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12/10/2004: "See You in Oneonta!"
Since the middle of last season, Eric has been touting Jeff Kent as being "On the Road to Cooperstown," which he follows up every time by singing the CBS college football theme.
Well, Kent has signed a two-year deal with the Dodgers. He'll be 37 years old on Opening Day. And he might not be a second baseman anymore, which would probably hurt his Hall of Fame credentials.
The entire argument has been based on Kent continuing his offensive form for four or five more seasons. I've always said that's not going to happen.
Here's Kent's career numbers at Dodger Stadium in 68 games with 256 at-bats:
.250 BA, 12 HR, 35 RBI
.316 OBP, .441 SLG, 20 BB, 55 K
The closest Jeff Kent is getting to Cooperstown is if he gets a job at the Robo Automatic Car Wash in Oneonta. Hey, at least he won't have to worry about breaking his hand with the automation doing all the work.
I know this seems short, but I just wrote a lot about Kent a couple of weeks ago. You can check that out here.
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