Clayton Kershaw Closing In On Triple Crown & More
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2011 11:16 AM PDT
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PrintClayton Kershaw concludes his amazing season on Sunday afternoon as the Dodgers finish a weekend series at Petco Park in San Diego. There are several statistical goals for Kershaw to shoot for.
Kershaw currently leads the majors with a 2.27 ERA. Cliff Lee is second place at 2.38, and if Lee pitches a nine-inning shutout Monday in Atlanta his ERA would be 2.2914. If Kershaw allows two runs on Sunday, he needs at least six innings to beat that (would be 2.2888); if he allows three runs, he would need to pitch 9 2/3 innings to match the hypothetical Lee. In other words, if Kershaw allows two earned runs or less in six innings or more today, he will lead the majors in ERA.
Kershaw has 242 strikeouts, which leads the National League and is 10 more than Lee. Kershaw is eight strikeouts behind major league leader Justin Verlander, who made his final start of the season on Saturday night.
Ian Kennedy won his 21st game on Saturday as the Arizona Diamondbacks eliminated the San Francisco Giants from the postseason, so Kershaw needs a win today to tie Kennedy for the National League lead.
Kershaw, who has won his last seven decisions and is 12-1 in his last 14 starts with a 1.13 ERA, is also closing in on some other numbers:
| Last Time A Dodger Had... | Year | Pitcher |
| 230 innings (Kershaw is at 226) | 2001 | Chan Ho Park (234) |
| 235 innings | 1999 | Kevin Brown (252 1/3) |
| 247 strikeouts (Kershaw at 242) | 1969 | Bill Singer (247) |
| 250 strikeouts | 1966 | Sandy Koufax (317) |
| 21 wins | 1988 | Orel Hershiser (23) |
| 194 strikeouts minus walks (Kershaw at 189) | 1963 | Don Drysdale (194) |
| 200 strikeouts minus walks | 1966 | Sandy Koufax (240) |
| Six complete games (Kershaw has five) | 1995 | Ismael Valdes (6) |
| Three shutouts (Kershaw has two) | 1995 | Hideo Nomo (3) |
| An ERA of 2.20 or lower (Kershaw needs 7+ scoreless) | 1985 | Orel Hershiser (2.03) |
| A WHIP under 1.000 (Kershaw needs no more than 2 H + BB than IP) | 2002 | Odalis Perez (0.990) |
Koufax is the only Dodger ever to have at least 200 more strikeouts than walks in a single season, and he did it three times: 1963 (248), 1965 (311), and 1966 (240). Kershaw needs 11 more strikeouts than walks today to join that club.
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Batting average
Ryan Braun grounded out in first AB, Jose Reyes flew out at roughly the same time.
Braun .33032
Reyes .32887
Kemp .32534
Red Sox down 5-1 today
in game 1 against the Yankees.
Boston is 5-17 this month, and with Wakefield already out today after 4+ innings, we can see that the Sox starters September ERA is at least 7.40 in 23 games. Crazy.
They really don’t want to play past the regular season.
Nothing is ever easy.
by drulenarendes on Sep 25, 2011 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
21st victims
Maybin CF
Bartlett SS
Hundley C
Guzman 1B
Denorfia RF
Hudson 2B
Cunningham LF
Gonzalez 3B
Luebke P
Braun will be the one to block Kemp from the Triple Crown
Hopefully that doesn’t give delusional writers with votes the idea to give the MVP to Braun as well.
I think Kemp should be the MVP, but I don’t think it would be a travesty by any means if Braun wins.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2011 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Jacoby Ellsbury is the first 30/30 player in Red Sox history, and third in MLB this season (1-2 finishers in NL MVP)
I think i may have asked this before...
But isn’t the X Factor just American Idol with some other Randy Jackson replacement?
folk don’t realize that American Idol and X-Factor are both Brit imports. In Britain, Pop Idol lasted two series and then was replaced by X-Factor. Simon Cowell figured in America, leaving American Idol would kill the show and he could just do X-Factor, but you’re right, having both shows on is a redundancy
by Josie Becker on Sep 25, 2011 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I"ll be glad
when all singing shows are thrown onto the ash heap of history.
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
they’re hugely popular with young women
by Josie Becker on Sep 25, 2011 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Sadly
not my demographic these days
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
my new TBLA acronym
NESITAYD (not every show is targeting your demographic)
by Josie Becker on Sep 25, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll know it's suicide time
when I find myself watching mainly CBS shows
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Hallmark: We couldn’t offend your great-grandmother
by Josie Becker on Sep 25, 2011 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
burn baby burn
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 25, 2011 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
He homered
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by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2011 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Matt Kemp would need to go 7 for his next 7 to match it.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2011 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
AKA we need Ryan Braun to start making some fucking outs.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2011 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
He has been pretty good about filing his POS reports this season
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2011 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 25, 2011 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
once I had a QB, and it was a blast, soon it turned out, he was made of glass. Seemed like the real thing, only to find, much of his game, it’s gone behind
by Josie Becker on Sep 25, 2011 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I figure this stuff Olney said about Ethier
has been discussed?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 25, 2011 12:44 PM PDT reply actions
Olney using the "those close to him believe" card
saying “they” don’t believe Ethier would re-sign with the Dodgers after 2012
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 25, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
we still have keith law at least
keithlaw: No. RT @bgraser12: @keithlaw convinced yet Ryan Braun 33 HR 110 rbi .333 average..#MVP?
Too bad he has a vote for the NL CYA instead.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed.
If Kemp loses to anyone else, I start swinging though :)
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2011 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
sheesh
of course it’s the frackin Patriots that make me lose the pool
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 25, 2011 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
2010 season: 4 interceptions
Today’s game: 4 interceptions
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2011 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't give a shit about the Lions
but it’s always nice to see Minnesota fail
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Titans win!
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
by Pure Azure on Sep 25, 2011 1:00 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
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