(04-21-2017 04:42 PM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  

(04-21-2017 04:21 PM)stever20 Wrote:  you would have thought Giants would have learned their lesson from Jeff Kent 15 years ago.

Wasn't he with the Astros at the time, or was he still with us? Now I'm forgetting.

Alan Hendricks (the agent) tells a couple of funny stories about Kent.

The year Kent signed with the Astros, Brian Sabean invited Alan out for the first Giants-Astros series. The first time Kent comes to bat, Hendricks asks him how he feels about losing Kent. Sabean replies, "Jeff Kent, the only man in the world who could unite 23 people behind Barry Bonds."

Later, Kent was warming up before a game with Jeff Bagwell, one of thermally good guys in the game. Bagwell says, "You know, Jeff, if you made more of an effort to get along with people, it might make things go a lot easier and better."
Kent responds, "When I retire from baseball, if I don't have a single friend in the game, I'll be fine with that."
To which Bagwell responds, "Well, I'd say so far, so good."