As you probably know by now, Dodgers outfielder Tony Gwynn Jr. was designated for assignment on Monday morning and was replaced on the active roster by outfielder/first baseman Jerry Sands, who was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque. It was the fourth such call-up in the past two seasons for the 24-year-old Clayton, North Carolina native and the […]
(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 […]
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Deflection
August 7th, 2012 at 8:17 am 
by Ron Cervenka Rather than dwell on the Dodgers painful (and pathetic) 2-0 loss at the hands of the lowly Colorado Rockies on Monday night, I thought I would throw a deflection out there and share this brief but humorous moment that occurred in the Dodger dugout just prior to Don Mattingly’s pre-game media interview. Dodger legend Don […]
(Read More)Dodgers Designate Tony Gwynn Jr. for Assignment – Recall Jerry Sands from Triple-A
August 6th, 2012 at 9:36 am by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have designated outfielder Tony Gwynn Jr. for assignment and recalled outfielder/first baseman Jerry Sands from Triple-A Albuquerque. Gwynn was batting .232 with a team-leading four triples and 17 RBI in 103 games with Los Angeles. Sands, 24, has hit safely in his last 10 games with Triple-A Albuquerque, batting .476 (20-for-42) with six […]
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Actions Speak Louder than Words
August 6th, 2012 at 9:21 am by Ron Cervenka When I arrived at the Rancho Cucamonga Epicenter last Thursday afternoon after making the hour and a half drive to watch Justin Sellers rehab with the Quakes, I was quite disappointed to learn that Sellers would not be playing that night. Sellers had made his first rehab start the night before as the Quakes Designated Hitter and Dodgers management (more […]
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“Bluetopia” to Screen at L.A. Craft and Folk Art Museum Exhibition
August 5th, 2012 at 8:24 am by Ron Cervenka The Los Angeles Craft and Folk Art Museum has announced a special screening of “Bluetopia: The LA Dodgers Movie” on Thursday August 16th at 7:00 PM as part of its summer-long Baseball: The All American Game exhibition. “While the events of Bluetopia occurred over 4 years ago, the fans’ passions on display and “inside baseball” access are timeless,” says Timothy Marx, Bluetopia’s producer and director. […]
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Upon Further Review……….. Not!
August 4th, 2012 at 11:59 am by Ron Cervenka Well, it happened again last night, just as it seems to happen every night in every MLB ballpark across the country – a blown call by an umpire. Or was it a blown call? Maybe it wasn’t. Don Mattingly thought it was a blown call – enough to come out and argue about it for […]
(Read More)Down on the Farm – Dodgers Announce July Dodger Pride Award Winners
August 4th, 2012 at 8:55 am by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers have announced the July winners of the Dodger Pride Awards. The Dodger Pride Awards were created in 2008 by General Manager Ned Colletti, and are given on a monthly basis to the players at each level of the club’s minor league system who play the game with a hustling, smart, aggressive style. The […]
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Down on the Farm – Quakes Win Thriller in Extra Innings
August 3rd, 2012 at 10:59 am by Ron Cervenka The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes won what was arguably their most exciting game of the season on Thursday night beating their rival Inland Empire 66ers (Angels) 8-7 in 11 innings. Having already lost the first two games of the series, the Quakes were desperately trying to avoid being swept in front of the home town crowd at […]
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A Hidden Treasure No Longer Hidden
August 2nd, 2012 at 8:30 am by Ron Cervenka Nobody, and I mean nobody, could have ever anticipated or predicted the incredible job that Dodger shortstop Luis Cruz has done since being called up from Triple-A Albuquerque to fill in for the injured Dee Gordon – nobody except Luis Cruz, that is. Since being called up exactly one month ago today (on his son’s second birthday), […]
(Read More)So, Who Goes?
July 31st, 2012 at 2:59 pm by Ron Cervenka With Brandon League and Shane Victorino on flights to Los Angeles as I write this, the Dodgers need to open up a spot on their 25-man roster for one of them. Obviously, Josh Lindblom’s spot will be filled by either League or Victorino, but what about the other spot on the 25-man roster? This isn’t […]
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