Clayton Kershaw's Day In The Sun
by Eric Stephen on Nov 17, 2011 6:28 PM PST
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PrintThursday was Clayton Kershaw's day to shine, as he captured the 10th Cy Young Award in the history of the Dodgers. The team held a press conference for Kershaw at Dodger Stadium, which included former Dodgers Cy Young winners Fernando Valenzuela and Don Newcombe in attendance.
Vin Scully opened the press conference, remembering back to 2008. "I didn't have any idea how great his ability really was, but there was something about him, the way he handled himself. In his first year, in his first few games, it was as if he new he belonged, which is quite a step in the major leagues to begin with," Scully said. "He not only belonged, but in four years he has retained the heights of today, the Cy Young Award winner, and what a group he joins."
Kershaw, much as he was on the Baseball Writers Association of America conference call earlier in the day, said all the right things, and was very humble. "I always dreamed about playing baseball as a kid, maybe one day making it to the big leagues, but I never dreamed about anything like this. It really is special, and I'm just really thankful for it," Kershaw said.
"I am so very proud of Clayton Kershaw and his outstanding performances that led to his receiving the 2011 Cy Young Award," Newcombe said of Kershaw in a statement. "I am reminded of Sandy Koufax whenever I see Clayton pitch and feel that there is a deep comparison between the two. Clayton has an outstanding work ethic, as did Sandy, which will show itself through Clayton's baseball career."
Kershaw had to beat another great pitcher in Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies to win the award. Jack Moore at Fangraphs wrote a wonderful article comparing the two pitchers and the significance of age 23 for both of them.
"Although he put up one of his best seasons in a fantastic career, today Roy Halladay gives Clayton Kershaw his time in the spotlight," wrote Moore. "They have reached this point in vastly different ways, but going forward, there should be no doubt: when it comes to the National League, these two set the standard for pitching.
Both Matt Kemp and James Loney were in attendance at the press conference at Dodger Stadium, supporting their teammate. Kershaw acknowledged them:
"It felt like towards the second half of the season when we really started playing well we always had one or two runs in the first or second inning when I was pitching, and a lot can be attributed to Matt. I'm thankful to have him in center field hopefully for what looks like to be a really really really long time."
There was laughter and applause when Kershaw mentioned this, as Kemp is expected to finalize his eight-year, $160 million contract extension on Friday, per Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times.
Cliff Corcoran at Sports Illustrated, while concerned about Kershaw's workload, identified him as a perennial Cy Young Award candidate and worthy of a long-term contract extension of his own: "It is best the Dodgers not do what the Giants did with Tim Lincecum and wait until he wins another Cy Young before trying to sign him long-term, and even better for the Dodgers if they not wait until Lincecum, who is eligible for arbitration again this year, sets the market even higher."
Kershaw said unfortunately he wouldn't be in Los Angeles on Tuesday, when the National League MVP gets announced, as he will be back home in Dallas with his wife Ellen. However, Kershaw said he supported his teammate. "I'm looking forward to Tuesday. I hope they get it right."
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I know he plays
for the team we dislike, but this is an interesting article about Tim Lincecum and his dad who taught him how to pitch as a youngster. I apologize to those who may have already read it.
Great read
I’ve always liked Lincecum. He’s the best Filipino athlete after Pacquiao, but it’s a pity he plays for a team I loathe.
Broncos are going to have to open it up through the air
not getting squat in the ground
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When they interview Kemp for winning the MVP
I hope they ask him the same question, “what would you like to say to Larry Bowa?”
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@underdog, Josie, and the movie fans here
What are your thoughts on J Edgar? Looks pretty good to me. Not sure if ’m being led astray though.
directed by Clint Eastwood, and the man has a good track record.
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 17, 2011 6:59 PM PST up reply actions
I bought into him being Howard Hughes. And he’ll look better than the real J. Edgar when he’s in drag.
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also, want to say about DiCaprio
when this guy burst on the scene, I didn’t like him. I thought he was another pretty boy trying his hand at being a movie star.
That motherfucker can ACT!
Many movies he’s starred in I found myself really enjoying.
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 17, 2011 7:01 PM PST up reply actions
I am always interested in a Clint Eastwood directed film.
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The first time I saw him was in “…Gilbert Grape”, and he was good then.
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that
and Romeo and Juliet
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 17, 2011 7:05 PM PST up reply actions
Dude
Olivia Hussey was 15 or 16 when that movie was made!
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She was probably
the hottest Virgin Mary of all time though. Around 26 for that.
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Interesting tidbit on Ms. Hussey
Was Francis Ford Coppola’s initial choice for the role of Apollonia Vitelli Corleone in The Godfather (1972).
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I believe her mother was English and her father Argentinian.
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I think I was 13. And at the time, I thought she was too.
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it's a staple in HS lit classes
when the teacher doesn’t feel like teaching
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I like the postmodern one better
Luhrmann is adapting The Great Gatsby, hope he doesn’t fuck it up.
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I have the same exact feelings about him
Shutter Island, The Departed, Inception. Hot damn he’s great
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belatedly but haven't seen it
but I will because Clint is always solid (though I found Changeling rather dull and not my thing). Heard mixed things, wildly mixed even, from critics and cinephiles on twitter etc. But people who like his films have been positive and Leo’s getting great notices. The old man makeup looks and is supposed to be kinda distracting though. But I’ll see it.
Looking forwrd to Scorcese’s Hugo, too. And the Muppets, which is already getting great early buzz.
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I just read the article on mlb.com
interleague play is going to be year long? that is going to be a little disturbing…
Why do people care so much about interleague play?
Shit, they’re major league teams too. What’s so weird about playing them?
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by Taylor Maricle on Nov 17, 2011 8:09 PM PST up reply actions
this is not my entire reasoning for hating it but its a good start
Do you watch the Dodgers when they play AL teams?
I watch the Dodgers when they play
why would I not when they play al teams?
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I'm willing to just call it SSS and perhaps a lack of good scouting reports on AL teams.
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by Taylor Maricle on Nov 17, 2011 8:16 PM PST up reply actions
It's still 10 times better than having one division with 4 teams and one with 6 team
And a random monkey picking out your interleague opponents out of a hat. Things need to get more balanced.
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by Taylor Maricle on Nov 17, 2011 8:36 PM PST up reply actions
it’ll still be the same amount of interleague games, they just won’t be confined to one month anymore
by Josie Becker on Nov 18, 2011 9:40 AM PST up reply actions
great minds?
or ripped off?
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 17, 2011 7:06 PM PST up reply actions
MINDTAKER!!!!!
ooooooweeeeeooooooooooohhhhhhh
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 17, 2011 7:08 PM PST up reply actions
Daniel Murphy
Dodgers should be in on this I think.
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 17, 2011 7:08 PM PST reply actions
I keep assuming Loney is coming back. Can Murphy play LF? I know he got a lot of INF play last season
I think so
mostly 2B and 3B last year I believe.
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 17, 2011 7:15 PM PST up reply actions
Well
at least better than you can.
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by David Young on Nov 17, 2011 8:15 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Is it the premature perspiration one?
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It is wrong. But the chick at the dryer is hot (and too young for me to say that about).
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but not me!
hot damn!!
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 17, 2011 7:44 PM PST up reply actions
all of them?
yes
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by nolander on Nov 17, 2011 7:57 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
paul maholm is a free agent
I think the dodgers can use another young’ish starting pitcher, no sure how much he will cost though, his stats in PIT wasn’t exactly flash
I don't think we'll go after him
Seems like we want a veteran on a 1 yr contract because we have a few guys in the minors who could start in 2013.Maholm will probably get a multiyear contract becuase of his age. I want no part of Francis or Capuano. Harang would be solid but would rather have Kuroda if possible. I’d like to see us go after Erik Bedard if we are looking for a veteran pitcher.
by dodgers4life on Nov 17, 2011 8:14 PM PST up reply actions
Capuano
returned to full-time starting last year after an injury.
K/9 – 8.13, BB/9 2.56, FIP 4.04, xFIP 3.67, 31 starts, 186 IP.
Even though he’s another “crafty lefty” type, sitting 87-88 with the fastball, at the right price and length of contract, I could see having him in the back end of the rotation, but not as a 2/3 replacing Kuroda.
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Capuano is ok but reminds me too much of Lilly. How hard does Bedard throw?
by dodgers4life on Nov 17, 2011 8:24 PM PST up reply actions
The question with Bedard is “how often does he throw?” He sure sucked for Boston down the stretch.
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Everybody sucked for Boston down the stretch though. You know what you’re getting with Harang and Capuano. A solid veteran pitcher who is a #4 starter. With Bedard he at least has a chance to be better than that.
by dodgers4life on Nov 17, 2011 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
He seems most likely to spend at least six weeks on the DL. FIP / xFIP last year 3.64 / 3.56, but only 24 starts.
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twas
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 17, 2011 7:16 PM PST up reply actions
the ruling on the field is confirmed, it is a touchdown
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 17, 2011 7:19 PM PST up reply actions
i would like it more if tebow could throw
but yeah the option is whats keeping me watching
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NFL scouts hate the way he throws because of the long windup, but if he can get it done that way more power to him.
He’s not that much more inaccurate than some other QBs in the league.
I think being a good QB has more to do with decision making and athletic ability anyway.
his throwing is TERRIBLE
even when he gets it to a guy downfield its not an easy catch because he can’t put a good spiral on it. Obviously its the jets, but his accuracy is really low so far this year. If the Broncos D wasn’t playing well Tebow would be losing them games.
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He’s pretty accurate deep.
Last week he threw a perfect TD to Eric Decker.
Scouts hate him because he doesnt look pretty doing it.
But whatever..scouts also think James Loney has a pretty swing ;)
like I said
he wobbles the ball downfield, which makes it harder to catch. One good throw when he went 2/8 doesn’t make a good qb
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As Mayock said tonight he's damned good, much better, when on the run
when in the pocket he still has trouble making throws up the middle that are easy fora lot of QBs. But he is utterly unique, too. Not just as a runner. Still very erratic but I’ve seen him make some tough throws and be right on the money. Still needs time to figure out what works best for him as a thrower.
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he has shown flashes
but he needs to make huge gains if he wants to have a long and successful career.
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Well obviously I was watching but wasnt hanging out here while I was ;)
post on Its All Over Fatman blog during games.
Enjoyed it though, great defense from both teams really.
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mknight just blew it big time
5 yards isn’t worth 15 seconds
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Kemp's latest tweet
I guess I’m supposed to b @Dodgers Stadium 4 a press conference w/Frank. Wonder what it’s going to be about?
coy
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 17, 2011 8:40 PM PST up reply actions
Tim Tebow is the worst QB ever
who wins games
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 17, 2011 8:39 PM PST reply actions
I forgot my “sarcasm” tag
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 17, 2011 8:44 PM PST up reply actions
completion percentage under 50 percent on the year
thats bad. The D won this game, not tebow.
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it helps when you throw 8 or 17 times in back to back games
but yes, thats his strong point right now, doesn’t lose games for the team. Ball security big big deal
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who cares about his m'fing %?
;)
but agree that their D needs to get more love, they keep them in games to give him chances when he might not have had them otherwise. still very erratic but already one of the best running QBs I can remember seeing…
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On the phone to India
Please make my computer work, thanks
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Old enough
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It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
I want to go punch her parents and anyone else that said this photo was okay for a 13 year old. This isn’t all that bad in the grand scheme of things (there are much worse done by even the best photographers). I just get upset whenever I see young girls made out to be sexual objects (objects isn’t the right word but I can’t think of what I’m trying to say).
But what appear to be images from test shoot of Lottie
In other words, it is unconfirmed who that is.
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I didn’t click the link before you said this. I just looked around for news on her and according to some bigger news agencies those photos are her. I’m laughing at how her mom said she was too young for modeling just a few months ago and then let her daughter pose in those outfits. The one posted here isn’t even the worst one.
She has her older sister’s wide-set eyes, high cheekbones, porcelain skin, and slender nose. In the black-and-white photos, shot by frequent Vogue contributor Andrea Carter-Bowman, the 13-year-old sits on a wooden stool in a series of outfits: short-shorts, platform heels, leather pants, and a pair of studded go-go boots. Though the photos are far from sexual, Lottie wears thick mascara as she flashes the camera a come-hither stare.
"It’s early days, really," Peter Moss, father to Kate and Lottie, told the Daily Mail. But despite intense interest, it seems he’s already committed to the agency that discovered Kate. "Storm felt that it was worth giving Lottie a test shoot and seeing how she turned out. She had a lovely time and she seemed to come out quite well—so everybody’s happy."
Uhmm hmmm
I agree that it is too sexualized for 13.
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so you’re saying Marty was wrong…….
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 17, 2011 9:33 PM PST up reply actions
Ummm
Kate Moss is about 37. That’s a 24 year difference. Thats as large a gap as I’ve ever heard of
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BTW
Anyone see the Hot Stove today on MLBN? They showed the ST game where Sean Casey got frozen by a Kershaw curveball. Casey was laughing about it.
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 17, 2011 9:24 PM PST reply actions
lol
then they showed it again on Intentional Talk with Casey filling in for Millar.
Casey says he feels so much better about that moment now that Kershaw is a CYA winner.
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 17, 2011 9:25 PM PST up reply actions
Even a rigged voting system couldn't fuck this up
God bless Clayton Kershaw… And that suit too…
First of all, nobody's ever thought that. Ever.
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Not what I meant
I guess I should’ve said “Even the most rigged voting system in the world”
First of all, nobody's ever thought that. Ever.
You're more than welcome to #Occupymybed
CKCYAFTMFW
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OSU Plane just crashed
Women’s head basketball coach and assistant killed along with pilot and 1 other passenger. That sucks
They call me the thread killer
So with Interleague being a perpetual thing now, will the DH eventually be adopted in both leagues?
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Nov 18, 2011 7:26 AM PST reply actions
you Tripon’d me, again!
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 18, 2011 8:08 AM PST up reply actions
Yah Huh!
BTW, check your email
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