Kershaw Klawbers Angels Kobe style 5-3

by Phil Gurnee on Jun 21, 2009 10:43 PM PDT in Dodgers Game Recaps

Final - 6.21.2009	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles Dodgers	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	5	12	1
Los Angeles Angels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	8	0
WP: Clayton Kershaw (4 - 5) SV: Jonathan Broxton (17) LP: John Lackey (2 - 3)

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With Kobe Bryant watching from the stands Clayton Kershaw was nursing a 1 - 0 lead with the bases loaded and no outs in the bottom of the 5th with the chances of him getting out of the jam with the lead slim and none. Ausmus came to the mound to calm Kershaw down and predicted what would happen next.

"I just told him, 'If it comes to you, come to me and we'll get a double play,'" said catcher Ausmus. "I didn't actually think it would happen."

It did happen exactly has Ausmus said when Bobby Abreu hit into a home to first double play. One out later Kershaw was headed to the dugout for the top of the sixth still holding onto that 1 - 0 lead. Joe Torre was impressed.

"The kid grew up in a hurry," said Torre. "I told [pitching coach Rick Honeycutt], he got himself into the mess, he'll have to get himself out. From there on out, he was pretty much dominant. He's 21. I was still drooling at 21."

James Loney added a two run shot in the 8th and several kangaroo singles in the ninth gave the Dodgers the five runs they would need to withstand a mini ninth inning rally by the Angels, and give Kershaw his 4th win in 5 decisions.

Once the Angels beat the Dodgers ace on Friday night it looked doubtful the Dodgers would be able to win this series with Angel ace's Weaver and Lackey going Saturday and Sunday but this is a team you can't count out and by the time the dusk fell on Fathers Day the Dodgers had won another series, and are now a season high 22 games over 500.

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First Gurick, now Shaikin. Don’t know what to make of it.

by Tripon on Jun 21, 2009 11:42 PM PDT reply actions

Wasnt It...

Bobby Abreu that hit into the double play?

by TurnItDown on Jun 21, 2009 11:48 PM PDT reply actions

Yes

by Brendan Scolari on Jun 22, 2009 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions

Fixed.

Thanks.

by Brendan Scolari on Jun 22, 2009 12:12 AM PDT up reply actions

looking at this picture of kershaw.. it looks like he has that inverted W which causees scap loading in the shoulder.. should we worry about this in his future… randy wolf also has it

by matthewmafa on Jun 23, 2009 2:43 PM PDT reply actions

Funny, when I looked at the picture I came to the exact opposite conclusion; I see a straight line from elbow to elbow.

by David Young on Jun 23, 2009 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions

oh then i have the wrong meaning for it

by matthewmafa on Jun 23, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Jeremy Bonderman’s classic inverted W.

From chrisoleary.com

by David Young on Jun 23, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions

The inverted W should look like, well, and inverted W. :)

Why don’t they just call it an “M”?

by Eric Stephen on Jun 24, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions

Because Ian Fleming and “Cubby” Broccoli’s estates both threatened to sue for trademark infringement.

by David Young on Jun 24, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions

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Pos	No	Player	2012 Salary
C	17	Ellis	$490,000
1B	7	Loney	$6,375,000
2B	37	Herrera	$375,082
3B	6	Hairston	$2,250,000
SS	9	Gordon	$485,000
LF	23	Abreu	$401,311
CF	10	Gwynn	$850,000
RF	16	Ethier	$10,950,000

OF/1B	33	Van Slyke	$388,197
2B/3B	3	Kennedy	$800,000
OF/1B	30	Sands	$375,175
IF	13	DeJesus	$448,992
C	18	Treanor	$850,000

SP	22	Kershaw	$6,000,000
SP	58	Billingsley	$9,000,000
SP	29	Lilly	$12,000,000
SP	44	Harang	$3,000,000
SP	35	Capuano	$3,000,000

CL	74	Jansen	$491,000
RHP	52	Lindblom	$483,000
RHP	51	Belisario	$414,426
RHP	54	Guerra	$488,000
RHP	28	Wright	$900,000
LHP	57	Elbert	$488,500
RHP	60	Coffey	$1,000,000

DL	27	Kemp	$10,000,000
DL	21	Rivera	$4,000,000
DL	12	Sellers	$481,000
DL	5	Uribe	$8,000,000
DL	55	Guerrier	$4,750,000
DL	14	Ellis	$2,500,000
60DL	36	Hawksworth	$495,000
60DL	41	De La Rosa	$485,000

AA	50	Eovaldi	$7,885
AAA	56	Antonini	$7,869

		Manny	$8,087,432	deferred
		Andruw	$3,375,000	deferred
		Pierre	$3,050,000	deferred
		Furcal	$3,000,000	deferred
		Kuroda	$2,000,000	deferred
		Garland	$1,500,000	option buyout
		Blake	$1,250,000	option buyout
DFA	66	MacDougal	$650,000

Totals			$115,942,869
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Current 40-man roster count: 42 (incl. De La Rosa & Hawksworth)

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