Yardbarker: Matt Kemp

MLB Trade Rumors: Dodgers To Trade One of Their Core??

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:00:30 -0500

More photos » by David J. Phillip - AP 20 days ago: Los Angeles Dodgers' Russell Martin hits an RBI single during the fourth inning of Game 4 of the National League Championship baseball series against the Philadelphia Phillies Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Browse more photos » In his Sunday morning blog, ESPN's Buster Olney suggests the Dodgers will trad...

They Feel Bad Too

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:00:00 -0500

It's going to take all offseason to get over this. It hurts the most when you turn on the TV and see the World Series and the team you thought you could beat is playing there.—from Matt Kemp's playoff blog photos by Jon SooHoo

Matt Kemp: The Bison As A Team Leader

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:00:00 -0500

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 take bizarre routes to fly balls that overshadowed his speed? How about you, Bill Plaschke, he whose opinion of Kemp blows with the winds? Those of us who have supported the full cadre of high-potential kids on...

Matt Kemp, Your Thoughts on the Fourth Estate?

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:00:00 -0500

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

Love Connection(s)

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:00:00 -0500

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 the attention. Apparently a smile and eye contact can work wonders. Is that the sound of ovaries dropping? In the wider shot of this same picture, notice how Andre Ethier is doing his best to dampen his natural ...

Matt Kemp Isn't Just Lucky

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:20:00 -0500

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 that Kemp has a 12.8 percent rate of infield hits per ground ball this season. He also rarely pops out when he doesn’t miss, doing so only 4.6 percent of the time this season, and only 2.0 percent of the time in 2008....

THE ADVENTURES OF LIL' MATT

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:10:54 -0500

CHECK OUT THE ADVENTURES OF LIL' MATT! I LOVE LA!

Boosting The Bison

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:03:00 -0500

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 to appreciate Kemp's value – as have presumably Kemp's earlier detractors – although not without a few parting shots. "His infamous baserunning blunders? He deals with them." [...] Not every pr...

Y'all Ready for This?

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:00:00 -0500

"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

Bison and the Bobblehead

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:00:00 -0500

Matt Kemp, from a Dodgers television commercial promoting his bobblehead night.

Maxi Buffalo Ranch 3-Run Homer

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:15:00 -0500

(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

Matt Kemp, Future Gold Glover

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 09:00:00 -0500

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 Jon SooHoo/Dodgers

Hit & Trot

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:00:00 -0500

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

Hit & Trot

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:00:00 -0500

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