Dodgers web musings: The Clayton Kershaw lovefest

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Love is everywhere for Clayton Kershaw after he won his 20th game Tuesday against his favorite patsies, the San Francisco Giants.

Kershaw improved to 5-0 this season against the Giants.

Wrote the San Francisco Chronicle’s Henry Schulman: ‘If Clayton Kershaw wins the Cy Young Award, he might ask the trophy manufacturers to add an engraving of his foot standing on a Giant’s throat.’

The race for this year’s National League Cy Young Award figures to be a close with Cliff Lee and Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies, but after Kershaw’s victory left him a threat to win the pitching triple crown (he is tied in wins and leads in strikeouts and earned-run average), the needle seemed tilted his way.

The Times’ Dylan Hernandez describes Wednesday’s victory, as others chime in with flowers at Kershaw’s feet:

-- Tim Lincecum, who has been on the wrong side of his matchups with Kershaw four times this season, tells the San Jose Mercury News’ Andrew Baggarly theDodgers’ left-hander should ‘definitely’ win the Cy Young: ‘You think, ‘Hey, I did my job the best I could today, and he was just better.’ Which is tough to say.’

-- ESPN/LA’s Tony Jackson said there should be no more debate, Kershaw is the Cy Young winner. -- Fox Sports’ Michael Martinez thinks Kershaw has become a lock for the top pitching award.

-- USA Today’s Gabe Lacques writes that barring a major meltdown in his final start, Kershaw has secured the Cy Young.

-- Dodgers.com’s Ken Gurnick said the chorus for Kershaw and the Cy Young was universal after his performance Tuesday.

-- TrueBlueLA’s Eric Stephen writes that every time Kershaw takes the mound, he believes the left-hander will win.

-- Writing for SBNation.com, however, Stephen calls the three-way race for the Cy Young still too close to call.

-- Hernandez in The Times on teammates voting Matt Kemp most inspirational.

-- Several wives of the Dodgers donated more than $10,000 worth of household goods to charity.

-- The Times’ Bill Plaschke thinks the film ‘Moneyball’ perfectly captured ex-Dodgers general manager Paul DePodesta.

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-- Steve Dilbeck