Hope This Isn't A Bad Omen

by Clipster Hipster on Sep 2, 2009 9:39 PM PDT

Well, maybe we can get all bad luck out of the way before the season starts. Our own Blake Griffin had the honor of throwing out the first pitch at Dodger Stadium tonight. Did he bring the boys in blue any luck? Well as of this writing its the bottom of the 8th and they're down 4 zip to the lowly Dbacks.

Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp did the honors of catching Blake. They're both Oklahoma boys, and I wonder if they already knew each other. They seemed pretty chummy. Maybe this means we'll be seeing Kemp at some of the Clipper games now.

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just a bit outside....

Clippers Basketball.... It's Masochistic!

by Clipochistic on Sep 2, 2009 9:59 PM PDT reply actions

f**k luck

just play the game properly and get some team action going on (something that was hardly seen last season).

Dodgers are going to the play offs so since Blake threw out a pitch for them, their competitive edge and hard work will translate over to the Clipps ;)

by dulciusEXasperis on Sep 2, 2009 10:07 PM PDT reply actions

To your article,

yes Matt Kemp knew Blake Griffin before the professional sports. If I remember correctly, Tyler Griffin? played on the same team as Matt Kemp in basketball, but Matt has always ben a Blake kind of guy.

Mike Smith on Eric Gordon: "The Clippers may have found their go to scorer."
On a second note, I want Novak back!

by JackduhSun on Sep 2, 2009 10:31 PM PDT reply actions

I wondered who was the better basketball player. Tyler Griffin or Kemp

http://www.clipperscurse.com/

by ClippersCurse on Sep 3, 2009 12:27 AM PDT up reply actions

"They're both Oklahoma boys, and I wonder if they already knew each other"

As JackduhSun said they did know each other growing up. Kemp played basketball with BG’s older brother. And apparently they’ve been hanging out together now. Griffin accompanied Kemp to a Dodger bowling night. Kemp is developing into a star in LA, the though of Kemp becoming a supporter of the Clips (because of BG) is pretty cool.

by Michael White on Sep 3, 2009 9:16 AM PDT reply actions

Wasn't there a post about getting up and comers to become clipper fans?

This would be a good start, who knows maybe when the clips play well Kemp will bring some his friends and they will become celebrity clip fans.

In Gordon we trust

by bestclipfan on Sep 3, 2009 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions

Yup. I said then that Matt Kemp would be our star :)

by Michael White on Sep 3, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions

It may not sound big now, but it will be...

Matt Kemp is having the best year of his career and hasn’t even peaked yet. He’s a five tool player who has 40/40 potential. I know that this is a basketball site, but if he ever does realize this potential and comes to some Clipper games he may end up being a big celebrity.

"If a Clippers fan is reading a newspaper in his living room and the ceiling falls on him, he'll just shrug and move to another room." -Bill Simmons

by WestsideBrandon on Sep 3, 2009 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions

that's kind of sad

good thing BOTH Griffin brothers are humble/nice people.

You play basketball with someone, hang out with them….then couple years down the road they (publicly) become your younger brother’s friend and you get little to no comments.

I read somewhere that while Taylor (older Griffin) as struggling to get a job/contract, he knew all along Blake (younger Griffin) already had things guaranteed, but he was okay with it.

Personally, I would have a hard time embracing myself under my younger brother’s shadow. But it is really nice of Taylor to be the kind of person he is.

by KidJustin on Sep 3, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions

Maybe Clipper D had somthing to do with it?

He was also at the game.

by HVYDRT007 on Sep 3, 2009 10:23 AM PDT reply actions

Blake and Kemp were playing one on one basketball in the lockeroom. They were supposed to have a dunk contest but it didn’t come off. I expect Ned Coletti and Mike D were none to happy to here they were goofing around in the crowded lockerroom.

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen

by Phil Gurnee on Sep 3, 2009 10:33 AM PDT reply actions

Dodgers? Since when were they last relevant? :p

Angels all the way. :o

Stuck in limbo.

by PaperClip on Sep 3, 2009 1:39 PM PDT reply actions

heres the video link

http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=6444305
would post but don’t know how to.

In Gordon we trust

by bestclipfan on Sep 3, 2009 2:56 PM PDT reply actions

Hope the Dodgers don't try to sign BG and take him away from us.

That dude was throwing smoke.

by HVYDRT007 on Sep 3, 2009 4:33 PM PDT reply actions

I don't think we have to worry lol

In Gordon we trust

by bestclipfan on Sep 3, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions

By bad omen...

I thought you were referring to how Baron threw the first pitch at a Dodger game last season, and then proceeded to have the lackluster season that he had.

by Lawler 4ever on Sep 4, 2009 2:48 PM PDT reply actions

Thats exactly what i thought!

Man good stuff

by ItwillbeFATAL on Sep 4, 2009 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions

+1

by HVYDRT007 on Sep 5, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions

Matt Kemp at Clippers games

My buddy and I asked Matt Kemp at his signing if he was going to come see Blake Griffin play this season, and he said he definitely would. He also shook his head and chuckled at us when we told him we were Clippers fans. When we left I said, “I’ll see you at the Clippers games” and Kemp responded, “Yea, I’ll be there in my Lakers jersey”. Cool guy, too bad he’s a Lakers fan =P

by YungBolo on Sep 4, 2009 6:08 PM PDT reply actions