DODGERS NOTEBOOK: KEMP GETS PRAISE.Byline: VINCENT VINCENT Vital Information Necessary Centralized (movie, The Black Hole) BONSIGNORE Staff Writer Grady Little William Grady Little (born March 30, 1950 in Abilene, Texas) is a manager in Major League Baseball. He guided the Boston Red Sox from 2002 to 2003, and has been manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers since 2006. was too young to remember Joe DiMaggio Noun 1. Joe DiMaggio - United States professional baseball player noted for his batting ability (1914-1999) DiMaggio, Joseph Paul DiMaggio playing baseball, but he knows enough about the Yankee Clipper a clipper ship built in the United States. See clipper . Joe DiMaggio erson>; - a nickname for the player who was a prominent member of the New York Yankees baseball team in the 1940's. See also: Clipper Clipper to know he possessed every single skill needed to be a dominant player. When he looks at Dodgers rookie Matt Kemp Matthew Ryan Kemp[1] (born September 23, 1984, in Midwest City, Oklahoma)[2] is a Major League Baseball outfielder who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers. , he imagines another DiMaggio. ``Just in the fact that this guy has all the tools it takes to play the game of baseball,'' Little said. ``A lot of top prospects, you like to think they have three of the major tools to play, maybe four. But this kid can execute all five of the tools, above average.'' When it comes to contemporary players who zipped through the minor leagues and made an immediate impact in the majors, Little said Kemp reminds him of Atlanta star Chipper Jones Larry Wayne "Chipper" Jones, Jr. (born April 24, 1972, in DeLand, Florida), is an American Major League baseball player. Although initially a shortstop, Chipper has spent most of his career as the starting third baseman for the Atlanta Braves. . Little was in the Atlanta organization when Jones was being groomed. ``You knew (Jones) was going to be a player from day one he showed up at spring training,'' Little said. ``You just didn't want to do anything to slow down his progress to reach the major leagues. And that's what I see in (Kemp).'' Kemp was humbled by Little's compliment, although he hopes in a few years some youngster coming to the big leagues gets compared to him. ``I just want to make a name for myself,'' Kemp said. ``It's nice to be compared to players like that, but I haven't done anything compared to them.'' Kemp, who was promoted to the Dodgers from Double-A Jacksonville a little over a week ago, was back in the starting lineup For the line of action figures, see . A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes Wednesday against the Mets, batting cleanup. Coming into the game, he was batting .345 with four home runs and 10 RBIs in just six games. Drew sits: J.D. Drew was out of the lineup Thursday after experiencing a sore right hamstring. With an off day today before starting a nine-game road trip in Colorado on Friday, Drew will have two days to rest the hamstring. Little has made a point of giving Drew proper rest, planning off days in front of non-game days to maximize the effect. ``But those were planned, this one is more precautionary,'' Little said. Kent progressing: Jeff Kent Jeffrey Franklin Kent (born March 7, 1968 in Bellflower, California) is a Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers and a former MVP winner. Early career , on the disabled list with a sprained left wrist, has started taking swings in the batting cage and hopes to return when the Dodgers open a three-game series in San Diego on Tuesday. ``That's the first day he's eligible to come off the disabled list, and that's our target day for his return,'' Little said. |
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