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By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) - Clayton Kershaw is 7,500 miles from Dodger Stadium preparing to play on a converted cricket ground in front of a sell-out crowd of Australians but for baseball's first $200 million pitcher, opening day is just opening day. Kershaw has been named starting pitcher for Saturday's game at the Sydney Cricket Ground between his Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks which will start a major league season he hopes will end with a World Series ring. Having signed a seven-year deal with the Dodgers in January worth a reported $215 million, the three-times All Star has become the face of the two-game series Down Under. "Obviously the anticipation of that is always fun and getting to be part of it here is pretty cool, it'll probably never happen here in Australia again.
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