Archive for June, 2014

Dodgers prospect Lindsey Caughel named Cal League Pitcher of the Week

Dodgers pitching prospect Lindsey Caughel has been named as the California League’s Pitcher of the Week for the week of June 23-29, 2014. Caughel, who has pitched for the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes for the last half of 2013 and first half of 2014, has had an outstanding 2014 season thus far. […]

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Gonzalez finds a way to beat the shift

Next to the insane number of Tommy John surgeries needed so far this season, perhaps the most discussed and debated subject has been the use of the infield shift against some of baseball’s best hitters. It seems that every team employs some form of defensive shift at some time or another. And though the jury is still […]

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Caughel continues to dominate in latest Quakes win

While most Dodger fans have been closely watching their beloved team climb back into the NL West race and now find themselves only one game back of the hated Giants, there is another Dodgers team that is enjoying tremendous success as well. On Saturday night the Dodgers Advanced Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes won their […]

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Dodgers and Cardinals providing fans with playoff preview

Before the 2014 baseball season began, the Dodgers and Cardinals were both projected to win their respective National League divisions. In fact, many baseball experts and analysts predicted that the road to the 2014 World Series would go through St. Louis and Los Angeles. Based on what we’ve seen these past two nights at Chavez Ravine, […]

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Miguel Rojas continues to play his way into Dodger fans’ hearts

It was a little over two years ago that Dodgers third baseman Luis Cruz burst onto the scene and quickly stole the hearts of Dodger fans. Cruz, with his boyish charm and infectious smile, had everything going for him – he was an above average defender who seemingly came up with a game-changing play or a […]

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Is this the Hanley Ramirez moment that we’ve all dreaded?

There are three words that you absolutely never want to hear or read together in the same sentence or paragraph: 1) injury, 2) Dr. Neal ElAttrache and 3) MRI – and I mean absolutely no disrespect whatsoever to the great Dr. ElAttrache. Yet these three words have recently been used together (again) regarding Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez, […]

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Who is Clint Robinson? Glad you asked

When the Dodgers announced that they had designated utility infielder/outfielder Jamie Romak for assignment on Wednesday afternoon, it didn’t really come as a surprise to anyone. In fact, it was pretty much a given that he would would be the one to go to make room for Juan Uribe, who is expected to re-join the […]

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The greatest baseball moment of the season

Some may argue that Clayton Kershaw’s incredible no-hitter on June 18, 2014 was the greatest baseball moment of the season. Still others may argue that it was Yasiel Puig’s impossible diving catch on May 22, 2014 at Citi Field in New York. While both of these remarkable feats were indeed great Dodger moments this season, they […]

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Jamie Romak’s ‘Cinderella Story’ likely nearing an end

When the Dodgers called up utility infielder/outfielder Jamie Romak to the big leagues on May 28, it was a dream come true for the 28-year-old London, Ontario, Canada native. After all, Romak had spent 12 seasons in the minor leagues before finally receiving that call. Twelve seasons is an eternity in baseball years and even more so when all of […]

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Seager and Urias named to 2014 Futures Game

ThinkBlueLA has learned that Dodgers top infield prospect Corey Seager and top pitching prospect Julio Urias have been selected to represent the Dodgers at the 2014 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game to be held on Sunday, July 13 in conjunction with Major League Baseball’s All-Star Week at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Seager, the Dodgers 2012 first round draft […]

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