A late winter storm moving through Southern California is causing concern as to whether or not the Dodgers and Braves will get in the final game of their three-game series on Wednesday night. The Weather Channel is forecasting a 40% chance of rain Wednesday morning and afternoon increasing to a 70% chance Wednesday night. Because this […]
(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 […]
Late Winter Storm Could Force Dodgers-Braves to Play on Day Off
April 25th, 2012 at 8:53 am 
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Thirty-Five Years Ago Today… Charlie Hough Homers
April 24th, 2012 at 1:09 pm by Evan Bladh Every now and then, I take a look back at Dodger history and see if anything significant happened on the day. I may review box scores and sometimes a storyline develops. If I remember a particular game of certain feat from that series of numbers and names, then I have hit the jackpot. Today was one […]
(Read More)The Money Man Behind the Dodgers
April 24th, 2012 at 11:47 am by Ron Cervenka Although a few days old but in case you missed it, here is an excellent piece by Kim Christensen of the L.A Times about the money man behind the Dodgers: “What kind of man is Dodgers’ next owner?” Sounds like Mark Walter is the perfect man for the job. GO DODGERS!
(Read More)Could This Be the New Juan Uribe?
April 24th, 2012 at 8:27 am by Ron Cervenka To say that Monday night’s game between the Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves at Dodger Stadium wasn’t a breath of fresh air would be a lie. And though the usual suspects Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier did their same old thing (Kemp going 2 for 3 with a walk and a run scored and Ethier going […]
(Read More)So, How Would YOU Pitch to Matt Kemp?
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:11 am by Ron Cervenka Without question, the one name that strikes fear into every National League pitcher right now is Matt Kemp. The mere mention of his name causes them to break out in a cold sweat. And while there is little argument by most pitchers in the National League (perhaps even those in Milwaukee) that Matt Kemp rightfully […]
(Read More)Eovaldi Mystery Solved
April 22nd, 2012 at 4:10 pm by Ron Cervenka Amidst growing rumors that something was up that caused Nathan Eovaldi to be suddenly and inexplicably pulled after pitching only one (good) inning at Double-A Chattanooga last Thursday, one rumor seems to have solved the mystery. Dodgers starter Chad Billingsley reportedly felt soreness in his groin after his last start in Milwaukee, forcing the Dodgers to take […]
(Read More)Down on the Farm – Quakes Chris Jacobs has Monster Night
April 22nd, 2012 at 10:21 am by Ron Cervenka I am convinced that anyone who has ever seen Rancho Cucamonga Quakes first baseman Chris Jacobs has asked themselves “What is this kid doing in a baseball uniform? He should be wearing a football uniform.” Jacobs (or Jake, as his teammates call him) stands 6-5 and weighs 257 (according to the Quakes roster) and has […]
(Read More)The Experiment is Over – It’s Time for Andre Ethier to Bat Behind Matt Kemp Every Game
April 21st, 2012 at 11:05 pm by Ron Cervenka If Saturday night’s game against the Houston Astros wasn’t proof enough for Dodger manager Don Mattingly that left-handed hitting Andre Ethier absolutely needs to bat in the clean-up spot behind Matt Kemp every game instead of being platooned with Juan Rivera in the number 4 and number 5 holes because of pitching match-up, then Donny […]
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25 Ways to Score From Third Base
April 21st, 2012 at 1:31 pm by Ron Cervenka While listening to an Oldies station on my satellite radio a few days ago, I happened to hear Paul Simon’s classic 1975 hit song “50 Ways to Leave your Lover.” And while this tongue-in-cheek former number one song is a bit ridiculous, it got me thinking about how many ways there are to do different […]
(Read More)I Don’t Want to Rain on Anybody’s Parade but…
April 20th, 2012 at 9:49 pm by Ron Cervenka I would be lying if I said that I am not extremely excited about the Dodgers smoking hot start to the 2012 season. After all, they have the best record in the NL (11-3), they have the best right handed hitter in all of baseball (Matt Kemp), they have the best left-handed hitter in all […]
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