Cody Kane, the Portland Wild Things veteran left-fielder and team captain, became the 10th player in WPK history to get to the 2000 career hit level when he went 2 for 3 in Saturday's loss to Oklahoma City.
Kane is one of the more under-rated players in the WPK. This is partly due to the fact that he has largely played on non-contending team, although he was an important part of the surprising 1972 WPK championship Charlotte Sting club. You will find few greater and more revered leaders than Cody Kane. He combines all of the best personality characteristics you look for in a player and a role model.
As a hitter Kane remains one of the finest in the game, having led the league in batting average last season at the age of 30 and off to a great start again this season. Admittedly, he is not a quality fielder although he possesses a very strong arm. And he's slow. But few players with his lack of foot speed provide as much quality and smarts on the base paths.
The very slightly built star is considered fragile and did miss the entire 1971 season due to a serious case of post-concussion syndrome which rumor has it led him to evaluate whether to continue his career or not. But for the past few seasons his injuries have been relatively few and not serious. Given his current career trajectory it certainly seems as though he could finish up with at least 2,500 hits and possibly even 400 homers and will likely be at least a borderline HOF candidate (though he remains a long-shot for actual induction.)
