It seems we are quite often declaring years to be special in some way. We recall the war years, Jackie Robinson Year, 1947, Y2K, the Year of the Snake, this year, the Year of the Water Dragon. In 1949 George Orwell wrote “1984” with all kinds of outrageous predictions, or so we thought. Looking back […]
(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 […]
Where Will It Stop? – An Opposing View Point to “Enough!”
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When Did You Fall in Love with the Dodgers?
June 19th, 2012 at 12:02 pm by Ron Cervenka After running the “Love of Dodgers Spans Five Generations for one L.A. Family” article last week, I received several emails from other loyal Dodger fans who wanted to share their great stories of how and when they fell in love with the Dodgers. Their stories are far too wonderful not to share with you. Here are […]
(Read More)Enough!
June 18th, 2012 at 3:10 pm by Ron Cervenka It happened again, and it seems to be happening more frequently than ever before – umpires blowing calls; and I don’t mean missed balls and strikes… I mean game changing calls, and it happened yet again on Sunday afternoon and it happened yet again to the Dodgers – and yes, it was a game changer. Fortunately, the […]
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The History of Dodger History
June 18th, 2012 at 12:04 pm by Ron Cervenka If you have attended any games at Dodger Stadium this season or even if you have watched them on TV, you have probably seen several of the Dodger Stadium 50th anniversary video clips highlighting the greatest moments in Dodger Stadium history. Now I don’t know about you, but I absolutely love these short video clips, […]
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A Father’s Day Gift
June 16th, 2012 at 6:02 am by Evan Bladh “Hey Dad, where do you wanna sit, the 2nd row on the first base side or the 6th row on the third base side?” “What are you talking about, Ev?” I said. “Your Father’s Day gift,” he replied. “I’m on Stub Hub right now. You know, Oakland, the Dodgers game on Tuesday.” Something tells me […]
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Mattingly Expects Kemp to “look out for the club” at All-Star Game.
June 14th, 2012 at 7:24 pm by Ron Cervenka A few days ago, our friend Evan Bladh posted here on ThinkBlueLA about Should Matt Kemp Participate in the 2012 Home Run Derby? Evan’s post generated a spirited debate both here and on the ThinkBlueLA forum. The responses were intelligent and show the wide spectrum of opinions on the subject. But what is the club’s position on this hot topic? […]
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A Happy Ethier is a Loved Ethier
June 13th, 2012 at 9:56 am by Ron Cervenka Although I don’t always agree with everything that journalist Steve Dilbeck writes in his L.A. Times Dodgers blog, I usually do. I have always respected and enjoyed Steve’s work and was honored to finally meet him in person recently through the Dodgers bloggers spot. I found Dilbeck’s piece this morning on Andre Ethier to be very good, as it […]
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Down on the Farm – Quakes… WOW!
June 12th, 2012 at 12:58 am by Ron Cervenka The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes extended their winning streak to a season-high eight games at the Epicenter on Monday night against the Lancaster JetHawks to take over sole possession of first place in the Cal League South Division in what was unquestionably their most exciting victory of the season. Quakes starter Garrett Gould pitched brilliantly over […]
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Should Matt Kemp Participate in the 2012 Home Run Derby?
June 11th, 2012 at 4:35 am by Evan Bladh We all know that Matt Kemp was recently selected by Major League Baseball as captain of the 2012 State Farm Home Run Derby National League team, an event which will take place on Monday, July 9th at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City during All-Star Week. As captain, Kemp gets to select the four participants who […]
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Down on the Farm – Don’t Look Now but the Quakes are Only One Game Back
June 9th, 2012 at 10:15 pm by Ron Cervenka To say that the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes have had a rough first half would be a gross understatement. All season long they have had good pitching with poor hitting or poor pitching with good hitting but they just never seemed to put the good stuff together at the same time… until last week. After losing […]
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