Archive for December, 2017

Happy New Kershaw Year … maybe

When the Dodgers signed left-hander Clayton Kershaw to his current 7-year / $215 million contract extension back on January 15, 2014, it was the largest salary in MLB history – pitcher or otherwise. In fact, as recently as October 31, 2017, the soon-to-be (on March 19) Dallas, Texas native was still among the highest paid players […]

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Happy 82nd Birthday to the GOAT – Sandy Koufax

Let’s get something clear right from the get-go –  I am very biased when it comes to who I think the greatest left-hander of all time is; and no, it is not Clayton Kershaw. Without question, hesitation or even a second thought, that honorable distinction belongs to Brooklyn born Hall of Fame left-hander Sandy Koufax, the […]

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Will Dodgers make a run at Jake Arrieta?

Make no mistake about it, Jake Arrieta is going to get paid … a lot. In fact, there have been reports that his agent Scott Boras, the man often referred to as ‘baseball’s Antichrist,’ sent teams a 75-page binder on behalf of his client informing them of what he has to offer, for which he is seeking a […]

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Portland, Montreal potential landing spots for MLB expansion teams

Within weeks – perhaps even days – after the Montreal Expos departed dilapidated Olympic Stadium and moved into Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. in 2005, city and provincial politicians and baseball enthusiasts in Canada’s second largest city immediately began trying to figure out a way to convince Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players […]

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Dodger fans let MLB Network know what they really think

For true 100 percent pure baseball fans, there is nothing, absolutely nothing, worse than the off-season. …or so we thought. On Tuesday night, MLB Network, in their infinite wisdom, decided to re-broadcast Game-7 of the 2017 World Series between the Dodgers and Astros. And while this may have gone over well with the half dozen […]

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Dodgers continue bargain-hunting for hidden talent

On Friday Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and general manager Farhan Zaidi continued their bargain hunting in search of pitching depth hoping to replace reliever Brandon Morrow and (presumably) starting pitcher Yu Darvish, both of whom became free agents following the Dodgers crushing loss to the Houston Astros in game-7 of the 2017 World […]

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Merry Christmas from ThinkBlueLA

On behalf of the Scott, Evan, Robb, Jacob, Sarah, Amanda, and Ron, we wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas! Go Dodgers!

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Will 2018 be the year Dodgers finally retire number 34?

It was a tough blow. No, not losing game-7 of the 2017 World Series to the Houston Astros – although that was extremely excruciating. It was a tough blow when Dodgers season ticket holders opened the emails from their beloved Dodgers informing them that season ticket prices for the upcoming 2018 season had been jacked […]

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Dodgers hoping Koehler fills void in bullpen

The Dodgers, under Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi, have developed the reputation of being minimalists when it comes to signing players on the open market. They have even made it clear over the course of this off-season that the goal is to find pitchers that will not require big contracts but will make a big […]

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Enberg’s influence covered generations of sports fans

For those who didn’t hear about it when the news broke late Thursday evening, they undoubtedly woke up to the shocking news that Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Enberg had died of an apparent heart attack that he suffered at his La Jolla, California home on Thursday morning. With the tragic news, Twitter quickly exploded with […]

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