Whicker: Long hours and high quality on Dodgers’ assembly line

RANCHO CUCAMONGA — Jeter Downs said he gets to the ballpark at 1 p.m. for 7 p.m. California League games. “Sometimes it’s earlier, depending on what we’re working on,” he said.
It was hot, of course. June Gloom is just a rumor out here. The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes did not take batting practice on this mid-July night, but they did their infield drills as the sun bore down, as fans drifted into the souvenir stores and food stands at LoanMart Field.
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