14 Nov Getting to know….CY YOUNG Award Winner Clayton Kershaw – LA Dodgers Pitcher
Full Name – Clayton Edward Kershaw
Born – Dallas, Texas on March 19, 1988
Height & Weight – 6-3, 215
Nickname – “Kersh” or “the Claw”
Hobbies/Interests – I enjoy playing Ping Pong
Player you would pay to watch today – Pujols, Jeter, A Rod and Lincecum
Favorite thing to do on an off day – My off-days are pretty different every day. Some days I’m on the golf course. I play football with some of my buddies and try to be active during the day. Other times, I walk around the city I am playing in at the moment Favorite Actor – Denzel Washington
Favorite Foods – Pizza and Mexican food
Favorite City To Visit – San Diego, beautiful clean city
Thing about me that most don’t know – I am the great-nephew of the discoverer of Pluto, astronomer Clyde Tombaugh. Influences – My family and friends who helped me get to the point I am at today. What is the oddest thing anyone has asked you to sign – Tennis shoes. I went to a school in L.A. over last holidays, and one kid decided that, because he didn’t have anything to sign, I should sign his shoe.
Favorite Ballpark – Dodger Stadium, my home park Favorite Non Baseball Sports Team – Dallas Cowboys
What do you think is your greatest strength and your weakness – I’m a very competitive person. I hate to lose, and I guess that could be strength and a weakness. When things start going badly and things start going my way, I try to keep going hard as opposed to taking things easy.
Toughest Hitter Ever Faced – It has to be Albert Pujols of the Angels. I faced him often when he was on the Cardinals. He’s been one of the best hitters in the game and there’s not one place to pitch him. You get him one way, and the next time, he’ll hit a home run off of you.
First Job – I’ve always been a baseball player Athletes I enjoy following in another sport – In football, Adrian Peterson and in basketball, Kobe, Lebron and Durant I grew up with Matthew Stafford of the Detroit Lions, so he is another that I follow.
Most Embarrassing Professional Moment – My first game in the big leagues, I went out for the anthem wearing the wrong jersey. I mistakenly put on teammate Jason Schmidt’s jersey.
Biggest Thrill to Date as an Athlete – Right now, pitching in the playoffs for the LA Dodgers!