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
came final game hair head last people pulling racking talked whether
I think (Tuesday) was the final decision. I'd been racking my brain, pulling my hair out (about whether to retire). I talked to some people in the game and my family, most importantly. It came to a head last night.
finish leads program wanting
I don't have a set program or plan. It all leads to wanting to be game-ready. There is a finish line.
acting almost gain good ground guys job trying
I don't feel a sense of urgency. We've been trying to gain ground almost all year, but I don't see guys acting any different than earlier. And if they are, then they weren't doing a good enough job before.
guys last series year
Last year we started 12-2, and you guys had us going to the World Series already. Now we're 4-4 and you have concerns. I'm kind of perplexed.
bad despite except good last playing remember scoring supposed weather year
I think we're playing good baseball. We're getting a lot of hits, scoring a lot of runs, despite playing in bad weather except for the last two days. I remember last year we were 12-2 and we were supposed to be going to the World Series.
fantastic seen
That was a fantastic at-bat. That's what you try to do - I've seen him do that before.
guys
It hurts. I think guys were disappointed in themselves, a little embarrassed.
add baseball compare game great hand home
I think the game was out of hand before that (home run). It doesn't (mean a great deal) because I don't have anything to compare it to. I'm not a baseball historian. I don't go home and add it up. I'll add it all up after I retire.
handled talking tired
I handled it all right. I'm tired of talking about it. I'm OK.
gets hit home looks swinging time trying
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.
ball drive gets hit home runs
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.
athlete world fields
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.