Wednesday, January 21, 2009  Kent to Announce Retirement  The
all-time home run leader for second basemen, Dodger infielder
Jeff Kent is announcing his retirement tomorrow at Dodger
Stadium, ending what is likely a Hall of Fame career.     Look,
I know that some of my fellow Sons don't agree with me, but I
for one am happy that Kent spent some of his career with the
Dodgers. Sure, he's a crusty old curmudgeon whose divisiveness
and lack of clubhouse leadership helped catalyze the Dodgers'
disastrous freefall out of the playoffs in 2007.  But his bat
was oftentimes the only one with pop in a lineup that had no
other pop to show. Sure, one could hear his knees creaking from
the upper deck, when Kent would topple over to one side trying
in vain to stop a ground ball. But he leaves with a Dodgers
tenure that was largely professional--nothing more, nothing less
--and his porn-stache and statistical record intact.  And, he
never broke a bone "washing his truck" while he was a Dodger.
Fare thee well, Mr. Kent.  Somew