Matt Kemp out for 2013 Postseason

For those of you that were unable to witness the Dodgers post game rally today, Matt Kemp was walking with the aid of crutches.  Several sources including Mark Saxon of ESPNLA, are reporting that Matt Kemp has been ruled out for the entire postseason.  According to Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the Dodgers official team doctor, if Kemp continued to play he risked further damaging his ankle.

Matt Kemp:

"It's like a bad nightmare, injury after injury after injury after injury.  Honestly, I don't know what to say any more except that the season's over with for me and I have to be that cheerleader or that leader on the bench to help those guys through those tough games they're going to play."

Don Mattingly:

"To be honest with you, and I'm not saying it in a bad way, we played all year long without Matt and we went 42-8 without Matt.  We're capable of winning. We're not just going to roll over."

This is definitely not the way the Dodger faithful saw the playoffs unfolding and the news wouldn't be so bad if Andre Ethier were healthy.  However, with Ethier still not clear to run, the Dodgers are looking at Skip Schumaker being their starting center fielder during this playoff run.

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Dodger Shut Down Matt Kemp

Mike Axisa of CBSSports Eye On Baseball is reporting that the Dodgers have shut down Matt Kemp "indefinitely" due to experiencing tightness in is right hamstring. 

According to Axisa:

"Kemp, 28, is currently on the DL with an ankle sprain. He was expected to rejoin the team earlier this week, but his rehab assignment was extended because he didn't feel comfortable at the plate. In five rehab games with High Class-A Rancho Cucamonga, Kemp went 0-for-18 with seven strikeouts.
A hamstring problem cost Kemp more than two months last season, but that was on the left side. In addition to the hamstring and ankle injuries, he also spent time on the DL with a sore shoulder this summer. Kemp had surgery on the shoulder over the winter."

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Matt Kemp Aggravates His Hamstring Injury and Breaks a Bat Over his Knee

Matt Kemp aggravated his hamstring injury in the 1st inning of tonight's game against the Brewers. Kemp scored from first base on Andre Ethier's double.  After Kemp scores, he breaks a bat over his knee in frustration.  Check out the video below:




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