By Jon Weisman
If you haven’t seen the video above, it’s the greatest.
Now, on to some links …
- Clayton Kershaw and A.J. Ellis will go April 19 to Azusa Pacific University to be interviewed by ESPN’s Chris Broussard for “Cross Training: A Conversation of Faith and Sports.” Details and ticket information can be found here. It will take place the evening of the finale of the Dodgers’ second homstand of the year
- Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports wrote a great story about how Albert Pujols and Joc Pederson connected over family. Pujols’ daughter Isabella and Pederson’s brother Champ each have Down syndrome.
- As part of MLB’s effort to raise awareness for autism, the Dodgers’ May 2 game against Arizona has been designated an Autism Awareness game. Find more details here.
- Fangraphs has placed the Dodger bullpen in its top 10. Hopefully, come October, it will rank even higher.
- Overall, Fangraphs ranks the Dodgers first in Wins Above Replacement for 2015.
- The Dodgers’ farm system ranks fourth in baseball, according to John Sickels of Minor League Ball.
- Dustin Nosler of Dodgers Digest has a look at how Dodger hitters and pitchers do after they get an 0-2 count.
- Joe Posnanski wrote a quick post about a topic I think about often: “The Brevity of Pitching Stardom.”
- The Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers announced their new mascots will be named Brooklyn (female) and Brix (male). See them here.
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The video reminds me of playing stick or punch ball in the street as a kid, but of course, on not so busy streets.