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When watching the Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier, shades of past glory in California come shining through. Remember the days of Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco in Oakland? I don't...I was born in the 80's, but I've seen the footage. Just watching two players electrify a crowd like McGwire and Canseco did draws parallels to today in Chavez Ravine. Add to the beat Silver Slugger Awards for two-thirds of the Dodgers outfield, and the stage is set for a new slugger-duo dynasty. The numbers speak for themselves: a combined 57 home runs and 207 RBI in 2009. In the prime of their time together, the tandem of McGwire/Conseco hit 80 home runs and drove in 231 runs (1987). Granted, Ethier and Kemp have yet to reach those marks, but with the pace they have set thus far this season, it ...

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Article written by Todd Boldizsar