Blog Kiosk: 7/14/2016 - Dodgers Links - Sheffield, Scully and Clayton Kershaw

Last night was the 24th annual ESPY Awards ceremony and Clayton Kershaw was there, along with his wife Ellen, as a nominee for the "Best MLB Player" of the past year.  Other nominees included Josh Donaldson, Bryce Harper, Jake Arrieta and Mike Trout.  Unfortunately, Clayton did not win.  This years award was won by Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper.  This was the third consecutive year Clayton has been nominated for this award, but has yet to win. 

Photo above via Ellen Kershaw on twitter.  Below are more links to check out:

• This Day in Dodger History:  In 1995 Ramon Martinez pitches a no-hitter against the Marlins at Dodger Stadium.  He was perfect for the first 7 1/3 innings, gave up only walk and struck out eight.
  

Blog Kiosk: 7/3/2016 - Dodgers Links - Kershaw, McCarthy, Seager and the Old-Timers Game

Check out this group of motley former Dodgers.  Via Jack Baer at MLB.com:

The former player who drew the most attention in the dugout and on the field was manager Dave Roberts, under immense pressure while playing in front of his players. In the first inning, Roberts hit a leadoff single to center off Valenzuela and advanced to third in the next two at-bats.
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"Thank goodness this game's only two innings," Roberts said. "I'm going to try to come out of it OK, not end up on the training table. If I do, I'm going to take a lot of grief from the players. That's kind of more important than getting a hit today."

Pics above via Jon SooHoo/LA Dodgers 2016.  Go here to check out more pics from Jon from yesterday; including plenty of photos from the Old Timers Game.  Best yet, Jon also shared a bunch of great pics from Old Timers Games from the 80's.  Go here to check those out.  A video from yesterdays Old Timers Game can be seen here.  Below are more links to check out:

• This Day in Dodger History:  In 1958 the Dodgers, in their 35th home game ever in Los Angeles, reached the one million attendance mark.  At Ebbets Field they drew 1,028,258 fans total all season the year prior.  In 1974 Dodgers reliever Mike Marshall appeared in his 13th consecutive game, setting a major league record.  The streak also ended on this day when he didn't make an appearance during the second game of a doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds. In 1993 Don Drysdale died of a heart attack in Montreal after broadcasting the Dodgers’ game against the Expos.