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
hit people
People put so much expectations for you before you even do it. I think it's not fair, ... When you hit 40, they want you to hit 50. When you hit 50, they want you to hit 60.
chance enjoy everybody good hit home people run telling wish
It's a good thing. A lot of people don't get a chance to hit that many home runs. On the other side, I really don't enjoy it that much because with the loss, I was telling everybody that I wish I could have hit a home run when we were winning.
age chance goal good hit home people wish
It's a good accomplishment. A lot of people didn't get a chance at that young age to hit 300 home runs. It's a good feeling. But I wish I could have hit it when we won. My goal is to win. Stats are stats.
thinking average people
I want to be more consistent. I wanna get hits. I wanna get my average back up where people think I can hit.
thinking people firsts
People think the leadoff spot is a big deal. I tell people you're going to lead off the first inning, and after that, you can be a No. 4 hitter or No. 3 hitter.
looking near people played scoreboard talk washington
Some people like to put up numbers. I play to win. I didn't know how many homers I had near the end of the season, but we played Washington and they always talk junk, so I started looking at the scoreboard and that got me going.
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.
game hopefully run start tried
We tried to start a rally, and hopefully we could get a run and get the game over with,
advantage mistakes
We just take advantage when he makes mistakes.
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.
swing unless
I've been patient. If it's not my pitch, I'm not going to swing at it, unless I get two strikes.
far good pitching puerto question
Puerto Rico has a very good team. They have a lot of talent. If they play well they're going to win. They have the bats, so it's a question of how far their pitching can take them.
batting felt good practice start
I wanted to go out there and start something. I felt good in batting practice.