He was being unceremoniously dumped......fired......discarded......by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Just one year .........and the Dodgers were cutting their losses.
Could you blame them?
Last year, Jones played in only 75 games........batted a measly .158...........with 3 home runs and 14 RBI's while striking out 76 times.
We have been harsh critics of Andruw. He.......with all that "potential".....but never asserted himself........like so many greats before him.
Talent wise.....he is the best pure center fielder.......I've ever seen play the game. With all due respects to Willie Mays......I actually saw Jones play.......live.....in person. No balls ever got over his head........nothing fell in front.
A "phenom"..........
Then........he got married.....signed a huge mega-million dollar contract.......and got lazy. Or, maybe he signed the huge deal.......and then got married.......Whatever..........he got lazy.
And when the Atlanta Braves did not re-sign him after the 2007 season..........he took off to Hollywood.
Well........fast forward to yesterday: Andruw Jones hits 3 HRs as Rangers win
Andruw........has re-invented himself with the Texas Rangers! Barely making the team in spring training, Jones has already hit 14 homers.......driven in 34 runs.....and has a respectable .250 batting average .......in 46 games.
At age 32.........his best years may be behind him.......but it's good to see........he finally.....gets it.
Too bad it could'nt be with his old team..........the Braves.
No comments:
Post a Comment