Exactly as it was supposed to be! With the National League West last-place Colorado Rockies leading the National League West first-place Los Angeles Dodgers by a score of 5-4 heading into the bottom of the ninth inning in front of a sold out Dodger Stadium crowd of 50,730 (with millions more watching on television and […]
(Read More)No Surprise Here
If you had been asked who you thought would be the first Dodger player to make a donation in support of the massive firefighting efforts in Los Angeles right now, chances are exceptionally good that your answer would have been 35-year-old Dodgers future Hall of Fame first baseman Freddie Freeman – and you would have […]
Great Scott!
* * * * * * * Four years, $80 million! Those are the reported contract numbers that 30-year-old free agent southpaw reliever Tanner Scott is seeking to sign with a MLB team. While that may be Scott’s starting point in negotiations, it isn’t an unreasonable expectation considering that MLB is going through […]
All Is Well in the Universe
Early Friday afternoon, the Dodgers officially announced that they had re-signed extremely popular 32-year-old outfielder/designated hitter Teoscar Hernández to a three-year/$66 million contract extension that will keep him in Dodger Blue through the 2027 season. “I was going to do everything in my power to come back. For me, money wasn’t an issue,” the Cotui, Dominican […]
Waiting on Roki Sasaki
Why are January 15 and 23, 2025 dates important to the Dodgers completing their roster for the upcoming MLB season? January 15 is the first day of the 2025 international signing period when all MLB teams reset their respective bonus pools. Signing before the 15th greatly reduces Roki Sasaki’s earning potential as a posted NPB […]
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A Sobering Fact
September 22nd, 2024 at 8:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka Following the National League West first-place Dodgers’ ugly 6-3 loss to the NL West last-place Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium on Saturday evening, their lead over the second-place San Diego Padres is now a precarious 3.0 games. And while some may say that a lead is a lead regardless of the number, there is something […]
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52-52
September 21st, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka When 30-year-old Dodgers international superstar Shohei Ohtani was announced by Dodger Stadium PA announcer Todd Leitz as he was preparing to step in the batters box to lead off the bottom of the first inning of Friday night’s game against the visiting Colorado Rockies, the crowd of 49,073 gave the Oshu, Japan native a very long […]
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One of One
September 20th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka He did it and he made it look easy, although it most certainly was not. In what will be remember as one of the single greatest Major League Baseball games ever played, 30-year-old international superstar Shohei Ohtani became the first player in MLB history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a […]
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Eleven To Make Two
September 18th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka Dodgers international superstar Shohei Ohtani‘s third-inning two-run home run against the Miami Marlins on Tuesday was his 48th of the season. This, along with his 47th and 48th stolen bases against the Chicago Cubs on September 11, puts him two away from 50-50 in both categories, which no player in MLB history has ever done. […]
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As Advertised
September 17th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka If you were among those skeptical as to whether or not 26-year-old Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto had fully recovered from his June 15 rotator cuff strain, you: Making his second start since returning from the IL, the highly touted Bizen, Japan native once again lived up to the hype that landed him his lofty 12 year […]
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Boy Did He (We) Need That!
September 16th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka With the Dodgers having lost 31-year-old right-handed Tyler Glasnow for the remainder of the season due to a sprained right elbow, and with their starting rotation in a bit of disarray of late, they needed – absolutely needed – a strong start from 30-year-old right-hander Walker Buehler, as he continues to work his way back […]
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It’s All About the Money
September 15th, 2024 at 11:00 am by Ron Cervenka It is a topic that comes up every time a team playing Our National Pastime at its highest level, including one considered by many to be among the best in the game today with one with the highest payrolls in the game today: Should teams having their lunches being handed to them (I cleaned that […]
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LA’s New Tank
September 14th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka It was only a matter of time. Because of his Ruthian-like seven weeks since being traded to the Dodgers from the St.Louis Cardinals on July 29, teammates Miguel Rojas and Gavin Lux began calling 29-year-old Dodgers utility infielder Tommy Edman “Tommy Tanks,” which quickly caught on in the Dodgers clubhouse and dugout. In the 22 […]
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Ohtani Becomes MLB’s First 46/46 Player
September 9th, 2024 at 8:00 am by Ron Cervenka It was never a matter of if, but when. The when came during the NL West first-place Los Angeles Dodgers’ 4-0 win over the AL Central first-place Cleveland Guardians in front of a (mostly happy) Dodger Stadium crowd of 44,207, when 30-year-old international superstar Shohei Ohtani slugged his 46th home run of the season; this […]
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