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Clayton Kershaw optioned to Jacksonville
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,...
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Kershaw Sent Back To AA
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
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
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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