An Andruw Jones........Sighting....

When last saw Andruw Jones..........

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.

Things......... Learned From the Week-end

Here comes the NFL.......

Yes..........it's back! Saturday, teams all cross the country started up their training camps......Those dreaded "two-a-days"............morning and afternoon practices and drills.

The pre-season begins this Sunday, in Canton, Ohio, with the Indianapolis Colts against the Washington Redskins.

Welcome back........guys.........you sure were missed!






Blowing it .......twice........in Philly..........


The Atlanta Braves scored 27 runs in the 3 game series in Philadelphia. I'm not a math major, but that comes to 9 runs per game and puts your team in positions to win. Unless you are the Braves........


Saturday, the Bravos blew a 6 run lead, and lost, 10-9. Sunday, it was a 5 run lead which evaporated ..........resulting in a 12-10 loss on the field and the loss of All-star catcher Brian McCann (right).



Atlanta can take solace in going 3-3 on this road trip. But they will look back on those two recent losses.......and think what might have been.








Andruw Jones........benched!

This is what happens when you're batting .166, have only 2 home runs, and a measly 12 rbi's.

From Yahoo Sports:

Andruw Jones finally reached a point on Sunday when his $36.2 million contract was no longer enough to save him from a benching.

Jones, the Dodgers' colossally slumping center fielder, was replaced in the lineup by Andre Ethier, who had sat out the first two games after Juan Pierre's return from the disabled list because the Dodgers were facing left-handed starting pitchers in both of those games. Jones went 1 for 6 in those games, doubling once but hitting no other ball out of the infield.

"I just needed to get Andre in the lineup, and Matt (Kemp) is hitting really well," Dodgers manager Joe Torre said. "Right now, we're going with the hot hands. I think you have to keep everyone as sharp as you can and get them as much playing time as you can. ...More