Jeff Kent
Jeff Kent
Jeffrey Franklin Kentis a former Major League Baseball second baseman. Kent won the National League Most Valuable Player award in 2000 with the San Francisco Giants, and he is the all-time leader in home runs among second basemen. He drove in 90 or more runs from 1997 to 2005, a streak of run production for a second baseman which is a position typically known for its defense. Kent is a five-time All-Star, and his 560 career doubles put him tied...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth7 March 1968
CityBellflower, CA
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He looks old but he's still swinging the bat, ... It just looks like every time he gets up there he's trying to hit a home run.
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It's not about the money. I've got enough money. My last four or five years, all I've wanted was to be part of a winner.
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I played with Oswalt for two years, and the best chance to get him is to get him before he's warmed up -- because he's so good,
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I played behind Roy for two years. Because he's so good the best chance to get him is before he's warmed up. A lot of our hitters were patient with their swings.
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I played behind Roy for two years, and that's the best chance you have of getting the kid is to get him before he gets warmed up, ... He quick-pitched us a lot, as he normally does, but a lot of his pitches were balls. He put himself in a hole by getting behind in the count.
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I'm very happy with the direction the team is going and I'm looking forward to finishing my career in a Dodger uniform. This is a great way to close out my career in front of my parents and I'm pretty proud that we were able to get this done.
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I'm willing to dedicate myself for another couple of years. It's safe to say I'm proud to be able to retire a Dodger. I'm 99.9 percent sure this is the last contract of my career.
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They have veteran experience and they've been able to pitch consistently. Yeah, they've had their ups and downs, but I think our rotation has been more stable than any other team in our division, which is a benefit -- especially down the stretch.
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If you're going to accept the good times, you have to accept the bad times. This team is good enough to get through this. We'll be all right. I've played many years and I've been through this many times. These things happen.
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I didn't think I was going to hit home runs in the big leagues. I'm not a home run hitter. I try not to hit home runs. I drive the ball in the gaps, and if one gets up, great.
tired kids home
I'm tired of leaving my wife at home with no nanny and no cook to take care of four kids by herself.
race motorcycle use
Do I race motorcycles? I do. I use the word 'race' because, I admit, what I do on a motocross bike is different than riding a Harley down the street.
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I'm a Mormon. I don't do a lot of the off-the-field activities that athletes are known to do. And I guess I've created a world that is unlike the typical world of a professional athlete.
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If you want to get to know me, you have to get off the baseball field. Because when I'm on the field, and in the clubhouse, I'm doing what I'm paid to do, what I love to do, and man, I hate it when I fail.