Is Kershaw being called up?

by count sutton on May 23, 2008 12:10 PM EDT Comment 11 comments

Kershaw left his start yesterday after only one inning. He struck out two and got Maybin on a groundout to first. I have searched around and there is no word of an injury that I found. So I am assuming that health is a non-factor. Sometimes the Dodgers will do this to limit pitch counts for an entire season, so I am not sure if this was planned or if they plan to call him up soon. The Dodgers need a fifth starter on Tuesday May 27.

Do the Dodgers call up Kershaw and what type of numbers do people expect from him if they do?

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thats funny

I just came to this site to ask the same question. I saw he pitched 1 inning and struck out 2 then he got pulled. Any info?? The game recap says, Twenty-year-old left-hander Clayton Kershaw started Thursday’s game for Jacksonville, pitching one perfect inning with two strikeouts in his tenth outing and ninth start of the year. The Dallas, Texas native did not leave because of injury. The Dodgers have tried to limit the amount of pitches and innings pitched Kershaw has used early in 2008.

ps i hope i’m allowed to copy and paste this… let me know if I’m not.

by kershaw_equals_stud on May 23, 2008 1:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Can't wait...

Not sure what kind of numbers he will put up but I haven’t been this excited about a pitching prospect since King Felix got the call.

"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
-Jonathan Swift

by King Billy Royal on May 23, 2008 1:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i understand what the dodgers are trying to do,

but this is some dumbass shit. pulling a starter after 1 inning does significantly more long term damage than pulling him after 5 would, or just giving him an extra day’s rest would.

ANATOMY OF ERA:
Variables Don't; Constants Aren't

by variablesdont on May 23, 2008 2:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

why?

don’t RP come in and pitch 1 IP all the time?

Go Pirates!!!

by cool hand Charlie on May 23, 2008 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yes, but

they generally don’t throw 7 innings 5 days beforehand, nor do they throw 7 innings 5 days after.

ANATOMY OF ERA:
Variables Don't; Constants Aren't

by variablesdont on May 23, 2008 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

From BA

“We had received a phone call from our office in L.A. that they wanted to limit him to just one inning,” Jacksonville manager John Shoemaker said. “The organization this year has been very cautious about the number of innings that he’s pitched and the amount of innings that he’s going to pitch each month. So we just follow the orders and we’ll probably hear more from them either tomorrow or later on this weekend.”

Kershaw said he was unaware beforehand that he would only throw one inning.

“I had no idea,” Kershaw said. “I thought it was just a regular start tonight. When I got two outs, I saw the bullpen warming up, and I thought he was just throwing to get ready for later in the game. But they took me out. It wasn’t (the Jacksonville coaching staff’s) choice, it wasn’t my choice, it’s just what you’ve got to do sometimes. I don’t know anything about it, I don’t know why yet—hopefully it’s good, but we’ll see how it

by nwbb on May 23, 2008 2:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Rumor

Is there any truth to the rumor that he flipped out after getting pulled? Apparently (according to a blog – might not mean jack) he had a bit of a hissy fit. I hope this perceived attitude problem doesn’t extend to the majors. He has incredible talent, but I hope he has the head needed to go along with it.

Now raise your goblet of rock. It's a toast to those who rock!

by Dewey Finn on May 23, 2008 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs