NBX: Stewart: Throwin Heat - Jeff Kent

Screw Taylor-Pavlik…gimme Stewart-Kent!

There’s no question that experience is a tremendous asset, and Kent’s right, you can’t give someone experience. However, you can mentor and teach. Every winning ball club I was ever on had a combination of solid veteran leadership and good rookies who knew how to take constructive criticism when it was presented to them properly. In other words, a veteran player like Kent should have been pulling the younger players aside and guiding them. Instead, he chose to publicly blast and blame the younger players on the Dodgers for the team’s demise.

...I think the way Kent handled this whole situation is complete garbage. I wasn’t in that clubhouse, but chances are he didn’t say a damn thing all year long and waited until they got eliminated to criticize and cry like a baby. If you have concerns speak up. Don’t wait until September to let your frustration come to a head. Furthermore, if a veteran player doesn’t want to play a leadership role, that’s obviously their choice. However, if you don’t want to be a leader then you need to shut-up.