DODGERS NOTEBOOK: KEMP HAS DAY TO REMEMBER.Byline: TONY JACKSON
Anthony (Antonio) Jackson, best known as Tony Jackson Staff Writer DENVER -- Matt Kemp's mother, grandmother, uncle and two aunts spent nine hours Thursday driving in a van from Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (1990 pop. 444,719), state capital, and seat of Oklahoma co., central Okla., on the North Canadian River; inc. 1890. The state's largest city, it is an important livestock market, a wholesale, distribution, industrial, and financial center, and a farm . What they saw in the Dodgers' 6-5 victory over Colorado on Sunday made the long journey home a bit less monotonous. Kemp, the Dodgers' rookie outfielder who was promoted from Double-A Jacksonville just two weeks ago, hit a two-run homer after fouling a ball off his left foot in the first inning. He followed that threeinnings later with a solo shot that landed in almost the same section of left-center-field bleachers. It was the first multiple-homer game of Kemp's budding career. It also made him just the third player in big-league history to hit sixhome runs in his first 15days in the majors, joining the immortal Mark Quinn
Born in St. (1940), who combined to hit 58homers in a total of six big-league seasons. One gets the feeling Kemp will far exceed those figures by himself. ``I'm just trying to be patient at the plate, get into some hitter's counts, get good pitches to hit and hit the ball hard somewhere,'' Kemp said. --Kemp went 4 for 8 with a double, the two homers and five RBIs in the three-game series and has his batting average batting average n. Baseball A measure of a batter's performance obtained by dividing the total of base hits by the number of times at bat, not including walks. Noun 1. up to .366. Gagne to go on DL: The Dodgers probably will place closer Eric Gagne on the 15-day disabled list for the second time this season before Tuesday night's game at San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . Gagne, who was due to complete his anti-inflammatory medication regimen Sunday, hasn't pitched in six days and still can't throw without pain in his surgically repaired right elbow. ``Right now, he's not able to go even in the bullpen,'' Dodgers manager Grady Little said. ``That's not something we like.'' The move probably will buy a few more days in the big leagues for rookie third baseman Joel Guzman. Second baseman Jeff Kent is due to come off the 15-day DL when Gagne goes on. --Drew sits: A day after suffering a bruised right quadriceps in a second-base collision with Colorado's Jamey Carroll, J.D. Drew sat out the game. Little said he ``feels certain'' Drew would be ready to return Tuesday night after taking Sunday off. --Mattingly signs: Shortstop Preston Mattingly, the Dodgers' supplemental first-round pick in last week's draft, agreed to terms on a $1 million signing bonus. The club now has signed 10of its 50 selections, including three of its top 10. Mattingly is the son of former Yankees great Don Mattingly. tony.jackson@dailynews.com (818) 713-3675 WRITE ON We're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a diamond in the rough, so to speak. If you've got strong opinions about the Dodgers and the rest of major league baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. , here's your chance to tell the world what you see and what you think. Compile a column no longer than 300 words (we'll count them!) on the Dodgers or major league baseball and e-mail it to writeon@dailynews.com by 9 a.m. today. Be sure to title your entry and include your name and daytime phone number. Employees of the Los Angeles Newspaper Group The Los Angeles Newspaper Group is an umbrella group of local daily newspapers published in the greater Los Angeles area by MediaNews Group. The news coverage of the newspapers are mainly local stories. and professional journalists are ineligible to participate. Entries will be narrowed to a field of 16 finalists who will then compete head-to-head, March Madness-style, and all entries will be posted at dailynews.com unless they are disqualified dis·qual·i·fy tr.v. dis·qual·i·fied, dis·qual·i·fy·ing, dis·qual·i·fies 1. a. To render unqualified or unfit. b. To declare unqualified or ineligible. 2. because of inappropriate, vulgar or potentially libelous In the nature of a written Defamation ,a communication that tends to injure reputation. content. Two pairs of finalists will go one-on-one on an assigned topic each week, with submissions running in Sunday's sports sections beginning June 18. Four more finalists will appear each Sunday until a winner emerges in early August. Judging will be done by columnist Steve Dilbeck, Sports Editor Jon Clifford and by readers via dailynews.com. Online votes will serve as a tiebreaker tie·break·er n. An additional contest or period of play designed to establish a winner among tied contestants. Also called tiebreak. tie only. First prize is a credential and an assignment: Write a live column from a Dodgers home game later this season. So keep it clean, be accurate with the facts. Entries will not be edited for grammar, spelling or style. Mistakes and inaccuracies will be held against you. Be on time, meet the deadline or you won't stand a chance. And lastly, have fun sharing your opinions. We want your thoughts on the boys in blue and the rest of the majors. Write on! CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1) Dodgers rookie Matt Kemp drives in three runs with a pair of homers, his fifth and sixth since being called up two weeks ago. David Zalubowski/Associated Press (2) GAGNE Box: WRITE ON (see text) |
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