Killing time before the Dodgers begin four games in 48 hours (tonight, Saturday afternoon, Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon) …

As I’m compelled to pass along anything relating to Matt Kemp’s “Bison” nickname, here’s the video (posted Thursday by my ESPNLosAngeles.com cohorts at Land o’ Lakers) of an ESPY promo spot features some new in-depth talk about the moniker, about a minute in.

And … just for old times’ sake, here’s a link to Kemp’s March 2008 appearance on “Hardball Made Easy with Ron Stilanovich.”