I think I preferred Kershaw's 1980's retro outfit from last year (see pic on the right).As you surely know, Clayton's annual Ping Pong4Purpose event was held last night at Dodger Stadium, and by the looks of it fun was had by all. Per Rowan Kavner at Dodger Insider:
“It’s overwhelming just to see everybody that comes out,” Kershaw said. “To get such a great turnout from teammates and to get to have them all here and playing and enjoying themselves and a part of it, it really is a special thing. It makes this night go.”BTW, proceeds from the event will go to benefit Kershaw’s Challenge’s local and international beneficiaries, including the Dream Center, Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation, Arise Africa, Just Keep Livin’ Foundation, Both Ends Believing and International Justice Mission.
Photo of Bellinger and Kershaw above via Dodgers on twitter. Below are more links to check out:
- This Day in Dodgers History: In 1975 Davey Lopes stole his 32nd consecutive base without being caught, breaking Max Carey's 1922 record. He would steal six more bases before getting called out. His record would eventually be broken by Cardinal's speedster Vince Coleman in 1989. In 1976 Pirates hurler John Candelaria no-hit the Dodgers at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, 2-0. In 1979 longtime Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley died of congestive heart failure at the age of 75.
- Happy Birthday, John Grim, Leo Callahan, Johnny Mitchell, Tom Sunkel, Chuck Essegian, Claude Osteen, Matt Young & Drew Butera!
- Audio - Ross Stripling chats about Clayton Kershaw's Ping Pong4Purpose event on MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM on twitter (link here).
- She is tough as nails. Via Michael Luciano at 12Up -- "VIDEO: Dodgers' Ball Girl Appears to Dodge Matt Carpenter Liner After Incredible Matrix-Like Move."
- Per Farley Elliott at LA Eater -- "LA’s Angel City Brewery Is Getting Demolished Online After Trash-Talking the Dodgers: The Arts District company, which is owned by out of towners, is in hot water." Ha Ha!
- Via Jeff Jaffe at FanGraphs -- "The Rarity of Walker Buehler."
It’s easy to forget for a moment that this is Buehler’s first full major league season. The 2015 first-round pick of the Dodgers out of Vanderbilt, who underwent Tommy John surgery shortly after being drafted, had just 93.2 professional innings under his belt before making his major league debut on September 7, 2017, as part of the Dodgers’ unsuccessful plan to groom him for their postseason roster. He made three starts at Triple-A to begin last season before joining the Dodgers’ rotation on April 23, and with time off for a rib fracture and a workload slowdown, made 23 starts and one relief appearance totaling 137.1 innings in the regular season, finishing with a 2.62 ERA, 3.04 FIP, and 3.1 WAR.
- Per David Adler at MLB.com -- "How Buehler is harnessing his nasty stuff."
The Dodgers' 25-year-old ace-in-the-making enters Friday's start with 152 strikeouts this season; he's walked only 20. He leads the Majors in strikeout-to-walk ratio at 7.60. It's Clayton Kershaw-like, from the pitcher who may one day take up Kershaw's mantle in Los Angeles.
- This is important to know! Alanna Rizzo tells us all about David Freese's Players Weekend nickname, via her twitter:
David Freese’s #PlayersWeekend jersey is “DaveHuman”. He has a dog named Bob. “BobDog”, named after Freese’s best friend Robbie, aka “BobHuman”. Bob Human got a dog named Dave, aka “DaveDog”. And that’s why Freese is “DaveHuman”. Got it? I’ll draw you a chart.— Alanna Rizzo (@alannarizzo) August 7, 2019
- Here's an early peek at the Billie Jean King bobblehead the Dodgers are giving out on Saturday, September 21st against the Rockies.
- Via Andrew Mearns at Cut4 -- "Cody Bellinger and Clayton Kershaw teamed up to convince a little fan to not retire from baseball."
No matter how much you love something, it's hard to avoid burnout. It happens to pretty much everyone. One day, you're trying to catch 'em all in Pokémon Gold and Silver like you have for the past year, and the next, you just don't feel that invested in the quest anymore.A young Dodgers fan named Colt was going through a tough time this summer while taking a break from youth baseball. He was getting a little tired of it and thought that it might be time to call it a career, even though he was only 9.
- Kenley Jansen wants Anthony David to pitch, via his twitter:
California Love. @Lakers, we’re ready for Lakers Night. But first, @kenleyjansen74 has a message for @AntDavis23. pic.twitter.com/PRBJCBV20i— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 8, 2019
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