Jacque Jones
Jacque Jones
Jacque Dewayne Jonesis a former Major League Baseball outfielder and current assistant hitting coach with the Washington Nationals under his former manager Dusty Baker...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth25 April 1975
camp everybody guys sure turn
In Minnesota, we had everybody in camp early. I don't know how things are over here, but I'm sure guys are excited, and I'm sure they'll come in here and try to do everything they can to turn it around.
reason
He's a big part of the reason I play this game.
cardinals count early games goal good sweep team win
These games were intense. To sweep a good team like the Cardinals is big. These games count early in the season. Our goal is to win series, but to sweep a good team is a bonus. We can't let up.
babe good home run ruth second talk
They talk about Babe Ruth like he's got the home run record. He ain't the home run king. He's a good player, but he's in second place.
entitled good point teams
That's fine. Everybody's entitled to do what they want to do. But I'm not going to point fingers. That's not what good teams do.
kidding
I thought he was kidding when he told me he was going to do it. It was surprising.
couple field
Hopefully, I'll be able to get back on the field in a couple days.
couple days goes hopefully treatment
Get a couple of days off, get treatment on it and see how everything goes in a couple of days. Hopefully I'll be back in a couple of days.
came carried eddie hawk heart
It hurt. A lot. It's tough. Especially because that's what got us here. We all came up together. A lot of heart went out of the bullpen. Eddie and Hawk carried a lot of weight.
couple days mild treatment understanding
My understanding is it's a mild strain, and I'll get a couple days off. I'll get treatment and see how everything goes.
hard matt talked
Yes, I was surprised. Stunned. I never thought something like this would come up with Matt. I don't know all the details, but he's a hard worker. Everything he's gotten, he's earned. I actually talked to Matt today, but we didn't talk about this. I didn't say anything about it.
blocking came draw passionate thick thin
Where I came from, they were passionate about baseball. We probably didn't draw as many (fans), but through thick and thin it was like 'Let's go. We can do it. We can do it. We know you can do it.' This is something I have to get used to and I'm blocking it out as much as I can. It is what it is.
enjoyed size
We were all concerned. We would tell him. But he enjoyed life. He enjoyed the size he was. That's who he was.