"The faces and names of the greatest pitchers in franchise history were on the electronic panels covering the facade of Dodger Stadium's second deck.

Don Newcombe, Don Drysdale, Sandy Koufax, Mike Marshall, Fernando Valenzuela, Orel Hershiser and Eric Gagne.

And, closest to home plate, Clayton Kershaw.

Standing in front of the Dodgers' dugout Thursday, Kershaw looked up at the display, knowing there was now something tangible that linked him to these greats of the Dodgers' storied past. He was a National League Cy Young Award winner."