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
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.
fame goal good hall hank hit home improve worry year
Hank Aaron's in the Hall of Fame; it's a good record. But I don't worry about it. My goal this year was not to hit 40 home runs, but just to improve my consistency. When the season's over, that's when I'll look at that stuff.
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.
help proved records series
All these records ? I already proved what I can do this season. I just want to get it done, help my team, and get back into the World Series .
batting felt good practice start
I wanted to go out there and start something. I felt good in batting practice.
atmosphere year
I think there's a different atmosphere because of all the young guys. I think that's why this year is special.
good numbers
It is good to be out there with some numbers like that.
needed pitching ready wait
I needed to get some live pitching because I wanted a boost. I am ready and I can't wait to get going.
ability care heart love wants whatever
If you have the love for the game, you're going to do whatever your heart wants to do. You've got the ability to play this game, take care of yourself. Look at Julio Franco. He's 47 and he's still playing.
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.
fans prove
I just have to prove to myself, I don't have to prove to fans.
focus littles middle
My focus is to stay up the middle. If I'm a little early I'll hit it to left, if I'm a little late, I'll hit it to right.
dad player taught
My dad taught me how to play. He was a great amateur player in Curacao.