold Uhlman (Bluenose Dodger), left-handed pitcher Steven “Paco” Rodriguez […]
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Down on the Farm – Ross Stripling
September 13th, 2012 at 5:00 am by Harold Uhlman The 2012 First Year Player Draft was an interesting one for the Dodgers. There were some surprises and perhaps some puzzlers. It was definitely not a surprise that we selected Corey Seager in the first round as it made perfect sense to go after a power hitting infielder. Our minor league strength was in pitching […]
(Read More)Dodgers Announce Preliminary 2013 Schedule
September 12th, 2012 at 10:35 am by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have announced their preliminary schedule for the 2013 regular season. The team will open the season at home with Opening Day slated for Monday, April 1 against the San Francisco Giants. In addition to the first three games of the season, San Francisco will visit Los Angeles from June 24-26 and Sept. 12-15. […]
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