Lasorda's Lair » Justin Verlander http://lasordaslair.com A Los Angeles Dodgers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Wed, 22 May 2013 15:00:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Clayton Kershaw Pitches Tough Fifth Inning in NL All-Star Victory http://lasordaslair.com/2012/07/11/clayton-kershaw-pitches-tough-fifth-inning-in-nl-all-star-victory/ http://lasordaslair.com/2012/07/11/clayton-kershaw-pitches-tough-fifth-inning-in-nl-all-star-victory/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:00:42 +0000 Stacie Wheeler http://lasordaslair.com/?p=5783 Clayton Kershaw was the lone Dodger who played in any of the 83rd All-Star game Tuesday evening. Matt Kemp was shown smiling from the dugout while he enjoyed the game from the sidelines. Kersh made 27 pitches in the fifth inning in the Kansas City heat. While the All-Star game is fun, it was a [...]

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]]> Clayton Kershaw was the lone Dodger who played in any of the 83rd All-Star game Tuesday evening. Matt Kemp was shown smiling from the dugout while he enjoyed the game from the sidelines. Kersh made 27 pitches in the fifth inning in the Kansas City heat. While the All-Star game is fun, it was a bit disconcerting to see Kersh laboring for that long during this exhibition game when he is scheduled to pitch Friday to begin the Dodger second half. I also found it incredibly hard to root for a team composed of Ryan Braun, a bunch of Giants, CarGo, and other rival players. Although the shutout of the AL by the NL was somewhat enjoyable.

Clayton Kershaw, Buster Posey, and Dave Duncan have a meeting on the mound during the fifth inning. Photo: H. Darr Beiser-USA TODAY Sports via US PRESSWIRE

The fifth inning was a rough one for Kershaw when the AL loaded the bases up after David Ortiz

Bryce Harper acts like a clown as he botches a fly ball in the fifth inning. Photo: Scott Rovak/USA TODAY Sports via US PRESSWIRE

and Mike Napoli both singled and Asdrubal Cabrera drew a two-out walk. The inning would have been over a lot sooner if it wasn’t for Bryce Harper‘s misjudgement on the ball hit by Napoli to left field. It was scored as a hit, but it looked like an error on Harper to me. Harper, the 19-year old controversial rookie from the Nationals, also committed a TOOTBLAN earlier in the game. Kershaw escaped the inning unscathed as pinch-hitter Ian Kinsler flied out. (more…)

]]> http://lasordaslair.com/2012/07/11/clayton-kershaw-pitches-tough-fifth-inning-in-nl-all-star-victory/feed/ 0 My 2012 Regular Season Predictions-American League http://lasordaslair.com/2012/03/09/my-2012-regular-season-predictions-american-league/ http://lasordaslair.com/2012/03/09/my-2012-regular-season-predictions-american-league/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:00:50 +0000 Scott Andes http://lasordaslair.com/?p=3663 It is that time of year again. It is the time I sit down, and I make my pre-season predictions for the upcoming Baseball regular season. The great thing about Baseball is you just never know what is going to happen. You can’t predict the game. I don’t care what the hardcore stat heads tell [...]

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]]> It is that time of year again. It is the time I sit down, and I make my pre-season predictions for the upcoming Baseball regular season. The great thing about Baseball is you just never know what is going to happen. You can’t predict the game. I don’t care what the hardcore stat heads tell me. Former pitcher, and fall classic toilet destroyer Joaquin Andujar had a saying for it…”youneverknow” . Baseball is unpredictable. I will try my best though. I will give my predictions for all six divisions, wild cards, and I will provide win-loss records as well. Put on your blue thinking caps and follow me….

 

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