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Five Dodgers to Be Thankful For
10 days ago by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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Happy Thanksgiving! In the spirit of the holiday, SoSG presents a cornucopia of Dodger youngsters. Enjoy the bounty!
1. Matt Kemp. In 2008 (.290/.340/.459, 18 HR, -0.1 UZR), it was "He's got potential." In 2009 (.297/.352/.490, 26 HR, 2.6 UZR), it was a Gold Glove...
Matt Kemp: The Bison As A Team Leader
October 21, 2009 by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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Remember a year and a half ago, when everyone was ready to give up on Matt Kemp? Because he had what was perceived to be a surly disposition? Because he couldn't hold up on the down-and-away pitches that struck him out at a crazy rate? Because he would make baserunning gaffes and...
Talk About Curing Autism
March 07, 2009 by
Matt Kemp's Blog
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Hey Yardbarkers! I'm excited to start my blog here. I want to tell you about an event I have coming up... I am hosting a red carpet poker event on March 14 during spring training in Arizona. The event is benefitting TACA (Talk About Curing Autism) to assist families affected by...
Matt Kemp, Your Thoughts on the Fourth Estate?
October 11, 2009 by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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Matt Kemp douses Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times in the visitor's clubhouse yesterday.
Kemp giving a champagne baptism to MLB.com writer Ken Gurnick after the Dodgers clinched the division.
top photo by Jon SooHoo/Dodgers; bottom photo by Amber Matsumoto/Dodgers
Ethier Finishes 6th, Kemp Gets 10th in NL MVP Voting
11 days ago by
True Blue LA
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For the first time in 18 years, the Dodgers had a pair of outfielders receive votes for Most Valuable Player. Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp, who each won...
Matt Kemp's Thespian Side
June 23, 2009 by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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Did you know Matt Kemp has a blog? It's at Yardbarker, the home of Chad Billingsley's dormant blog, so we're not worried Matty will outdo us with the updates. But his latest (okay, second) entry brings us news of Kemp's appearance on the BET reality show "...
Matt Kemp Is Thinking 40-40
March 09, 2009 by
Foul Balls
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In his first full season in the Majors, Los Angeles Dodgers centerfielder Matt Kemp had a pretty impressive campaign. He hit .290 with 18 homers and 76 RBI while stealing 35 bases. It was the kind of season that has plenty of Dodgers fans wondering just what their 24-year old outfielder is ...
Boosting The Bison
August 31, 2009 by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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Jon Weisman over at Dodger Thoughts did a great job at highlighting Bill Plaschke's recent valentine to Matt Kemp, which reflects a change of heart from his earlier rips on Kemp. Writes Jon:
Well, Plaschke's new column for Monday's editions of The Times shows he has come...
Bison and the Bobblehead
August 13, 2009 by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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Matt Kemp, from a Dodgers television commercial promoting his bobblehead night.
THE ADVENTURES OF LIL' MATT
September 08, 2009 by
Matt Kemp's Blog
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CHECK OUT THE ADVENTURES OF LIL' MATT! I LOVE LA!
Matt Kemp, Future Gold Glover
August 09, 2009 by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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That's right, we said it.
Matt Kemp makes a jumping catch of Matt Diaz's fly ball in the seventh inning of Friday's game.
Kemp gloves a sinking liner by Kenshin Kawakami in the third inning of last night's game.
Kemp's center field UZR: 8.0
first photo by...
Matt Kemp Isn't Just Lucky
September 21, 2009 by
Memories Of Kevin Malone
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This article by Matt Swartz proves it.First, there's Matt Kemp. Despite Kemp’s power tendencies and relatively high strikeout rate, Kemp is also a BABIP Superstar, but he's unlike other players similar to him in those regards because of his speed; a reflection of that is...
My appearance on BET's 'Played by Fame'
May 12, 2009 by
Matt Kemp's Blog
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Hey Yardbarker, I know it's been a while... I'll be blogging more soon! In the meantime, in case you missed it, you can watch my appearance on BET's "Played by Fame" show online here.
Hit & Trot
July 20, 2009 by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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Matt Kemp hits yesterday's game-winning home run.
photo 1 by Jon SooHoo/Dodgers; photo 2 by Juan Ocampo/Dodgers; photo 3 by Lori Shepler/AP
Love Connection(s)
September 30, 2009 by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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Looking at this picture of Matt Kemp signing autographs before yesterday's game at PETCO Park, I can practically hear Barry White crooning in the background. Look carefully and you can see three women devouring Kemp with their eyes — not that Matty is exactly discouraging...
Vote Sexy
July 08, 2009 by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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Click here to vote for Matt Kemp! Apparently there's no limit to the number of votes you can cast. Voting closes Thursday at 1 p.m.
Earlier at SoSG:
Kemp Slips Into Fourth Place in Final Vote Race
MLB.com's Graphics Department Needs Help
This Day in All-Star History
Maxi Buffalo Ranch 3-Run Homer
August 12, 2009 by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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(Post headline by SoSG Sax!)
Matt Kemp with last night's dagger.
Willie Mays and Joe Torre. Giant and Dodger. Side by side on my piano keyboard, oh lord, why dont we?
Mays' expression says it all.
photos by Jon SooHoo/Dodgers
Post-Game 86 Thread: Matt Kemp's F.U. Moments
July 10, 2009 by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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DODGERS 12, BREWERS 8 (10)
Dear All-Star Selection Committee:
Hi, it's Matt Kemp. The one you passed over to replace the injured Carlos Beltran so Charlie Manuel could have his whole damn outfield in St. Louis? Yeah, that's me.
You might want to know I hit a tenth...
A Dodger Blue Father's Day
June 21, 2009 by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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Hope all you dads had a happy Father's Day! Here's how some Dodger dads spent their special day. First, at Dodger Stadium this morning:
Then from tonight's game, on ESPN:
Matt Kemp's father, Carl.
Matt Kemp as a child. The very definition of "apple...
Game 79 vs. Rockies, July 1: Joe Torre Pre-Game Talk
July 01, 2009 by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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On Matt Kemp batting second: "We're struggling right now as far as putting some offense together. The fact that Furcal's not in the lineup — just trying to get some speed up top. One thing about Matt: He may seem like he's overmatched at times, but it doesn&...
Hit & Trot
July 20, 2009 by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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Matt Kemp hits yesterday's game-winning home run.
photo 1 by Jon SooHoo/Dodgers; photo 2 by Juan Ocampo/Dodgers; photo 3 by Lori Shepler/AP
Y'all Ready for This?
August 24, 2009 by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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"We're going to get through this spell and be fine, no one is panicking...y'all shouldn't either. "
—Matt Kemp, from a chat at Dodgers.com
photo by Jill Weisleder/Dodgers
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