Tag Archives: Matt Kemp

Fluke this – Turner turning point

Eric Stephen can some times be annoyingly johnny on the spot, as he proved once again yesterday. Once again Eric showed the knack of writing the right post at the right time. Yesterday Eric wrote a lengthy piece on the perceived Dodgers trouble to win games they are trailing in. To be exact, before last …

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Matt Kemp thirteen game run

Matty did not have the weekend that Adrian Gonzalez had, but he did enough to keep this thread going with at least one hit in every game. Matt now has a modest six game hitting streak, however Sunday was the first time during the streak he had more than one hit. Headed into July 29th, …

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Matt Kemp ten game run

Matty did just enough last night to keep this thread going. While he did not hit any home runs, all in all a very productive night as he got on base three times. Headed into July 29th, Matt Kemp had eight home runs, thirty-eight runs scored, and forty runs batted in with a slug % …

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The nine game Matt Kemp run

Headed into July 29th, Matt Kemp had eight home runs, thirty-eight runs scored, and forty runs batted in with a slug % of .432 in ninety-five games Today Matt Kemp has fourteen home runs, forty-seven runs scored, and fifty runs batted in, with a slug % of .472 in 104 games For most of this …

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Don’t put away your Matt Kemp jersey away just yet – Part Two

Yesterday we set the stage as we try to catch up on Matt Kemp week. Now that I was firmly invested in the game, and by myself, I looked around for candidates for high five moments. Luckily for me, a family of ten had taken residence in front of me, all wearing jerseys of their …

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SVS – Middling his way into Kershaws heart

If Dodger fans were aghast that the greatest left hand pitcher of the 21st century was getting banged around by the Angels for the first three innings imagine what his teammates were feeling. Scott Van Slyke let us know in such a way that my belly laugh brought my wife running in to see what …

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Don’t put away your Matt Kemp jersey away just yet – Part One

Last Tuesday (July 29th) I made my way to Chavez Ravine for the first time in 2014. I’d been selling or giving away tickets most of the year but given all the trade talk about Matt Kemp, and the Vin Scully trinket, I felt that this game should be my first game.  I’ll be brutally …

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NFBC First Place – Kershaw and Kemp lead the way

I should be knocking on wood, but my 17 point lead has me a bit giddy. One of the reasons for this blog-site was my entry into the NFBC leagues. My team name is Moustacheball and I’m a member of the Las Vegas Main Event March 22nd League One group.   I’ve been playing for almost …

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