Clayton Kershaw optioned to Jacksonville

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I was as surprised as you undoubtedly are, but no one was more surprised that Kershaw himself. Joe Torre stressed, both to Clayton and to the media, that the move was more about needing a roster spot for Hiroki Kuroda,... [link]

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Kershaw Sent Back To AA
Published 7/2/2008 by Vin Scully at Mike Scioscia's tragic illness
... According to Tony Jackson, phoenom Clayton Kershaw has been sent back down to the Dodgers AA affiliate, Jacksonville, to make room for Hiroki Kuroda, who makes his first start off the DL in about an hour. According to Jackson, Kershaw was most surprised: ...

Dodgers Option Kershaw On Kuroda's Return
Published 7/3/2008 by Rob (noreply@blogger.com) at 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog
ITD says the Dodgers have optioned Clayton Kershaw to Jacksonville to make room for Hiroki Kuroda. Also via Tony Jackson (via Jon), Kershaw's unhappy. "Any way you spin it, I'm getting sent down. They can say they didn't have enough room, but they (brought) me up when they didn't have enough room, because all those (pitchers) were healthy then."

Dodgers Demote Clayton Kershaw to Third Concentric Circle of Hell
Published 7/3/2008 by Rob Iracane at Walkoff Walk
... , where he was so successful in late 2007 and early 2008. Kershaw isn't too happy with getting sent back to the Jax Suns, as per Tony Jackson: ...

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Dodgers Demote Clayton Kershaw To AA

Ken Gurnick reports that the Dodgers have optioned Clayton to AA to make room for Hiroki Kuroda to come off the DL today. As far as the team goes, I don't necessarily have a problem with the move. The Dodgers now have Lowe, Penny, Kuroda, Billingsley, Park, and Stults to choose from when they fill out their rotation, and all have proven themselves worthy of a rotation spot. What I do ...
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Dodgers send Clayton Kershaw to minors - Los Angeles Times

HOUSTON -- The Dodgers optioned left-hander Clayton Kershaw back to the minors today, , a day after his best major league start, to clear roster for right-hander Hiroki Kuroda , who was set to start tonight's game against the Astros. "I'm ...
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Dodgers option Kershaw

The Dodgers have optioned 20-year-old rookie left-hander Clayton Kershaw to Class AA Jacksonville the day after he made his 17th professional start of the season without getting a win. Kershaw found out about 10 minutes ago and was packing his...
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