S$#T!!

Kershaw starts tomarrow. I hope he does well but I'm trepiditious
after what happed to Jackson. Hopefully he won't go that way.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080524&content_id=2760936&vk...news_la

LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers' youth movement hit another milestone
Saturday when 20-year-old left-hander Clayton Kershaw was promoted to
the Major Leagues from Double-A Jacksonville.

Kershaw is expected to make his debut in a Sunday start against the
St. Louis Cardinals. To make room for Kershaw on the 40-man Major
League roster, the Dodgers activated Esteban Loaiza from the disabled
list and designated him for assignment. To make room for Kershaw on
the 25-man active roster, reliever Yhency Brazoban was optioned back
to Triple-A Las Vegas.

By starting Kershaw on Sunday, Chad Billingsley, who has back-to-back
seven-inning starts, and Hiroki Kuroda, who pitched eight innings in
his last start, will gain an extra day of rest. The Dodgers' fifth-
starter spot actually comes up Tuesday, but the club thought it best
that Kershaw debut at home rather than at Wrigley Field.

Kershaw was 0-3 with a 2.28 ERA, 47 strikeouts, 15 walks and 32 hits
allowed in 43 1/3 innings at Double-A Jacksonville, where his erratic
workload was designed to preserve his arm for a pennant-race run in
Los Angeles. Such unconventional treatment is indicative of how
special the Dodgers consider their 2006 first-round Draft pick.

Kershaw jumped onto the Major League radar during a stunning Spring
Training this year. Brought over from Minor League camp March 9,
Kershaw allowed a home run to the first batter he faced in an
exhibition game, and didn't allow another run in 14 innings, striking
out 19 with three walks.

Management sent Kershaw back to Double-A Jacksonville anyway, with a
mandate that he pitch no more than 25 innings a month to ration his
arm for a possible pennant-stretch role in Los Angeles. He has pitched
only 11 innings since May 2, including a one-inning start on Thursday.

Removing Loaiza from the picture effectively ends his brief and
unhappy stint as a Dodger. He was claimed off waivers last Aug. 29
from Oakland, having made only two starts after being disabled for
four months following operations on his back and right knee.

By doing so, the Dodgers assumed the remaining $1.2 million of his
2007 salary, a $6.5 million salary for 2008 and a $375,000 buyout of
his 2008 salary of $7.5 million. For that, the Dodgers got one win
last year and one win this year. Technically, the club has 10 days to
move him, but it most likely will eat the remaining obligation and
grant him his release. He had been disabled with stiffness in the
shoulder blade and made one rehab appearance, but his velocity still
hasn't returned from 2006.

Brazoban made only two appearances after being recalled May 9 to
replace Loaiza, allowing two runs in three innings. He is on the
rebound from shoulder and elbow operations the previous two seasons.

All because colletti is an idiot and continues to sign worthless
washed up ball players ala Schmidt, AJ, Nomar.
I hope this is his last year as GM.

"Mike De Leon" <lazlo98.DeleteThis@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:2d18f4fe-5e63-441a-986b-479c9cde297d@x41g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
> Kershaw starts tomarrow. I hope he does well but I'm trepiditious
> after what happed to Jackson. Hopefully he won't go that way.

I thought they eventually give the 5th spot to Kuo and start Kershaw as a
long reliever and see how that went before they threw Clayton into the
rotation.

I don't think you can really compare these guys who get thrown into the fire
at such a young age. Some will be good from the start, some will get
knocked around and then recover, some will never get it going. We'll just
have to cross our fingers, hold our collective breath, and hope that Kershaw
is as good as we've been led to believe.