Dodgers Sunday Videos: Kemp on Rome, Kershaw and a Fan-Made Puig Highlight Video

Here are this Sunday's Dodgers videos:

Here is Matt Kemp with Jim Rome on Showtime.  He shares his thoughts about the final season of SHOWTIME's hit original series "Dexter", plus dishes on a potential hoops match-up versus Lakers legend and current L.A. Dodgers owner Magic Johnson.

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This is something vintage.  ABC 'Monday Night Baseball' commercial featuring the Philadelphia Phillies vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers. Spot aired in July, 1976.

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DodgerFilms was in Arizona to catch some Dodger games and caught a funny exchange between Clayton Kershaw and a Diamondbacks fan.  Kershaw thanks a fan for telling him he sucks.

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Check out this great Yasiel Puig highlight video.  Awesome!

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Blog Kiosk: 7/13/2013 - Dodgers Links - Kemp's Big League Chew, Kershaw and Puig is Day-to-Day

In the photo above from last night, Japanese-American War Veterans James Ogawa, Hitoshi Sameshima and Don Seki threw out the first pitch. Pic via Jon SooHoo/2013 LA Dodgers 2013.

• Jason Stark at ESPN provides his "Best (and worst) of the first half," and Clayton Kershaw is highlighted as the NL's best pitcher.
• Packages of Big League Chew bubblegum with Matt Kemp (the 1st ballplayer ever on the package) are now available in stores.  Checkout a pic below via twitter @DuranSports.

• Via Mike Gates at NotGraphs, "The Many Crimes and Misdemeanors of Yasiel Puig".

And finally, in addition to stiffing Luis Gonzalez, Puig has shoulder checked Mike Schmidt into a locker, chased Henry Aaron with a bat, mocked Edgar Martinez for not having a position, and urinated on the grave of Harmon Killebrew. Beware, the legend Puig mocks next could be your own.

• Check out a great video of Clayton Kershaw helping out ShareFest at Kershaw's Challenge.
• Via Eric Stephen at True Blue LA, "2013 MLB Draft: Dodgers signed 28 of 40 picks".
• "Yasiel Puig's status deemed day-to-day after Dodgers' loss," via Andrew Gastelum at the LA Times.

"This is day to day," Mattingly said after the Dodgers' 3-0 loss to Colorado. "We just have to do a better job of communicating. Guys get banged up, if he needs a day off ... there's no shame in that."

Puig, who was pulled in the fifth inning after grounding out twice, said his condition improved from Thursday, when he was taken out in the eighth inning.

"It feels a lot better, but there's a lot of games left in the season," Puig said. "I'll rest and get some treatment on it tomorrow."

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Today is Photo Day and Jackie Robinson "42" Movie Day at Dodger Stadium

If you don't already know, today is the annual Dodgers' Photo day at Dodger Stadium.  Fans will be allowed to come onto the field to meet with their favorite players with cameras in hand.  The centerfield gates open for fans at 1:00 PM, and the game against the Rockies starts at 4:15. 

I've collected numerous past Photo Day photos and posted them on this blog.  Check out some pics from 2010 here.  And here are a couple of post from 2012, here and here.  UPDATE:  As a special treat, here are some Dodger Photo Day pics from 1966.

It's always a fun time.  So, be sure to get there early.  And if you're so inclined, pass along some of your own pics from on the field.  Id be happy to put them up here.

As a special treat, after tonight's game fans can stick around to watch the Jackie Robinson movie "42".  Heck, even a couple of stars from the movie will be on-hand to celebrate the occasion.  From a previous Dodgers press release:

After the game, fans are invited to join in Dodger Stadium’s first-ever Movie Night featuring Legendary Pictures’ “42.” Academy Award®** winning director Brian Helgeland, actors Chadwick Boseman and John C. McGinley and Dodger great Don Newcombe, a teammate of Jackie Robinson, will participate in a question and answer session prior to the screening of the hit film “42.” Prime Ticket talent Jim Watson will serve as host of the Q&A.

Saturday’s ceremonial first pitch will be thrown by “42” star Chadwick Boseman who plays Hall of Fame Dodger Jackie Robinson in the film. Boseman will also officially start the game with “It’s Time for Dodger baseball!”

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Nike Zoom Revis Matt Kemp PE Sneaker and Another Yasiel Puig Promo Card for the National

Matt Kemp sure has some nice sneakers.  Check it about above.  The pic was sent out via Kemp's Instagram account earlier today.

These are Nike Zoom Revis Matt Kemp Player Exclusive sneakers that he must have received today.  Via a story by Sir Lucas Leftfoot on NikeBlog.com, no public launch is planned at the moment, but you never know.  I'm sure sneakerheads who bleed blue will gladly wait patiently for the chance to add this to their collection.

UPDATE:  Here's another photo as found through twitter @JohnGeiger.

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Not to be outdone, Yasiel Puig continues to bring excitement to the Baseball card hobby.  Panini America announced today that Puig will be included in their upcoming 2013 National Sports Collectors Convention Base Set.  It will be numbered to 499 copies, and there will be numerous parallel versions available numbered to only 5 copies.  Check more information on their blog, here.  Dodger fans will only have to a few more weeks before this can be added to their binders.

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Some More Vintage Dodgers Snapshots on eBay

I came across another eBay auction of some fan-taken photographic snapshots of the Brooklyn Dodgers.  Well... At least, everything points to it being of the Dodgers.  Take a look.

These are three vintage Polaroid photographs that were clearly taken at Ebbets Field.  That's easy to tell because of the advertising on the outfield walls.  The giant Schaefer Beer billboard and Gem Razor ad are easily recognizable.  Additionally, I'm fairly certain that Jackie Robinson is featured at the plate in the photo on the left.  Check out an enlarged copy below.

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Jackie's batting stance is unmistakable, and so is the #42 on the batters back.

Unfortunately, the next photo is a little more fuzzy.  See it below. 

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Clearly, it is from before the start of the game as you can see the ground crew preparing the batters box with chalk.  In the foreground, a pitcher is seen warming up, but the seller (and myself) can't figure out who it is.  It cannot be a Dodger, since no one wore #47.  So, who is it?  If anyone has any clue please let me know.

As for the final photo, your guess is as good as mine as to who is shown pitching.

Still, I love checking out these kinds of vintage fan photos.  They are always one-of-a-kind and are unique in their own special way.  They allow me to look through the eyes of a fan who is sitting right there.  Can't you just imagine myself enjoying a hot dog and watching the Dodgers play?

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Blog Kiosk: 7/12/2013 - Dodgers Links - President Stan Kasten Speaks, Another Puig Baseball Card and Dodgers Jersey's Selling Briskly

Last night Adrian Gonzalez's father threw out the first pitch.  Check out a photo of them together, above.  Pic via Jon SooHoo/LA Dodgers 2013.

• Via the Daily News, "Dodgers President Stan Kasten talks Yasiel Puig, Dodger heritage, kosher hot dogs, stadium Wi-Fi, his 'Yankee' manager and love of the game as he meets fans, answers tough questions".  You must check out the discussion.  It's great.  Below is a small sample.

KM: Did I see you say the Dodgers wouldn't give a contract to a player that would take him beyond what, age 36?
SK: I was misquoted (laughter). What I said was, last year, people in the media went off and had their own theories about what we were doing, including 'oh they've lost their minds; they don't care what they spend on anything,' and I made the point that if you look at who we got last year, none of those players had contracts that lasted beyond the age of 36. It's not like we got guys into their 40s or mid-40s. We were watching what we were doing. I'm not gonna say we will never get a guy beyond the age of 36. We haven't done it yet. It's a useful benchmark. Maybe it should be lower than that. I don't think you mortgage the future by getting guys who are no older than 36 when their contract is up.

KM: Will the time come when we'll be able to walk all the way around the park?
SK: I don't know. That's a really long-term project. You're building another concourse, an exterior concourse right now what we did was renovate, update, modernize. If we really want to build the next generation, the next 50-year Dodger Stadium, we might do an exterior concourse that connects all the way around. That's a very big project, a long-term project. I will say it's on the long term to-do list but we just haven't decided what the long-term is going to be. We set a goal of doing all we could in 26 weeks. We knew that's all we had, 26 weeks. We have more to do. We'll evaluate that right now

• Chris Olds at Beckett provides a sneak peek at Panini Prizm Baseball cards.  Check out the Puig and Piazza cards below.  The set is slated to come out on September 18th.

• Via Christopher Jackson at Examiner.com, "Dodgers' White and his staff adapt to new world of scouting".
• Mathew Orso at New Jersey Baseball Magazine writes about New Jersey's greatest ballplayers.  He starts with starting pitchers, and Don Newcombe is on top of that list.
• Jill Painter at Inside the Dodgers shares a video of Puig speaking with the media.
• If you haven't seen it yet, here is the interview Puig gave to ESPN, yesterday.  And here's a story from ESPN entitled, "Yasiel Puig likes to play 'aggressive'".
• If you don't already know, Puig did not win the fan vote for the All-Star game.  He responds on twitter by thanking the fans.  See it below.

Muchas gracias de todo corazon. Thank you from bottom my heart. Quiero agradecer a la mejor fanaticada del mundo. Thanks best fans in world!
— yasielpuig (@YasielPuig) July 11, 2013

• Unfortunately, some things never change.  Yasiel Puig aggravated a hip injury last night, via JP Hoornstra at Inside the Dodgers.
• Via Cash Kruth at MLB.com, four Dodgers are ranked in the top 20 for sold jerseys.  That's the most of any club.
• Dan Barry of the NY Times writes about the Jefferson R. Burdick collection of Baseball cards that is having a huge show at the NY Metropolitan Museum.  Burdick is the Godfather of Baseball card collecting.  There's a great slideshow to look through.
• The new LA Kings star?  Via twitter @MettaWorldPeace.

I'm playing for the LA kings
— Metta World Peace (@MettaWorldPeace) July 12, 2013

  

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