The Dodgers have announced the April winners of the Dodger Pride Awards. The Dodger Pride Awards were created in 2008 by General Manager Ned Colletti, and are issued on a monthly basis to the players at each level of the club’s minor league system who play the game with a hustling, smart, aggressive style. The [...]
(Read More)Mattingly: Scott Elbert is “getting close”
Prior to Wednesday night’s game against the Washington Nationals, I had an opportunity to ask Dodger manager Don Mattingly how rehabbing left-handed reliever Scott Elbert was going to fit in with the team when he completes his rehab assignments. “We’ll see. He’s got a good arm, that’s one thing we found over the last couple [...]
Mark Ellis’s return could bring an end to Cruuuuuz-mania
It took the Dodgers ten days to place Dodger second baseman Mark Ellis on the disabled list for his strained right quadriceps suffered on April 26. Why the delay? According to manager Don Mattingly it was an injury that was initially thought to be minor – one of those so-called “day-to-day” things. Unfortunately, by waiting almost [...]
Greinke’s return could be turning point for Dodgers
On April 11, 2013, the Dodgers lost their spirit, they lost their heart, they lost their will to win. They also lost their right-handed version of Clayton Kershaw. That was the night that deranged Padres left fielder Carlos Quentin charged the mound and broke Zack Greinke’s collarbone during a benches-clearing brawl. And though Quentin received an [...]
Kershaw breaks 1,000 Innings Pitched mark
It didn’t take long – five pitches to the very first batter that Clayton Kershaw faced on Tuesday evening at Dodger Stadium to be exact. It was an 85 MPH slider to Washington Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa – the fifth and final pitch of the at bat to Espinosa for strike three. With that [...]
“Miracle Men” author to hold book signing at Dodger Stadium tonight
Former DodgerTalk Radio co-host and current Albuquerque Isotopes play-by-play man Josh Suchon will be holding a book signing for his recently released book “Miracle Men – Hershiser, Gibson, and the Improbable 1988 Dodgers” at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday evening, May 15 from 5:10 P.M. through the third innings of the game against the Washington Nationals. The book signing [...]
Down on the Farm – Dodgers announce April Dodger Pride Winners
May 10th, 2013 at 12:40 pm 
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Dodgers about to face their 2013 defining moment
May 10th, 2013 at 6:03 am by Ron Cervenka Who would have ever thought that a three-game weekend series against a weak-hitting last place team would be a team’s season defining moment, yet this is exactly what the Miami Marlins will do this weekend. Wait… did I say the Miami Marlins? I meant the Los Angeles Dodgers. It has come to this, Dodger fans – the NL [...]
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Will desperate times force the Dodgers to take desperate measures?
May 9th, 2013 at 6:12 am by Ron Cervenka Through the first six weeks of the 2013 season, the Dodgers have enjoyed a handful of sellouts at Dodger Stadium, and aside from Opening Day, every one of these sellouts has occurred on stadium giveaway games, or “SGA” as they are referred to on eBay (where many of the items show up for sale the next [...]
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Paul Lo Duca – “I grew up a Dodger and I will always be a Dodger”
May 8th, 2013 at 6:10 am by Ron Cervenka Prior to Monday night’s game between the Dodgers and Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium, I had an opportunity to chat briefly with former Dodger catcher Paul Lo Duca. Lo Duca, as you may know, is one of many former Dodgers who has been welcomed back into the Dodger family as one of their public relations ambassadors [...]
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Magill plans to stick with his game plan
May 7th, 2013 at 6:13 am by Ron Cervenka If there’s one thing that there is no shortage of in the Dodger clubhouse right now it’s frustration. In fact, it’s so thick you can cut it with a knife – although I advise against this, as it may land you on the disabled list. Now this certainly isn’t to say that the team is not getting along, because they [...]
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Roster decisions and the DL
May 6th, 2013 at 6:00 am by Evan Bladh On Sunday morning Ron Cervenka submitted an article here on ThinkBlueLA that defended the Dodger’s training, medical and physical therapy staff. He made valid points that really can’t be refuted – you can’t blame the training staff for this rash of injuries that has inflicted the team. Maybe you can place blame on the Giant [...]
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Down on the Farm – Stripling pitches Quakes to 4-1 win over Giants
May 5th, 2013 at 3:59 pm by Ron Cervenka Top right-handed Dodger pitching prospect Ross Stripling had the game of his young career on Sunday afternoon leading the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes to a 4-1 win over the normally powerful San Jose Giants. Stripling was overpowering in his 8 innings of work, the longest outing of any Quakes starter this season, allowing only 1 run [...]
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Dodger training staff not responsible for injuries
May 5th, 2013 at 8:26 am by Ron Cervenka When it rains, it pours. It’s one of the oldest clichés out there, but there isn’t a cliché that better describes the unbelievable number of injuries to the Dodgers over the past month. I’ve never seen anything like it my life. But lets be honest here – injuries have been a part of the game since professional baseball began [...]
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It’s roster shake-up day for the Dodgers
May 4th, 2013 at 8:41 am by Ron Cervenka With Adrian Gonzalez and Hanley Ramirez the latest victims to be bitten by the injury bug and with Mark Ellis’ and Carl Crawford’s status still in limbo, you can bet that there were a few Dodger minor leaguers aboard a red eye flight from Albuquerque or perhaps even Chattanooga into SFO late last night or early this [...]
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The first time
May 4th, 2013 at 6:03 am by Ron Cervenka On Friday evening, I received an email from a gentleman by the name of Bill Stachowiak. I am ashamed to admit that if I met Bill in person I do not remember him by his name; but then, my memory isn’t what it used to be, so this really doesn’t surprise me. Regardless, I mean absolutely [...]
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