Dodgers Blog Kiosk: 7/6/2012

Confidence breeds winners.  Kershaw shows off a All-Star game shirt for all to see, via @Dodgers instagram.

• Gordon down, Guerra up.  Via a Dodgers press release.

The Los Angeles Dodgers placed infielder Dee Gordon on the 15-day disabled list (right thumb UCL tear) and reinstated right-handed reliever Javy Guerra from the disabled list. Gordon was hitting .229 with 36 runs scored, nine doubles, a homer, 17 RBI and a Major League-leading 30 stolen bases.

Via Eric Stephen at True Blue LA, Gordon is expected to be out for 6 weeks.  Goodness!

• You really should check out the Baseball Hall of Fame podcast called "Cooperstown Conversations".  Their June and July episodes include a complete recording of the very first Hall of Fame ceremony in 1939. 

• SoCal Sports Media was with Andre Ethier when he recently helped out at the Union Rescue Mission.  See that story here with video.  Then, they receive some advice from Andre on how to grill a dog.  See that story here with video.
• Eye on LA Sports post about his very successful autograph weekend at Dodger Stadium.  He's got tons of pics.
• David Park shares his incredible day at Dodger Stadium on July 4th.  He gets a whole bunch of autographs.
• LA Blue Crew has audio from a Clayton Kershaw interview with Fox Sports Radio.
• Chaos and Kanji, a card blogger turned American teacher in Japan blogger visits a park with monuments and temples.  He also stumbled upon a ballfield.
• Awesome!  The Stanley Cup reaches Slovenia, via LA Kings Insider.

(pic link: twitter @AnzeKopitar: Great view from atop Castle Bled here in Slovenia! )

• The Kings are suddenly the most popular team in the league.  From the NHL Director of Entertainment Publicity.

(Pic link: twitter: @NHLnlm)

(Pic link: twitter: @NHLnlm)

• Steve Fiorindo at Bullpen Banter was at the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes game the other day and has a couple of videos on his site featuring Matt Kemp.  Check them out here.  He has complete footage from two different angles of Kemps at-bats.  Below is a pregame video Matt gave to the press.

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