Prior to Wednesday night, if you had been tasked with finding 10 Dodger fans who were happy with the trade that brought outfielder Josh Reddick and left-hander Rich Hill to the Dodgers in exchange for Dodgers former number one draft pick Grant Holmes, MLB-ready right-hander Jharel Cotton and rib resection surgery-recipient right-hander Frank Montas, your […]
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Toles credits minor league coach for hitting success
August 24th, 2016 at 7:54 am 
by Ron Cervenka Spend even one minute with 24-year-old Dodgers rookie outfielder Andrew Toles and you will immediately notice two things about him. First, he is extremely quiet and humble; and second, he is very funny. But spend several minutes with the Decatur, Georgia native and you will find that not only is he extremely honored and grateful to be […]
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Are Dodgers about to make the biggest mistake of the season?
August 23rd, 2016 at 9:43 am by Ron Cervenka Since being acquired from the Oakland Athletics at the August 1 non-waiver trade deadline, 29-year-old Gold Glove outfielder Josh Reddick has appeared in exactly 18 games with the Dodgers. In those 18 games Reddick has gone 10 for 67 (.149), has an on-base percentage of .208, has a slugging percentage of .164 for an OPS of […]
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A part of baseball history will soon be lost forever
August 22nd, 2016 at 7:17 am by Ron Cervenka Like every living Dodger fan – at least those of us who have yet to celebrate our 68th birthdays – I have been blessed to have had only one true “Voice of the Dodgers” in my lifetime. I am, of course, referring to Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully who, on October 2, 2016, will broadcast […]
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De Leon may be headed to LA sooner rather than later
August 21st, 2016 at 10:02 am by Ron Cervenka Dodger fans who have been clamoring to have top right-handed pitching prospect Jose De Leon called up to the Dodgers – and believe me, there are many – will, in all likelihood, not have to wait much longer. That’s the good news. The bad news, relatively speaking that is, is that it probably will not […]
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It’s time for Josh Reddick to sit
August 20th, 2016 at 10:12 am by Ron Cervenka When the Dodgers banished oft-controversial outfielder Yasiel Puig back down to the minor leagues – and make no mistake about it, no matter what color you wish to paint it, it was every bit a banishment – and acquired eight-year MLB veteran outfielder Josh Reddick from the Oakland A’s, I was as on-board with the […]
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A look at the Dodgers-Cuban Connection – Round 2
August 20th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman Dodger fans are fully aware that the Dodgers foray into the Cuban baseball market over the past three years or so has been a dismal and expensive disappointment. Both the previous front office and the present front office made questionable signings trying to acquire MLB ready or close to ready players without having to trade […]
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Clayton Kershaw has ‘a good plan‘
August 19th, 2016 at 3:00 pm by Ron Cervenka It’s probably safe to say that Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is tired of having to answer what has become a daily question: “Any update on Clayton Kershaw?” To his credit, Roberts has remained polite and even occasionally forces a smile when he comes up with yet another way to answer in the negative – besides a simple “No,” […]
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Has Hyun-jin Ryu played his last game as a Dodger?
August 19th, 2016 at 10:32 am by Ron Cervenka When it was announced that the Dodgers had won the posting bid for South Korean left-hander Hyun-jin Ryu back on November 10, 2012, it was a pretty big deal. So big, in fact, that fellow ThinkBlueLA staff writer Harold Uhlman telephoned me at 6 am (PT) on that Saturday morning as my brother and I were setting […]
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Loons complete four-game sweep of Lugnuts
August 19th, 2016 at 6:00 am by Harold Uhlman The Great Lakes Loons of the Class-A Midwest League traveled to Lansing for a four-game set with the Lugnuts beginning on Monday, August 15. With just 21 games to play in the 2016 schedule the Loons trailed the Lugnuts by four and one-half games in the chase for the final playoff spot in the Eastern […]
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