Clayton Kershaw

I've gotta believe that Clayton Kershaw is the real deal. Can this guy keep hitters off balance or what? At 21 years of age he seems to be maturing rapidly. Broxton's toe injury will keep him out of the All Star Game but he should be back soon. Randy Wolf is showing signs that he is going to be a major part of this pitching staff down the stretch. Kuroda is coming on too. Andre Either has been in a slump as of late but if you're going to be in a slump it's good to get it over with in the first half of the season. The great thing about this team is that it's not always one guy who's stepping up, one night it's Kemp, another night it's Hudson, everybody is doing their part. Joe Torre's most recent philosophy is "If we keep winning series, we'll be ok." He's got the team thinking that way too. Well...Here's to a great second half. GO DODGERS!

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Tonight Clayton Kershaw makes his triumphant return to the big leagues, hoping that he doesn’t have to leave, and he will likely remain with the club for the rest of the year, or u

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The C.C. Sabathia deal is dead. The proposed deal that would have seen the Dodgers send Matt Kemp, James Loney, Andy LaRoche, Andre Ethier, Chad Billingsley, Clayton Kershw, Vladamir Guerrero, the letter “L”’ from the Hollywood sign (the one on the left, not the one on the right), Kobe Bryant, and DJ Mbenga to the Indians for C.C. and Casey Blake is no more. The Brewers, in a possible drunken haze traded four minor leaguers (including the perpetually well traveled “player to be named later”) in what appears to be a great move for the Brew Crew. They have no interest in keeping C.C. outside of this year if it is going to cost them a lot (and it likely will) so they will be able to pick up a couple of draft picks from the next team that signs him, and get to use the skills of a man in a contract year who is trying to make a good impression on any team that’s courting him. Smart move by the Brewers that is pretty much win, win. The Indians got a good package, but one has to wonder what they could have fleeced from the Dodgers if their deal went through. My exaggeration from the top is probably not too far off.

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Before Wednesday’s game the Dodgers sent rookie pitcher Clayton Kershaw to Triple-A Las Vegas to make room for Hiroki Kuroda, who was coming off the disabled list. While Kershaw has been inconsistent throughout his first major-league stint, Kuroda has been even more so in his first season in the America. Kuroda has had brilliant games, such as his start in May against the Astros, and some horrific outings, such as his last start before the injury, when he gave up six runs in less than three innings in San Diego.

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bsp;          The Dodger kids looked good early on, staking Clayton Kershaw to a 6-1 through the top of the sixth. Russell Martin had hits in his first three at-bats, collecting his team-leading ninth homer and three RBIs, and Kent, James Loney and Matt Kemp each added RBI hits.

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And suppose that one of these two mystery pitchers was highly-touted 20-year-old rookie Clayton Kershaw, and the other was a 28-year-old farmhand named Eric Stults. Which pitcher would you guess threw the gem, and which would you think was mediocre?

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On this day off for the Dodgers (and let’s face it, this team deserves a day off after playing such inspired baseball for the last two weeks), let’s reminisce about the past few series, and see if we can fix things.

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 That is why the Dodgers have called up Clayton Kershaw.  Hopefully Kershaw can ignite some excitement in the Dodgers organization.  With the Lakers drawing so much attention across town, the Dodgers could do with some excitement.  They need some sort of buzz to turn this season along.  If they continue at this pace they will win 84 games which is only 2 more then last year.  

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