Clayton Kershaw Finishes Strong, All But Clinches Pitching Triple Crown
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2011 3:54 PM PDT
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PrintClayton Kershaw capped his magnificent 2011 campaign with another win against the San Diego Padres, as the Dodgers won the finale on Sunday at Petco Park, 6-2. Kershaw pitched into the eighth inning and allowed two runs, and all but clinched the National League pitching triple crown with today's win. Not a bad resume for National League Cy Young.
Kershaw's 21st victory tied Ian Kennedy of the Arizona Diamondbacks, who won on Saturday against the Giants. The 21 wins for Kershaw are the most by a Dodger since Orel Hershiser went 23-8 in 1988.
Kershaw struck out six today, giving him 248 on the season, the most by a Dodger since Sandy Koufax struck out 317 in 1966. Justin Verlander leads the majors with 250 strikeouts. In the National League, Kershaw has a 16-strikeout lead on Cliff Lee, who starts for the Phillies on Monday in Atlanta.
Speaking of Lee, with the win today, Kershaw finished with an ERA of 2.28 on the season, tops in the majors. Lee, who has a 2.38 ERA, would need 10 2/3 scoreless innings to beat Kershaw. Roy Halladay pitched six scoreless innings on Sunday to lower his ERA to 2.35, but he won't pitch again this season.
In his final 15 starts of the season, Kershaw went 13-1 with a 1.22 ERA. As Vin Scully said in the ninth inning of Sunday's broadcast, "Clayton Kershaw's season is over, but his numbers linger on."
Kershaw was in danger of allowing a third run, which was on third base when he left the game in favor of Kenley Jansen in the bottom of the eighth inning. But Jansen continued his amazing run, striking out Will Venable and Cameron Maybin to end the threat. Jansen struck out all five Padres he faced in San Diego this weekend.
Jansen is averaging 16.10 strikeouts per nine innings per nine innings this season, which is a major league record.
Javy Guerra pitched a scoreless ninth to close out the win.
Other Triple Crown Update
In the first inning, Kemp doubled to score Jamey Carroll for his 120th RBI of the year. In the third inning, Kemp hit what looked like a routine fly ball to center, but it carried about 400 feet to the warning track in center for an out.
In the sixth inning, Kemp hit a little roller that went under the glove of third baseman Alberto Gonzalez. The play was originally scored an error, though the official scorer will watch a replay after the game to determine how far Kemp was down the line on the play, per Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times.
UPDATE: The official scorer did not change the call, per Tony Jackson of ESPN LA. The error stands, as does the 0-for-1 for Kemp in that at-bat.
Kemp struck out in the seventh inning against Luke Gregerson, then grounded to shortstop in the ninth inning off Andrew Carpenter. The 1-for-5 day for Kemp lowered his batting average to .324 on a day the two ahead of him raised theirs.
Ryan Braun had two hits in three at-bats on Sunday, including a home run, and Jose Reyes had two hits in four at-bats. Here are the updated triple crown stats:
| Batting Average | Home Runs | RBI | |||||
| Ryan Braun | .3327 | Matt Kemp | 37 | Matt Kemp | 120 | ||
| Jose Reyes | .3308 | Albert Pujols | 37 | Ryan Howard | 115 | ||
| Matt Kemp | .3243 | Uggla / Fielder |
35 | Prince Fielder | 114 | ||
WP - Clayton Kershaw (21-5): 7 1/3 IP, 4 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts
LP - Cory Luebke (6-10): 6 IP, 5 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), 4 walks, 6 strikeouts
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“Clayton Kershaw capped his magnificent 2011 campaign with another complete game win”
started writing recap back in the 6th inning did you? :P
Thanks Clayton. You had a hell of a season in a season of shame.
GFO List: Frank McCourt, Ned Colletti, Mike Ashley, Dan Guerrero
by BetterDeadThanRed on Sep 25, 2011 3:58 PM PDT reply actions
Why is that? Besides the obvious of not liking the Giants.
GFO List: Frank McCourt, Ned Colletti, Mike Ashley, Dan Guerrero
by BetterDeadThanRed on Sep 25, 2011 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
better to start out shitty with tempered expectations and end on a high note looking towards next season then expect to return to the playoffs after a championship season only to be disappointed.
I’d much rather be coming off of a championship season.
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
by Pure Azure on Sep 25, 2011 4:16 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I was mostly thinking of the off-the-field stuff
GFO List: Frank McCourt, Ned Colletti, Mike Ashley, Dan Guerrero
by BetterDeadThanRed on Sep 25, 2011 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
it's possible the Dodgers could end the year with a winning record
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 25, 2011 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
In fact they’d have to get swept not to have a winning record.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2011 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
i know nothing about football and even less about Brian Urlacher. Clayton Kershaw is better at baseball than Brian Urlacher is at football.
sorry
just too excited for kershaw to care about anything else right now.
Don’t know if anyone saw Furcal’s game winning HR today, but pretty exciting shit.
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?c_id=mlb&content_id=19650649&topic_id=11493214
I’d like to see the Braves back in the playoffs, but a Cardinals comeback would be pretty cool.
Intercepted! I live to see another week
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2011 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Some scenarios
If Ryan Braun goes 0 for 8, he’s at .32801.
Kemp would need…
6 for 11: .32833
7 for 12: .32945
7 for 13: .32890
7 for 14: .32836
Jose Reyes needs…
2 for 10: .32836
2 for 11: .32775
3 for 12: .32900
3 for 13: .32839
3 for 14: .32778
In other words, hey official scorer, let’s change today’s error! :)
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2011 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Brilliant season by Kershaw
Stating the obvious of course. I can only hope this is the start of a dominant run that will evoke more comparisons with the Dodger to whom CK was likened when in the minors: Mr. Koufax.
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
by Pure Azure on Sep 25, 2011 4:12 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
From Keith Olberman
Oh? Cy Youngs? Anybody who doesn’t vote for Kershaw should be banned for life from major league ballparks. He’s going to win the pitching Triple Crown (K, ERA, Strikeouts) with no support.
he exaggerates for maximum effect but I still approve of overall sentiment
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
He leads all Cy Young contenders in having the letter K in his name.
by fbihop on Sep 25, 2011 5:42 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Like wins, Kershaw is tied with Kennedy.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2011 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
So what is Sellers supposed to be here? Blue Man Group Dude?
http://lockerz.com/s/142032510
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
PS: I know what Gordon is ;-)
even if Vin wasn’t quite sure…
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
HE’S GUMBY DAMMIT!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 25, 2011 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
they have to get on the plane
and check into the hotel wearing those
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 25, 2011 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
and?
is that really what passes for hazing now? “Oh no I have to be gumby for awhile, that won’t be fun at all!”
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
hell if I"m a non rookie
I’m sad that I don’t get to wear a costume too
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
……….what are you expecting?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 25, 2011 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
make em run through the lobby naked!
or something. The dressing up as girls one makes more sense then getting to wear an awesome gumby costume though
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Some guys have more luck with what they have to wear than others.
Was it Fed who had to wear a dress all girly like?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
this one time, I saw this Chinese dude eating an eggroll, I had to curse him out
by Josie Becker on Sep 25, 2011 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions
saw Moneyball tonight. i give it a B+.
i enjoyed it. jonah and pitt had good chemistry. my only complaint was that the ending was a bit anti-climactic.
True stories tend to have that problem no?
Ray and WAlk the line just kind of… ended
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Spoiler alert
The two major award contenders for the season will do well in this week’s awards.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2011 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Who the heck is the nun? Is that a player...?
And dressing up as Harry Potter doesn’t seem as difficult in public as some of the others…
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
who the hell is gumby? is that dee?
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Sep 25, 2011 5:51 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
is EO a condom?
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
Red Sox
tied the game in the 7th
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 25, 2011 5:20 PM PDT reply actions
and now
have the lead
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 25, 2011 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Guessing on Kershaw arb
Kershaw asks: $7,500,000
Dodgers offer: $6,975,000
Barring a multi-year deal, they probably settle around 7.25. This is gonna be a huge payout.
i would think Kershaw
would ask for more right? Look at Ryan Howard getting that big pay raise awhile ago when he won like 16-18 in arb right?
If Kershaw wins Cy Young they will use that as a huge factor I would think. I couldn’t see him getting anything less than 10
by Dodgerblue8188 on Sep 25, 2011 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
No
Lincecum had less service time than Kershaw and two Cy Youngs, and ended up getting $9 million (asked for $13m, SF offered $8m, they settled on 2 years, $23 million, with $8 million in the first year — I spread the signing bonus over the contract for purposes of finding the first year).
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2011 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I could see Kershaw asking for $8 million or $8.5 million, but he’s going to have a hard time winning the case at really anything higher than that (depending on the Dodgers’ offer too, of course).
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2011 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Lackey gave up a base hit and was taken out. Pitched well all things considered.
Bottom 7. 4-3 Boston.
So what's the over/under
On the hikers who just get released from Iranian prison’s episode of “Locked up Abroad”?
FWIW
The Dodgers now have a better record than the Blue Jays so anyone that would vote Bautista for AL MVP must have no problem supporting Kemp for NL MVP.
Pretty good, might depend on Cliff Lee Monday
Lee is at 1.13 ERA in 4 starts, with 2 walks and 34 strikeouts, but is only 1-1
Kershaw is 4-0 with a 1.30 ERA in 5 starts, with 4 walks and 36 strikeouts
I’d say Kershaw has an excellent shot, before looking at any other candidates.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2011 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Javier Vazquez is September so far
4-0 with a 0.31 ERA in 4 starts, 3 walks, 27 strikeouts. He pitches Tuesday in Florida against the Nationals.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2011 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck him. Kershaw gets all the hardware.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 25, 2011 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Bases are loaded
for Austin Romine. Papelbon coming in.
if it was us agaisnt giants
i would like donnie to do all he could to finish the collapse, he can play the rooks agaisnt the rays.
forgot to mention it
but really, Clayton, Kenley, and Javy.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 25, 2011 10:29 PM PDT reply actions
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