And finally Jeff Kent being voted out before Penner and Jeff Kent making his famous last speech after being voted out.I don't totally disagree but I think compared to similar power players who go out in the early merge (LJ, Chris Hammons, Jim Rice) he's towards the top of the class of his type. I really loved Jeff Kent because he wasn't the celebrity that didn't want to play the strategy game right away (Lisa), he came out swinging. Begrudgingly after an eye roll comes over and signs a few people’s stuff and when he reaches my sister she just makes small talk and says “I just got home from doing a tour and couldn’t wait to catch an Astros game. But [former baseball player] Jeff Kent couldn’t chop through wood, which also cost us time. But neither played them.Kent, 44, a retired Major League Baseball player, narrowly lost the individual immunity challenge to 50-year-old Jonathan Penner, who is one of two returning players.
Sure he's not wildly captivating but he's a decent narrator who goes out in a memorable vote.To see one of the best baseball players ever not only be obsessed with Survivor, but able to play a strong social and strategical game was amazing to watch. He was a landscaper!Also liked Jimmy Johnson, thought he was a positive attitude guy.Jeff Kent is a grade A d-bag. The challenge included racing over and under a series of obstacles and untying bags of puzzle pieces. log in sign up.
Former San Francisco Giant Jeff Kent is reportedly going to be on the next season of Survivor, according to NBC. Rewatching the season, and practically every confessional Jeff Kent has involves Penner and him getting voted out before he does. Story time. Not at John Rocker levels, but his retirement article talked about how he didn't like to socialize, got into fights with teammates regularly, etc..but is also one of the best hitting 2B's to ever play the game. He had some of the all time BEST final words i've ever heard on Survivor.He was a good early character who contributed to a lot of the Philippines greatness premerge.My favorite subtle bit is him refusing to take pictures with the other players at Ponderosa and him being a very very bitter juror (out of competitiveness). Then, the first three through the obstacles — 24-year-old Pete Yurkowski, Penner and Kent — competed to put together a snake puzzle.“That vote may go down as one of the biggest blown opportunities in the history of this game,” Probst said after Kent left.In the end, four people voted for Yurkowski — Kent, Freberg, 24-year-old Carter Williams and Denise Stapley, 41. Jeff Kent.
Probably without a Second Chance vote.He was a good foil to the Penner saga as well as keeping Kalabaw in it before the merge.Not to mention his edit was not at all how the baseball media portrayed him.