NEW YORK >> If you arrive early, Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke are as much a part of the Dodger Stadium scenery on a given afternoon as the San Gabriel Mountains or pastel-hued seats.
Greinke’s portrait is simple if odd: a tousle of hair bounces at the peak of a tightly bound bun, all of it enclosed by a white cloth wrapped around his forehead. The blonde samurai runs the dirt track over and over, white earbuds separating him from the rest of the world.
Kershaw’s pregame behavior is more predictable than the weather. His outfield exercise routine consists of the same five-day cycle of sprints and lunges and core-strengthening tasks from April to October.