Finally.. it's sooooooooo overdue the team has done well in his absence but one run in the last 18 innings is wholly unprofessional The "O" needs to get its shit crisply together, and Stat!!
That's a bad stretch for sure, but they are still like 1st or 2nd in runs since the all-star break. Maybe that's it..maybe they heard Kershaw was coming back and are just going back to bum mode so CK can carry their asses some more?
Blasphemy!! Take it back man.. cmon man take it back We do NOT need this sort of karmic chaff out there creating negative juju out there
@BillShaikin: RT @McCulloughTimes: Clayton Kershaw will face hitters tomorrow. Tim Tebow won't be one of them. Roberts: "I don't think Tebow is ready for the Kershaw slider."
I've yet to see that Tebow is ready for ANY MLB slider or curve or fastball or change up or screwball or anything... except maybe that Little League crap that Weaver throws
Not only Kershaw throwing a sim game against some Cucamonga Quakes so is MehCarthy and Anderson. Of course we are basically only rooting for Kershaw!!
Damn! So that means he would make a start 5 days from tomorrow possibly? Probably a pitch count, but still a big league start...right?
He coouuuuld yep, and with expanded rosters in September he could make a limited start and it won't hurt too bad to use a million relievers behind him. I say be as cautious as possible, make sure he's fine but a not 100% Kershaw is still better then Norris and the like
Let's be honest, even if Kershaw is limited for a couple starts he will still throw as many innings as any of our other options.
Kershaw comes out of simulated game 'feeling really good' by Doug Padilla | ESPN Staff Writer — 16 minutes ago DENVER -- It might have been the most important two innings of the season when Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw completed a simulated outing Tuesday at Dodger Stadium. It was his first time facing hitters in 45 days. Kershaw, who has been out since June 26 because of a back injury, is trying to get back to the Dodgers at some point in September, and Tuesday's outing was a major part of the process. "It was a great step in his progression," said team president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, who is with the club in Colorado. "He felt great after, which is obviously everything he cared about. As we knew he would do, he said he was not as sharp as he wanted to be, but he's always going to say that. The most important thing is that he felt great, and we will assess tomorrow what the next steps are." Manager Dave Roberts suggested that in one scenario, Kershaw could be back with the Dodgers on the next homestand and could pitch a four-inning outing as he builds up his length. It seems more likely, though, that a minor league rehab outing would be next. "My guess is that Kersh will want to pitch in a major league game tomorrow," Friedman said. "With the time that he's missed, my guess is that the next step will be a minor league assignment. I think it will take a little bit of time to build him up in a way for him to be strong through September and hopefully October as well." Kershaw was hurtling toward a fourth Cy Young Award -- and a possible National League MVP award -- when his back sabotaged him after a start at Pittsburgh. He was diagnosed with a mild disk herniation at the time. He went through the initial rehab process, and on July 16, he tried to throw a simulated game, similar to Tuesday's, but had a setback that forced him to start his rehab all over again. The Dodgers are trying to be careful with Kershaw's rehab process, knowing their staff ace will push himself as hard as he can to return. Friedman said Kershaw has "a lot" of input in the process. "But you have to also balance that with the fact that he's as competitive a person as I have ever been around, and he wants to get out here and help this team in the worst way," Friedman said. "We'll have to balance the medical opinion with how he is doing and feeling and getting him back as soon as we can, but in the most responsible way possible." Kershaw was 11-2 after his first 16 starts and had a 1.79 ERA. Most incredible of all, he had 145 strikeouts and just nine walks in 121 innings and was pitching at a level beyond what he had shown before. What he will be like when he returns remains to be seen. When he returns is also up in the air. Friedman was asked if it's possible that Kershaw could have a second minor league start, in a playoff game, before he comes back. "I don't know," Friedman said. "All of this is speculative. We will see how he's doing tomorrow. But the most important thing is that he got through today feeling really good. We'll kind of lay out the next steps tomorrow."