Andruw Jones
Andruw Jones
Andruw Rudolf Jonesis a Curaçaoan professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter. He played in Major League Baseballmost notably for the Atlanta Braves. Jones also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, and New York Yankees, and in Nippon Professional Baseballfor the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. Jones was a noted defensive specialist for most of his career and won the Rawlings Gold Glove Award for outfielders every year from 1998 through 2007. Jones also had an elite...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth23 April 1977
battle excuses game guys
We know they're out, but we can't make excuses about it. We just have to go out there and play our game and battle with the guys we've got.
advantage against games good lose previous row runs score
When you lose two games in a row and you have some opportunities to score some runs and you don't take advantage of them, it can be frustrating. But we have two more games against these guys. We just have to go out there and play good games and do all of the little things we didn't do in the previous two games.
game hopefully run start tried
We tried to start a rally, and hopefully we could get a run and get the game over with,
baseball country game good hopefully ready
Baseball isn't about money. I want to play the game for my country and have a good time. I'll get my at-bats and hopefully I'll be ready when I get back to the Braves. I just want to play the game.
came game
We had the game won. It was a little frustrating, but at the end we came out on top, and that's what matters.
game
We had the game won. It was a little frustrating.
doubt game guys hit home illegal mind people products saying stuff themselves using
I know they've been saying a lot of stuff about a lot of people using illegal products to make themselves feel strong, but the game is still the same. All the guys still look strong, and there's no doubt in my mind they can still hit home runs, 50, 40 home runs.
beat good teams
We'll see what happens. All these other teams are getting good and we still have the same team. We're the team to beat and we'll see what happens.
atmosphere year
I think there's a different atmosphere because of all the young guys. I think that's why this year is special.
help stay step time
I wasn't doing well at the time. I was frustrated. It was time for me to step up, ... I wanted to help us get consistent, get into first place and stay there.
good numbers
It is good to be out there with some numbers like that.
anywhere bobby camp knows military ready
I wouldn't know what to do anywhere else. Bobby doesn't put us through military camp out of the gate. He knows what we need to be ready for the season.
fastball guys mistakes
When guys make mistakes you have to take advantage. He made a mistake with the fastball the first time.
faced good guys score time
We didn't score any runs, but that's okay. I think this is the first time these guys have faced high-level pitchers. It's good for them to see and now they can make their adjustments.