Johnny Podres as Sportsman of the Year: It's not the thought that counts
October, 21, 2010
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Johnny Podres became Sports Illustrated's 1955 Sportsman of the Year through decidedly unusual circumstances, Tom Hoffarth of the Daily News notes.
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A native of Los Angeles, Jon Weisman has been writing about the Dodgers at Dodger Thoughts since 2002 and thinking deeply about them since the 1970s. He is the author of 100 Things Dodgers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, published in 2009. Weisman began covering sports professionally in 1985, complemented by adventures in writing for and about the screen that have culminated in his current position as a features editor at Variety. Any downtime he can muster will be happily spent with his wife and three young children.
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Matt Kemp
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| HR | M. Kemp | 12 | ||||||||||
| RBI | A. Ethier | 40 | ||||||||||
| R | M. Kemp | 29 | ||||||||||
| OPS | M. Kemp | 1.173 | ||||||||||
| W | C. Capuano | 6 | ||||||||||
| ERA | C. Kershaw | 1.90 | ||||||||||
| SO | C. Kershaw | 51 | ||||||||||
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