Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
January 09, 2008
Grumpy Old Men

Dodger Thoughts links to a piece on Jeff Kent and the Dodger youngsters, citing this quote:

"Last year I might offer a one-line comment at the batting cage about hitting the curveball, and I'd get scoffed at, and a 'What the hell do you know?' in return. ...

"I don't get paid to take rookies out to dinner. I'm not a baby-sitter. I don't coach."

I'll bet the one-liner was offered in a less than constructive manner. Still Kent presents the right attitude:

"I'm here to give the fan who is paying $50 a ticket a Dodgers win. Do you think those people who were paying $50 a ticket the last two weeks of the season came to watch us lose? I have no problem with our young players; I have a problem with losing."

...

And so, in a few weeks, Mr. Holly Jolly will join the Dodgers caravan, happy to schmooze with fans and see both young and old teammates, or as happy as a grump can ever be.

"I don't want to leave the game a grumpy old man," he says, "but if we don't win, I'm going to be grumpy."



Posted by David Pinto at 10:24 AM | Players | TrackBack (0)
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Jeff Kent is not an agist. He hates young people, middle-aged people, and old people equally.

/Lance Berkman (updated)

Posted by: MH at January 9, 2008 03:35 PM
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