Clinching The NL West - Sept. 29, 2015

Hello everyone!
I've been a little busy these past two weeks. If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter, you know why. Bouncing from Los Angeles to San Francisco will keep you tired for sure. I did have the privilege to witness my Dodgers clinch the NL West in San Francisco, shutting out and eliminating the Giants at AT&T Park. It was truly an experience I will always remember. Clayton Kershaw was on the mound shutting down Giants batters throwing a complete 9 inning game allowing only 1 hit, 1 bb and striking out 13. He was amazing!

I have to say, AT&T is a nice park to clinch in. After the 7th inning, it seemed as the Dodger Blue in the crowd outnumbered that inmate orange 3:1. It was a beautiful sight. I've never been able to go to a game where a team has won a deciding game, let alone my Boys in Blue.

Thanks, Pops, for thinking of me and treating me in SF!

Here's a few shots from my experience:

 

Pops and I

 

View from our seats

Why hello Mr. Kershaw and Mr. Honeycutt

I actually had to back up to take these..

 Intensity and focus

Me and CK

 Kenley warming up..

But we won't need him tonight..

Sorry SF, this is a Dodger Blue night

Card of the Week - King Kersh

Greetings Users!

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I've decided to combine my weekly post of Card of the Week on my Instagram account(j_curveball) and from my twitter account(@cpuJesse) with a post here. My first post to Dodger Dad will be, none other than our ace, Mr. Clayton Kershaw. This card is from the 2014 Panini Prizm set. This is the Intuition insert Blue Mojo Prizm refractor parallel, numbered /75. Although I don't particularly seek out Panini cards often, the parallels and refractors are very nice. Over the years, Panini has outdone themselves, despite not being licensed by the MLB and therefore not showing any office team logos. The cards are very high quality and attractive. Besides, this one is of KING KERSH!

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Bobby Crosby Is Officially A G 

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Bartolo Colon's Nasty Breaking Fastball

Baseball News From Around The Leagues - Frustrated Edition

As frustrated with the no-calls, blind umps, and BS calls I am, I must write..

Awful officiating last night, yes, on both sides. The same pitch from Kershaw or Bumgarner was randomly being called a strike or ball. But, the 2 plays that are completely frustrating were Aoki's running off the base path and Blanco running into 3rd base coach Kelly. The baseline or base path can be argued all day, however, when your whole body is 5 feet north of 1st base and you are reaching for the bag, you are off the path. I don't care who you are.
As far as Blanco and Kelly blatantly running into each other, that was the 3rd out and should have gone into extra innings. The really bad thing was that the umpire never made a call at all so Donnie couldn't even challenge the call. The only consolation I have it that it's early and to watch vaGiants fans delude themselves is even better.
#RantOver

And now some news!

 The Physics of Baseball In Super Slow Motion

I love how the other fans reaching for the ball complain about the guy that did.. #smh

When a Giants Fan Meets a Dodgers Fan.. cute but not at all realistic..haha

25 Facts About Field Of Dreams

The NL Doesn't Want The DH

The Ban on Smokeless Tobacco In SF Is Getting Closer

Kershaw's Deadly Slider plus The Best Pitches From Yesterday

MLB Commish: Pete Rose Can Participate In The All-Star Game 

Who's Juan Lagares? He Can Catch Apparently 

Wrigley Rooftop Owners Drop Suit Against Chicago 

Never Turn Your Back To The Action! 

A Very Nice Trade From A Bay Area Fan

I recently made a trade with BayAreaFan702 to acquire some very nice Dodgers cards that he seemed to not care about..haha. What are we going to do with these jints fans? I can't complain about the guy too much since he has been extremely generous and very easy to do business with. My hats off to you sir. I appreciate it immensely.

The envelope was loaded with beautiful Dodger Blue and here are the highlights...

2014 Bowman Chrome Yimi Garcia Short Print

 2014 Topps Triple Threads Jackie and Sandy and Topps Museum Sandy

Just to show off a few of the outstanding cards sent my way.

A throwback to DodgerPenguin's post about his silver frame Jackie.

Much appreciated and much needed additions to my ever growing collection of beautiful Dodger Blue. There were more sent along but time prevented me this morning from getting too many pictures. Thanks again, Rodney. I hope to trade with you again in the future.

DodgerPenguin Has A New Contest..And It's A BIGGIE!

DodgerPenguin being the strange, unique and amazing individual he is, is starting a new contest based on a contest he had been a part of a year ago with The Dutch Card Guy . It's going to be a long one but, from what it sounds like, well worth it. (ie. AUTO CARDS of KERSHAW and KEMP!)

Go check out the details on his page at: DodgerPenguin Card Contest.

This should be fun! I certainly hope to be a winner and I wish all the other contestants the best. May the best blogger win! GO GET EM!

#Section117

#GoDodgers

Baseball News From Around The Leagues

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Disturbing Young Marlins Fan Makes The Most Of Being On Camera

Jose Bautista Had A Few Words For "Bandwagon" Fans

What Was Eric Hosmer's First Impression Of Clayton Kershaw?

Rule 7.13 Changed

Field Of Dreams: Adventure In Minor League Baseball - credit thirtyorsomething.com

Stephen Strasburg Quitting Tobacco For Tony Gwynn

A Physics Comparison Of Great Throws From Years Past

Native American Group Planning $9 Billion Lawsuit Against The Indians

Edwin Encarnacion Had Concussion Symptoms But Stays In Game

First-Base Ump Joe West Gets Hit With A Line Drive And Takes It Like A Man

Congratulations, Clayton Kershaw On Your 1st Career No-Hitter!

All I can say is, we knew it was going to happen. We just didn't know when. Clayton Kershaw is arguably the most talented southpaw Dodger pitcher since Sandy Koufax and among the greatest in the game today. Not only is this guy worth every penny but he's extremely hard not to respect, not only for his athletic talent but his charitable works and boyish humility.

Thanks Kersh. We love ya.

Kershaw's 1st No-Hitter Vs. Colorado Rockies - Gameday Recap

The Final Pitch Of Clayton Kershaw's No-Hitter

Kershaw's Challenge T-Shirt Sale In Honor Of No-Hitter

LA Times Story On Clayton Kershaw's Historic No-Hitter 

All Highlights Of Clayton Kershaw's 1st Career No-Hitter

#Kershaw #Dodgers

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The Los Angeles Dodgers Are The NL West Division Champions

It was an epic battle of a game in L.A. last night that concluded with Juan Uribe blasting a 2 run homer in the 8th and a Kenley Jansen close in the 9th. I couldn't be more proud to be a Dodger fan right now. These guys are working hard for this and deserve it. There's not much more I can say, other than, let's get that pennant!

Final Pitch And Celebration in Dodger Stadium

Postgame Interviews and Celebrations in the Clubhouse

Juan Uribe's Go-Ahead 2-Run Homer in the 8th

Juan Uribe On His Go-Ahead Home Run

Clayton Kershaw Talks About Juan Uribe

Sandy Koufax On Dodgers' NLDS Win

Clayton Kershaw On His Relationship With Sandy Koufax

This Happened Last Night - Blue Brotherhood

Dodgers Magic Number Still at 2 After Loss to D-Backs

Did we really think it was going to be that easy? The Dodgers seem to have new struggles day-to-day.

Let's start with Stephen Fife. Fife got the start so that Clayton Kershaw could get a much needed 3 days rest. Unfortunately, he didn't make it beyond the 3rd inning. He allowed 4 earned runs and walked 3. I believe some pitchers have it in their mind that they're a certain type of pitcher(starter, closer, reliever). I think Fife is a good pitcher but not a starter. He's a reliever and he should wear it proudly. Some great relievers have played for the Boys in Blue. Jay Howell, Jim Brewer, Todd Worrell, to name a few.

Yasiel Puig doubles and gets picked off? I'm not going to discuss why that shouldn't happen.

However, another issue, and its an issue out of our control, was the officiating. Adrian Gonzalez was ejected last night for arguing a call that was completely wrong. Michael Young was waived around on Gonzalez's double as the D-Backs made the throw from left-center. From the replay, the first base umpire Jim Joyce, just blew the call. It was obvious that Young had tagged home plate before catcher Miguel Montero, could tag his elbow. Clip of call and Adrian's ejection What do you think? I believe this was, most likely, a decisive factor in the Arizona win.

The game steadily made a left turn and went downhill for the Dodgers. What are you gonna do? This is the September push for playoffs. Things like these are bound to happen. It's not going to be easy for any team going into October. With focus and sometimes restraint, the Dodgers can finish this up and clinch the spot.

Today, Ricky Nolasco(8-2, 2.63 ERA) will make the start in just over an hour from now. Nolasco has worked for us in the clutch before and barring any blown calls, should finish it up for us.

#GoDodgers #StayTrueBlue

Los Angeles Dodgers Make History in Colorado

The Los Angeles Dodgers turned in a sloppy win but had two milestones during their game at Coors Field against the Colorado Rockies today.

Clayton Kershaw took the mound today and got the win for the Dodgers but came up with a more awesome stat. In the 3rd inning, Kershaw struck out Wilin Rosario to achieve 200 strikeouts this season. Not only is that an incredible feat but also that he's done it for the last 4 seasons. Sandy Koufax, Don Sutton and Don Drysdale are the only other Dodger pitchers that have gone at least 4 consecutive seasons with over 200 strikeouts per season.

Andre Ethier also made Dodger history today at Coors Field. Ethier is the first Dodger ever with seven or more seasons of 30 or more doubles. He is also the first Dodger with seven consecutive seasons or 30 or more doubles. Andre Ethier's 241 doubles are the most ever for any Dodger in a seven-year span. He also has a career 1,141 hits which puts him in 9th place in Dodger history, right behind Davey Lopes at 1,204.

Newly signed, former Padres pitcher, Edinson Volquez will make his Dodger debut on Wednesday in the final game with the Rockies.

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