How many years does it take to reach a career goal in life? Seven years seems to be a long period of preparation, but in seven years an individual can become a doctor, lawyer, chartered accountant, teacher with a master’s degree, complete apprenticeships in many trades and prepare for various other occupations and professions. Fortunately […]
(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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It’s Official – Billingsley to DL, Fife Called Up from Albuquerque
July 17th, 2012 at 3:01 pm 
by Ron Cervenka The Dodgers today placed right-hander Chad Billingsley on the 15-day disabled list with right elbow inflammation (retroactive to July 8) and recalled right-hander Stephen Fife from Triple-A Albuquerque to make tonight’s start against the Phillies. Billingsley was 4-9 with a 4.30 ERA in 18 starts this season and is eligible to return from the DL […]
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“Never”
July 17th, 2012 at 10:55 am by Ron Cervenka Don Mattingly: “What angle are you after today, T.J.?” T.J. Simers: “I’m on vacation and decided to drop in on my favorite baseball team, but since the Angels are out of town, I came here instead.” …and so it began. I knew that sparks were going to fly the instant that I spotted T.J. Simers […]
(Read More)Monday Post Game News
July 16th, 2012 at 10:36 pm by Ron Cervenka During Monday night’s post game interview, Dodger manager Don Mattingly said that a decision has not yet been made on whether or not Chad Billingsley would pitch on Tuesday night; however, he immediately followed that up by saying that he doubts that he will. When reporters met Billingsley at his locker, Chad was visibly upset and […]
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Down on the Farm – Vote for Duke!
July 16th, 2012 at 6:34 pm by Harold Uhlman Duke von Schamann, a starting pitcher from Texas Tech, was drafted by the Dodgers in the fifteenth round of the 2012 draft. Duke, just turned 21, was the last of four players drafted from Texas Tech in this year’s draft. The 6’5”, 220 pound righty had just completed a successful season with the Red Raiders. […]
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Somebody Call 9-1-1
July 16th, 2012 at 8:18 am by Ron Cervenka If this isn’t an emergency, nothing is. On consecutive days the Dodgers have blown games in which they effectively yanked defeat from the jaws of victory. It started with Saturday night’s disaster when the Dodgers were one strike away from victory and was something of the likes I have never seen before… well maybe once […]
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Forgivable… For Now
July 15th, 2012 at 9:29 am by Ron Cervenka Mark this date down on your calenders – Wednesday, October 3, 2012. It is the date of the final game of the 2012 regular season for the Dodgers. It is an afternoon game with a rare 4:15 pm start time. The Dodgers entire season could hinge on the outcome of this single game against the San […]
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Colletti and Kasten Deliver ‘State of the Dodgers’ Message
July 14th, 2012 at 12:46 pm by Ron Cervenka As part of Friday night’s fifth annual blogger’s night at Dodger Stadium, the group of assembled bloggers were addressed by Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti and team president and CEO Stan Kasten. After sharing some basic information about the current state of the team on the very night that Dodger sluggers Matt Kemp and Andre […]
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Down on the Farm – Angelo Songco’s Long Road Back
July 13th, 2012 at 9:33 am by Ron Cervenka Angelo Songco had it made. Everything was going great for the 23-year-old Granada Hills, California native. Songco was drafted by the Dodgers in the 4th round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft (127th overall) out of Loyola Marymount University and was on the fast track through the Dodgers farm system. He spent the 2010 season with […]
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Calling Out the Prognosticators – Over/Under at Mid-Season
July 12th, 2012 at 7:50 am by Evan Bladh As we prepare for the official second half of the 2012 season, let me throw out some numbers and get your feelings as to whether the Dodgers will accomplish some of them. With half a season to gauge things, let’s see who the true Nostradamus is out there. It’s not like we are going in […]
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