Blog Kiosk: 1/16/2014 - Dodgers Links - Some Kershaw Links and the Dodgers TV Deal Approved!

Matt Kemp is working hard to get back into playing shape.  Beastmode, indeed!  Pic via @Dodgers twitter- via Kemp's instagram.

• Via Jon Weisman at Dodgers Insider, "Fourteen points about the ’14 Dodger schedule".  Jon shares some fun little facts about the upcoming season.
• Via Matt Commins at Baseball Professor, "Player Profile #151: Hyun-Jin Ryu".
• Via Brad Johnson at RotoGraphs, "Kenley Jansen Is Increasingly Amazing".
• Via Joe Flint at the LA Times, "Dodger brass not worried about distribution for new cable channel".
• WooHoo!  Per Eric Stephen at True Blue LA, "SportsNet LA to televise every Dodgers spring game, per report".  
• Eric Stephen at True Blue LA also writes, "22 Reasons why Clayton Kershaw is worth his record contract".  BTW, Eric is right, this article by Jonah Keri at Grantland about rise and greatness of Kershaw is phenomenal.  Wow!
• Eric at True Blue LA shares a whole bunch of links related to the Kershaw signing that are worth a look.  Check it out to see what other folks are saying.
• Via Jeffrey Bellone at Beyond the Boxscore, "Clayton Kershaw: Highest paid pitcher and perhaps the greatest of all time".
• Cary Osborne at Dodger Insider talks about, "More Dodger prospects to watch in 2014".
• Via Bill Shaikin at the LA Times, "All Dodgers, all the time? MLB approves new TV deal".  It's about time!

The channel also will air every regular-season game (except those selected for national Fox or ESPN broadcasts) and programs featuring player profiles and behind-the-scenes activities. Although SportsNet LA does not carry the Dodgers name, Kasten said there are no plans for other sports -- or any other programming -- on the channel.

“For the first time ever, there is going to be a Dodger-only channel with Dodger-only content 24-7,” he said.

• Via Mike Oz at Big League Stew, "Rejoice, video-game playing baseball fans: ‘R.B.I. Baseball’ is coming back". OMG!!!

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