Mark Kertenian Needs Our Help… Right About Now!
You may remember him back in 2019 as the Manager of the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. Let me refresh your memory with this video: Mark is 42 years old and is from Burbank, California. He attended Cal State, Northridge. In 2017 he managed Ogden and in 2018 he managed the Dodgers…
You may remember him back in 2019 as the Manager of the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. Let me refresh your memory with this video:
Mark is 42 years old and is from Burbank, California. He attended Cal State, Northridge. In 2017 he managed Ogden and in 2018 he managed the Dodgers Rookie Team in Arizona. Of course, I already mentioned that he was the manager of the Quakes in 2019. In 2019, Pedro Moura of The Athletic wrote:
‘He is one of a kind’: Mark Kertenian teaches baseball and life lessons as Dodgers’ players guru
You can read the entire article HERE. You will find it inspiring. I guarantee it! On Linkedin, Mark is listed as “Player Development Coordinator.” He was slated to be the Bench Coach at OKC in 2020, but that never happened as COVID-19 hit.
Yesterday, Brett Hein, posted this on Twitter:
Go Fund Me Page
That takes us to a Go Fund Me Page, which says this:
Our good friend, family member and beloved baseball coach Mark Kertenian is in the fight of his life, battling a Functional Neurological Disorder…he needs our help dearly.
Mark has found it necessary to travel to the UK for highly specialized (and uninsured) treatment. This program could take several months for him to complete and, God willing, allow him to get back on his feet (both physically and figuratively). His first few weeks with this group have been very promising but have also exposed a long road ahead.
Finding housing, 24-hour care, assisted transportation, medical services and of course, this specialized therapy has proved to be very costly, and we are looking for help to underwrite. Please donate if you are able, and if not, that’s ok; please just keep Mark in your thoughts and prayers.
One last note: Mark cannot take calls or respond to texts/emails currently as he is focusing 100% of his mental and physical effort on his recovery. Rehashing his story regarding his illness multiple times with caring people is not helpful; in fact, his Dr’s have suggested it’s potentially harmful. While he wants to connect with each one of his baseball colleagues, friends, and family, he is unable to right now. Please note that he has shut off his cell phone in the quest of putting 100% of his mental and physical energy into his recovery and as a result, please do not call, text, or email Mark directly. Instead, add your email address to this Go Fund Me page, and we will provide regular updates on Mark’s progress or feel free to reach out directly to one of us below.
Thanks in advance for your potential donation and for keeping Mark in your thoughts and prayers. We are all looking forward to him returning soon from the UK on a sustained road to recovery and reconnecting with him personally. We are motivated to get him where he belongs, back on the baseball diamond coaching men, in a game he loves.
— Go Fund Me
Link to Go Fund Me Page:
Share the Link: https://gofund.me/48fd8325
If the Big Dodger in the Sky moves you, DONATE!
The last thing I can find about Mark is in The Athletic on March 17, 2020, by Pedro Moura.
WE GOT THIS!
Here’s a good resource to read about Functional Neurologic Disorder:
I will have more information on this tomorrow. I am awaiting a call from John Murphy. He texted me tonight and promised to call in the Morning. Stay tuned…
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Discussion (81)
Disagree, not disagreeable
Let’s not lose our minds on Heaney – It’s shoulder soreness. That can be bad or not so bad. We have to wait and see.
You will not shave a few years off of your lives if you quit worrying about Cody’s hitting and Buehler’s velocity.
Trust the Catman – his time is here. He has always had this ability. Progress is not linear.
Since Bobby Miller struggled last night, some fans think his star is waning. I see last night as a blip…. unless he has an injury we do not know about. I still believe there is a very good chance we see him in LA THIS YEAR! He is legit!
I can’t believe what I just witnessed this afternoon…….Gonzo throwing a one hitter through 6 innings, with a 1.23 WHIP. Not to mention a respectable 83 pitches.
Just a few days ago I came on here and said “I don’t trust Gonzo because he works to hard” but let me say this now (as an update)….if he can pitch like this all the time- much more efficiently- I will be very happy to get off the “I don’t trust him” bandwagon and get on board the “He’s the man” wagon. I’ve been rooting hard for both he and May to be our 4/5 starters for the next 10 years, so maybe that hope isn’t so far fetched.
TM
It’s still early – too early to say either that a player is doing/will do well or not.
MLB had a 3 week preseason. The Dodgers played only 33 games including split squad games. Buehler pitched 9 2/3 innings over 2 games all Spring – that’s it.
He isn’t fully up to speed yet. If after another 4 or 5 starts he still has a wimpy fastball and looks like a so-so pitcher, I will start to worry, but not yet.
I’m not going to get too up or too down about anyone yet. I still question why the Dodgers wasted precious AB and IP this Spring on guys who were never going to play though.
You guys measure greatness a lot different than I do. I will let you have your fantasy’s.,
I think everyone is trying to compare apples to oranges.
Which Trevor Bauer are you talking about?
Prior to 2018, Trevor Bauer’s ERA’s were as follows:
2012 – 6.06
2013 – 5.29
2014 – 4.18
2015 – 4.55
2016 – 4.26
2017 – 4.29
However, then before the 2018 Season, Trevor Bauer got involved with Driveline Technology and in 2018, his ERA dropped to 2.21
2019 – 3.79 in Cleveland and then was 6.39 in Cincy (10 games)
2020 – 1.73
2021 – 2.59
As you can see, he was a different pitcher after 2018… except for the 10 games when he switched leagues. Certainly, he will never be in the HOF, but he could be a Top 10 or 20 pitcher in the NL.
Also, I believe that if the Dodgers leave Max Muncy at 2B, he will be above average. Not a gold glove, but good.
I know that everyone has anointed Gavin Lux as the 2B and future SS… and I hope you all are right, but his BA has dropped to .276. He is going to have to be consistent.
That said, Max Muncy is off to a horrid start. It does not appear to me that he is injured and I am just about 100% certain that Mookie is 100% healthy.
I wonder how Corey Seager enjoys being 2-8 on a team that has a 6.24 ERA?
Well he enjoys the first and the fifteenth!
Here’s a Free Tip:
Someone asked why they could not get the Braves -Dodgers Game in South Carolina when the game was in LA. It is how MLB protects the local market. Agree with it or not – it is what it is.
You can get around it with a VPN which is a virtual private network, and is a secure tunnel between your device and the internet. VPNs protect you from online snooping, interference, and censorship.
I use Express VPN (www.expressvpn.com ) for two things:
1. Mask my IP Address (by picking another area, like NYC) so that I can watch the Dodgers; and
2. I also use it on my laptop when traveling (airports, coffee shops, etc.), so that crooks can steal your stuff.
I pay $9.99 a month. The only drawback is that I have to watch on my laptop, but I run 3 monitors so it is not a problem.
This has been a public service announcement!
I also can’t find good ramen in South Carolina! What’s up with that?