Jeff Kent has decided to undergo minor knee surgery, which will sideline him for the time being. However, the early word is that he will be able to return in time for the end of the season. The surgery will take place on Tuesday.
You know, Kent's season was really starting to turn around when Manny Ramirez came aboard. He was hitting in the #3 hole, was seeing plenty of pitches to hit, and was really starting to come through again. All was looking good.
And then he decided to run his mouth about Vin Scully, and he has looked dreadful since then. For those of you that have forgotten, Kent took exception to Scully claiming that having Manny protect him has really upped his production. In fact, he said that Scully "talks to much" and went on to claim that Scully is never around the players and shouldn't say things like that. Needless to say, those comments made him look like a total jackass, or an even bigger one than normal.
With Kent down, Chin-lung Hu was recalled. Hu has a very solid glove, but is lost at the plate, compiling a meager .159 AVG in 49 games earlier this year. Basically, he's another version of Angel Berroa, accept he's actually a worse hitter if you can believe that.
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