Clayton Kershaw 2014 Season Highlights (VIDEOS)
Clayton Kershaw made history in recent days as he first became the youngest pitcher to win three Cy Young Awards and followed that the next day with his first career MVP Award. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ ace is the first NL pitcher to win MVP since St. Louis Cardinal’s hurler Bob Gibson in 1968.
Including the franchise’s time in Brooklyn, the Dodgers organization has 11 MVP awards. Prior to Kershaw winning the award in 2014, Kirk Gibson was the last Dodger named MVP in 1988, which coincides with the organization’s last World Series title.
Kershaw finished the regular season leading the Majors in a handful of pitching statistics that included, wins, winning percentage, WHIP, ERA and ERA+. Among his other accomplishments in 2014 were his first career no-hitter, 11-game winning streak and 41 consecutive scoreless innings.
As part of their congratulatory messages for Kershaw, the Dodgers released the following video that highlights some of his moments on the mound:
While Kershaw was certainly a dominant pitcher, he also made an impact with his defense, bat and baserunning, as seen in the video below:
Congrats to Clayton Kershaw, my favorite player since the “Bulldog” and before him, “Big D”!
I’ve been a Dodger fan for over 60 years and the only Dodger pitcher that comes close to Kershaw’s hitting ability is Don Drysdale. However, Kershaw’s overall athleticism is superior to any Dodger pitcher that I can remember. His pitching is a cross between Koufax’s speed and “stuff” and Greg Maddux (“the Professor”) and his ability to change speeds and paint the corners. I just hope he stays healthy. He needs to get Lloyd’s of London to insure that left arm for $100MM.
id like to no when friedman is going to start getting the pieces we need
he hasn’t done anything ecept hire front office people