Jeff Kent - Boo or Cheer
by cazzuno on Aug 28, 2009 8:27 AM PDT
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Jeff Kent on KNBR with Murph and Mac it will probably be up on there site in case you missed it....but the question is do we cheer him or boo tomorrow night at the Giants game???
He was a Dodger but also one of our best cleanup hitters (remember we used to have hitters hitting .330 with 30 jacks 100+ rbi). Memorable incidents include "truck washing/motorcycle injury", MVP awards, "Enjoy the game" comments on KNBR and constant Bonds arguments. He might be the only player in MLB still with a porn mustache & not on steroids playing between '95-04.
Its simple do i Boo or Cheer? Personnaly i am cheering
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Definitely cheer. One of my favorite Giants’ hitters in recent times.
by xanthan on Aug 28, 2009 8:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate anyone who plays for the Dodgers just on the principle of it all. But you’ve still got to cheer for Kent. He was awesome here. Well, he was good here.
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
by JRPhillips on Aug 28, 2009 8:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
no you had it right, he was awesome
"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."
by i did my job on Aug 28, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How can anyone boo a former Giant (a 2nd baseman at that) who put together a season like he did in 2000: 33/125/.325. He was amazing that year.
I will never forgive his choice to play for the Dodgers (exhibit A: burned t-shirt jersey) but for all the years he was with the Giants he was incredible.
I will not only cheer, I will give him a standing ovation.
Any type of mongering is A-OK in my book.
by Man-o-War on Aug 28, 2009 8:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Brett Butler?
Why isn't Sabean held accountable for leading the Giants into many years of mediocrity???
by oldrips on Aug 28, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cheer. Giants fan rule #329 states the following:
“Any player who was a member of the organization during the 1989 World Series season will herein be exempt from any booing regardless of subsequent club affiliation.”
I don’t make the rules, I just live by them.
Any type of mongering is A-OK in my book.
by Man-o-War on Aug 28, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s not like he went directly to the Fodgers. He did have the courtesy to spend 2 years out of our division in Houston before they forced him to file FA. Besides, you could tell that the whole time he played for the Fodgers he hated the team and the fans – not to mention that fat clown Lasorda. Also, it’s not like the Fodgers ever did anything to keep us out of the playoffs when Kent was on the team, and he did nothing to bring glory to their team.
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
by Fla-Giant on Aug 28, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey Dodger fans
The way I see it, his Dodger years just padded his career stats, bettering his chances to make the HOF as a Giant.
"The questions are so stupid. I don't believe in rivalries. I don't believe in curses. Wake up the damn Bambino, maybe I'll drill him in the ass."
- Pedro Martinez, asked about the Curse of the Bambino
by achiappanza on Aug 28, 2009 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s a pretty big stretch to try to rationalize playing for the Dodgers. I don’t buy it…
by Missing Barry on Aug 29, 2009 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not saying that was his motivation, I’m saying that’s how I can live with it.
"The questions are so stupid. I don't believe in rivalries. I don't believe in curses. Wake up the damn Bambino, maybe I'll drill him in the ass."
- Pedro Martinez, asked about the Curse of the Bambino
by achiappanza on Aug 30, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cheer
And then ask him if he’ll suit up and supplant Bengie in the cleanup spot.
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at a position to be determined.
@#$% Juan Uribe. Dios es grande.
by marcello on Aug 28, 2009 8:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
sign that fool
On 5/7, the best part of waking is up LOLDGERS in my cup.
by GameSix on Aug 28, 2009 8:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cheer. And then boo the people who are booing. Morons.
by KCE on Aug 28, 2009 8:52 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn’t blame people who do boo. Remember he will be in San Francisco and Kent donated $15,000 to the Yes on Prop. 8 campaign.
If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding.
by SFGuy on Aug 29, 2009 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I never liked Kent, even though I knew he was a good ball player. Since I’ll be at home I’ll boo him loudly, and then I’ll turn to Mr. Merope and say “You think Sabes could sign him to a 3 month contract?”
If I was at the game… I wouldn’t boo him though, just at home as a joke. Seriously though, think he could play 2nd tonight?
by Merope on Aug 28, 2009 8:55 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Boo him only if he shows up in Dodger Blue.
by CrispinGloversBalls on Aug 28, 2009 8:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I was never the biggest Kent fan when he was with the Giants, but I would cheer him.
by 49er16 on Aug 28, 2009 9:04 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I would cheer him. He said all the right things since retiring after saying all the wrong things previously. I didn’t like the “halloween costume” comment and I didn’t like the tearful press conference when he talked about his dad and how much he always wanted to play for the Dodgers. I forgive him now though.
embarrassed father of over the hill Edgardo Renteria
by rxmeister on Aug 28, 2009 9:16 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
how much he always wanted to play for the Dodgers.
That I do NOT forgive!!! Same with his stupid “Better than French vanilla” comment when he signed with the Asstros.
But I’ll give him a pass on it now that he’s retired. He and I are cool again.
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
by JRPhillips on Aug 28, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, we booed him while he was a Dodger, I think he knows. If anything, give the “required” Dodger boo, then cheer. And yes, I accidentally voted boo.
Insanity is just a state of mind.
by giants9107 on Aug 28, 2009 9:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Right. We weren’t really booing Kent, we were booing the uniform. Sort of how it’s cool to meet elected officials, even when you don’t care for them.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Aug 28, 2009 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is pretty much how I feel. Boo him for being a Dodger, and for willingly becoming a Dodger despite his time in SF. But it is undeniable that the man was a fantastic Giant and probably the best 2B in our history.
by quincy0191 on Aug 28, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
until Eugenio came along, you mean!
embarrassed father of over the hill Edgardo Renteria
by rxmeister on Aug 28, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would cheer him, but don’t ask me to like it.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
by ResDog on Aug 28, 2009 9:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I was going to write that it would be unfathomable to me why people would boo, but I think fans wanting to have a good time could certainly ‘justify’ themselves in doing so. That said, Jeff Kent made his mark as a Giant, he helped the team, he played hard and he fired up Bonds. Granted, his MVP award was because of Bonds, but his numbers as a second baseman were just so damn impressive. He reminded me just a little of Will Clark and that might be why I liked him so much. Also, dude could rake. I don’t think Giants fans should boo a player who could suit up tonight and outhit the current home team.
by Every6thDay on Aug 28, 2009 9:27 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I boo. I dislike Jeff Kent. However, if Jeff Kent goes into the HoF as a Giant, I cheer. Basically he has to become a Giant again for me to cheer him again, and that would be an event that would make me consider him “a Giant again”.
(I’m also a little unclear as to why he’s going to the game? Is there some event honoring his accomplishments as a Giant? I guess I would have to cheer for that)
by Missing Barry on Aug 28, 2009 9:34 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s the Giants that reached out to him. They are always good at bringing back past greats.
El Presidente Larry Baer's epitaph
"Nothing important ever happened without me."
by ResDog on Aug 28, 2009 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is being enshrined or whatever you call it, into the Giants Wall of Fame or some such thing. And every Friday they do a “forever Giant” promotion, this Friday he’s it. I think the Giants are trying to repair those burned bridges before Kent gets inducted to the MLB HoF as a Giant.
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by Merope on Aug 28, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok then I’ll reverse my stance to “cheer” for this occasion (if I was there, which I will not be).
by Missing Barry on Aug 28, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sign him immediately!
I hear we’re in the market for a 2nd baseman for September, and that Velez might not actually be very good at defense.
"I never watched baseball on TV. It's slow and boring. I'm not a fan. Never was." - Jeff Kent
by Yoyo on Aug 28, 2009 9:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Velez might not be good at defense? What evidence have you to suggest this???
by quincy0191 on Aug 28, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not be confused with this Colonel Clank
I R 5
by say hey nation on Aug 28, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cheer! I loved both Kent and Bonds and always enjoyed the confrontations
I R 5
by say hey nation on Aug 28, 2009 9:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cheer. One of my favorite players. Was hard to even hate him as a Dodger too since he was already 1 team removed from SF. Had he gone straight to them after leaving here that would be different and he’d deserve tons of hate and scorn, but he didn’t.
by Hobbes2d on Aug 28, 2009 9:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Seriously, why couldn’t Jason Schmidt just go play for the Mariners? Why’d he have to give all Giants fans a collective bitch slap and sign directly with the Dodgers??? I NEVER wanted to boo that guy!
(yes, I understand money had a lot to do with it, but that doesn’t make it a forgivable sin. But Schmidt and I will be cool once he retires too)
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
by JRPhillips on Aug 28, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still have my Schmidt...
… jersey waiting for the day he retires.
by sfgfan on Aug 28, 2009 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Schmidt sucked and cost a lot of money for the Dodgers. I prefer to think he did it on purpose.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Aug 28, 2009 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Schmidt was trained by the French Saboteur Elite Squad, apparently he aced all of his courses
Any type of mongering is A-OK in my book.
by Man-o-War on Aug 28, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’d be different if Schmidt had gone to the Dodgers and actually done something. All he did was take their money. So in my warped, convoluted, Giantscentric mind I can just tell myself “He knew he wasn’t going to be good anymore, and he went to the Dodgers on purpose to mess them up.”
And you can all just pipe down, it’s my little fantasy world so nyeh!
by Merope on Aug 28, 2009 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
following this line of reasoning, Kent seemed to cause problems in the clubhouse at Chavez Ravine, by calling out the gamerishness of the younger guys. So maybe…
by toofruss on Aug 28, 2009 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah but I liked Schmidt, I never liked Kent. I wanted to. He gave a substantial bit of money to support girls sports programs and what not, which I whole-heartedly agree with, but there was just something about him that I didn’t like. Yeah he was a great ballplayer, I just never liked the dude, and I’m not jumping on any kind of “I Love Jeff Kent” bandwagon now, Mr. Merope’d call me on it anyway!
by Merope on Aug 28, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good man (Mr. Merope). Actually I am still on the fence with Kent too. But it would be nice to have that stick around wouldn’t it?
by toofruss on Aug 28, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Schmidt is the truest Giant of all time. When the Giants no longer wanted his services, he did the next best thing – screwed the Dodgers.
by Missing Barry on Aug 28, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You all do raise a great point. I guess I’ve been too hard on Schmidt (TWSS) this whole time.
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
by JRPhillips on Aug 28, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Schmidt pitched his heart and soul out for the Giants. He left his right arm out there on the ATT mound just like Robb Nen did. However, instead of Brian Sabean stupidly signing yet another FA to one contract too many, he had his ex-assistant Ned Colletti do it. The Dodgers spared us the vitriol we would have tossed at Schmidt like we toss now at Rich Aurilia. Thank you, Dodgers. This is why I rooted for you against the Rockies the last few days.
embarrassed father of over the hill Edgardo Renteria
by rxmeister on Aug 28, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not question, I’m going to cheer him. Adding Jeff Kent to a line-up that already included Bonds made that great five year run possible, including the run to the cancelled world series. He did some great things in San Francisco and is already cemented as one of the greatest offensive second-sackers of all time.
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by cornball on Aug 28, 2009 10:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
To paraphrase Brando:
If we had 8 such douchebags our troubles here would be over very quickly.
by hokysmksbw on Aug 28, 2009 10:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I would cheer...
but it would be while sitting down. That Dodger stint and his comments still burn a little.
He was a good pick up, performed over his career metrics, and made teams pitch to Bonds. He seemed to be a douche, but he was our douche.
Yea laundry !
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by nvsfg on Aug 28, 2009 11:13 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I was just thinking, dangerous I know… but… I wonder if there will be protester types at the game?? Kent did give a pretty good chunk of change to the Yes on 8 people. A baseball game seems a silly place to protest but then stupid tomahawk chop protesters were there when Atlanta came to town. (I promised them I wouldn’t do the chop, ever ever. Duh.)
by Merope on Aug 28, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Michael Vick protests have been pretty tame so far. I would think there might be a couple of fans outside the ballpark handing out fliers, but nobody is paying their way in at those high prices just to boo when his name is announced.
embarrassed father of over the hill Edgardo Renteria
by rxmeister on Aug 28, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cheer Kent...
Boo Sabean!
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
by Fla-Giant on Aug 28, 2009 11:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i’d give him a standing-o, and then sign him to a contract
by sfoakbay on Aug 28, 2009 12:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
seriously, if we had signed him before the season could he have been any worse than what we’ve seen at second base so far?
embarrassed father of over the hill Edgardo Renteria
by rxmeister on Aug 28, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going to cheer
1997, Game 3 vs. Fla., his homerun landed two feet in front of me. I was probably the only one who didn’t fall on his ass trying to catch that big fly.
"The mind plays tricks on you. You play tricks back! It's like you're unraveling a big cable-knit sweater that someone keeps knitting and knitting and knitting and knitting and knitting and knitting..."
~~Pee Wee
by WithTechron on Aug 28, 2009 12:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
addendum: that homerun was the 2nd of two he hit that game. both solo shots. and the only runs they scored…
"The mind plays tricks on you. You play tricks back! It's like you're unraveling a big cable-knit sweater that someone keeps knitting and knitting and knitting and knitting and knitting and knitting..."
~~Pee Wee
by WithTechron on Aug 28, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are things about him personally that I find kind of gross, but he was a great Giant and helped the team win a lot of games, so I’d cheer.
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by jponry on Aug 28, 2009 1:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Some of his views make Glenn Beck seem like a liberal.
If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding.
by SFGuy on Aug 29, 2009 12:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cheer
And it’s not a hard decision.
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by groug on Aug 28, 2009 1:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cheer
But if goes into the HoF as anything but a Giant, I reserve the right to boo
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by Goofus on Aug 28, 2009 3:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Both
I would cheer, then boo a bit, then cheer. Kind of like this:
YeeaaahhhhbbbboooooooOOOOYYYEEEAAAAHHHHH!!!!!
by Hoist That Rag on Aug 28, 2009 4:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sign him. I’ll boo if they don’t at least offer him a Million over the last two months to play 1B.
by zuma420 on Aug 28, 2009 5:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My favorite Giant bar none, including the God BLB
Felicitations, malefactors! I am endeavoring to misappropriate the formulary for the preparation of affordable comestibles. Who will join me!?
by MetalFaceDoom on Aug 28, 2009 8:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sent to Jeff as a kid. He was one of my favorites ever since.
by ryanmiles on Aug 28, 2009 11:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Neither
I will be there, but have such mixed feelings about him that I will do neither. I flat out won’t boo the guy, so that was never a question for me. The only question was whether I would cheer. And I can’t quite do that either. Maybe someday in the future, but not yet.
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by Mayor of 311 on Aug 29, 2009 3:40 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I watched the Kent interview on Chronicle Live. The conversation inevitably turned around to Game 6, and the first thing Kent said was, “You guys are gonna make me cry.” He really did look choked up. The dodger crap is over… he’s a Giant. I cheer.
by loonyfringe on Aug 29, 2009 5:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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