From the April 11, 2011 issue (UConn cover), Matt Kemp was selected as the sole subject of the sidebar column, "The Numbers" (no link, so I am actually typing this up manually, just for you):
On Opening Day, Matt Kemp did something he'd never done in 626 career games: He walked three times. For a player whose plate discipline has been a sore spot--176 career walks against 581 strikeouts coming into '11--it was a momentous achievement. Kemp also stole a base and scored the decisive run in the Dodgers' 2-1 win, then had an RBI double the next night--and, more impressively, hustled from first to third on a groundout by Marcus Thames, a sign that he's taking the teachings of new first base coach and baserunning guru Davey Lopes to heart. As a Phillies coach, Lopes was instrumental in helping Jayson Werth, among others, translate physical tools into on-field performance. After a difficult 2010 Kemp, 26, has a combination of skills, experience and now coaching that could elevate him to stardom.
Nice to see Kemp getting the pub he deserves. And not even a mention of that singer he used to date! What was her name again? You know, the one with the big forehead? I've forgotten.
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I think my wife loves Matt Kemp.
I better work out.
(I think a lot of guys' wives love Matt Kemp)
At least she has good taste!
Brad Lardass Penny is in line for the win in Detroit, with the Tigers up 4-3 over the Rangers in the top of the eighth inning
The one with the shitty haircut?
cc: Karina
man on second, top 8, two out, Beltre at the plate
Beltre with a 2-2 count HBP. Nelson Cruz singles home the tying run in the top of the eighth.
Penny is now not involved in the decision. His ERA stands at 8.27--which is down from the 9.00 at the start of the game.
4-4 in Detroit, going to the bottom of the eighth
Penny definitely one of my top three least favorite Dodgers ever. Actually he may take up a space and a half.
Going to the bottom of the ninth, still 4-4; Tigers have Inge, Avila, and Jackson up (8-9-1)
My eyes must be deceiving me. Boxscore I'm reading says Penny made it into the 7th. Gotta be a first, that.
My wife has confirmed: she does love Matt Kemp.
My ass is hitting the gym.
I liking this "Steve Sax Game of the Day" feature.
I want a sidebar total of badges earned
Glad he got himself out from under Rhianna's Umbrella-ella-ella-ella
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