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Old 02-24-2011, 04:07 PM   #5
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Re: NY Times: Andruw Jones ready to help Yankees

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Originally Posted by SunDeck View Post
I remember watching him play one time at Durham (A+), the year he jumped to majors. Prospects stand out at that level and we saw a lot of future major leaguers play there, but not one ever came as close as Jones to looking like an adult playing amongst children. That game he hit two dingers, and threw a guy out at third (one bounce) from the warning track in right center. One word could describe him back then - Freak.
I saw Bo Jackson have a game like that once, hit a double, HR, threw 2 guys out, stole a base.


And that was against the Bash Brother A's
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