Anyone who has followed the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes over the past three seasons knows that they have been blessed with some of the best minor league managers in the business. Juan Bustabad managed the team in 2011 and 2012, winning the Cal League Manager of the Year title in 2011. (He […]
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New Quakes manager P.J. Forbes likely to be a fan favorite
December 22nd, 2013 at 1:43 pm 
by Ron Cervenka 
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Saying “Goodbye” To That Dump on the Bay
December 21st, 2013 at 6:00 am by Evan Bladh Candlestick Park will receive a pounding from the wrecking ball after the 49ers play a final game there on Monday night, December 23rd. It marks the end of an era. And though baseball hasn’t been played in the place since 1999, I can’t help but remember that big old garbage dump of a ballpark that […]
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Josh Beckett could play big role in Dodgers success in 2014
December 20th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka With the posting status of Japanese pitching sensation Masahiro Tanaka changing almost daily (if not hourly), it’s beginning to look more and more that the likelihood of him becoming a Dodger is… well, less and less. And even though Dodgers GM Ned Colletti has said that they are still interested in Tanaka as a middle-of-the-rotation guy (what a […]
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Ogden Raptors – Year In Review
December 19th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman The Ogden Raptors will again be the Dodger affiliate in the Pioneer League in 2014. The advanced rookie league is comprised of a four team Northern Division and a four team Southern Division. The Raptors compete in the Southern Division along with the Orem Owlz (LAA), Grand Junction Rockies (COL), and Idaho Falls Chukars (KC), […]
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Selig to determine roster size for Australia series
December 18th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka No one can argue about the novelty and appeal of the Dodgers and Diamondbacks 2014 MLB season opener at historic Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia on March 22 and 23, 2014. In fact, it would be a complete surprise if the newly renovated 48,000-capacity facility isn’t sold out for both games – especially when […]
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The Ogden Raptors: Small Town Baseball – Big Town Heart
December 17th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman The Ogden Raptors are the Dodgers’ Rookie League team in the Pioneer league. The Raptors are an advanced rookie team that became affiliated with the Dodgers in 2003. Prior to that, the Ogden team was an affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. Ogden, with a population of about 83,000, claims to be the oldest settlement in […]
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And then there were none
December 16th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka In the past it seemed as though one of Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti’s first order of business each off-season was filling utility bench player vacancies on his roster with guys like Jamey Carroll, Aaron Miles, Skip Schumaker, and Jerry Hairston Jr. – just to name a few. From there, Colletti would then go to work filling out […]
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Juan Uribe’s near fall from grace
December 15th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka Okay, I admit it – I was really getting angry with Juan Uribe – especially with continuing reports that he wouldn’t even respond to Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti’s repeated offers to return to the Dodgers for what was believed to be a one year contract with an option for a second year. Granted, Uribe had […]
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The Preacher
December 14th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Ron Cervenka One of the more colorful and popular characters in Roger Kahn’s great book The Boys of Summer is Brooklyn Dodgers left-hander Elwin Charles “Preacher” Roe; popular not only to readers of this timeless classic, but also to those who actually played with him and to Kahn himself. Born on February 26, 1916 in Ash Flat, Arkansas and […]
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Seth Rosin acquisition creates awkward situation for Dodgers
December 13th, 2013 at 11:47 am by Ron Cervenka Most Dodger fans were a bit surprised when the Dodgers traded for right-hander Seth Rosin only moments after he had been selected by the Mets in the Rule 5 Draft from the Phillies on Thursday. After all, the Dodgers have several minor league prospects within their own farm system that are every bit as MLB-ready […]
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