it’s weird to be in the postseason and not see clayton kershaw on the mound. bone spurs on his toe derailed his season after he returned from shoulder surgery and he was ruled out of the playoffs prior to the nlds.
he is still with the club and i was happy to hear that he announced he would exercise his player option for 2025 during an interview prior to the start of the nlcs. that means his assault on the 3000 strikeout milestone will continue next year. he’s only 32 away from becoming the second pitcher to ever reach that mark as a dodger and the only one to do so solely as a dodger. in fact, he would be only the third member of the 3,000 k club to have recorded all of his strikeouts with one team, and the first since the club consisted of only two members (walter johnson and bob gibson). the dodgers would also become just the fifth franchise whose all-time strikeout leader had more than 3,000 punchouts, joining johnson's senators, gibson's cardinals, and the phillies (steve carlton), and braves (john smoltz).
anyway, with an 18th season on the horizon for kershaw, here are 18 cards from my collection that haven't been shown here before:
2017 topps chrome prism refractor parallel
2024 bowman
Cosmic Chrome
ReplyDeleteI hope Kershaw can put together at least a couple more decent seasons. He'll obviously never be the Kershaw of old again, but I'd hate to see injuries completely derail his career.
ReplyDeleteHope Kershaw can bounce back and have a solid season in 2025. He's had an amazing career... but to be in a club with Gibson and Johnson would be extra special.
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