ANGELS NOTEBOOK: SOMETHING HAPPENING FOR MR. JONES.Byline: Gabe Lacques Staff Writer CLEVELAND - Greg Jones Greg Jones may refer to:
``He's gone from, at one point, a pure thrower to a guy toning everything down and becoming a pitcher,'' Angels pitching coach Bud Black
Jones entered this, his seventh season in the Angels system, far off the Angels' radar. They already were deep in the bullpen at the big-league level and Jones was buried among their minor-league prospects. He appeared in one exhibition game this spring and, among right-handers, was less regarded than harder-throwing Bart Miadich and Derrick Turnbow Thomas Derrick Turnbow (born January 25 1978 in Union City, Tennessee, USA) is a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who currently plays for the Milwaukee Brewers. Early career . But Jones went from a space filler at Triple-A Salt Lake to a stalwart, striking out 56 batters in 47 innings and walking just nine, numbers that draw attention even if the prospect is a 26-year-old former 42nd-round pick, as Jones was in 1996. Since joining the Angels on July 30 after Kevin Appier's release, he's kept it up. In eight innings, he's given up no runs, just two hits and struck out eight, featuring a sharp curveball and a fastball that tops out at 94 mph. If the Angels' track record is any indication, they won't offer salary arbitration to relievers Ben Weber William Jennings Bryan "Ben" Weber (born July 23, 1916 in St. Louis - died June 16, 1979 in New York) was America's first twelve tone composer. Weber, completely self-taught as a composer, was in the late 30s part of a Chicago musical group that included George Perle and and Gary Glover Gary Glover (December 3, 1976 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a pitcher who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He has a career Major League earned run average of 4.92 over 6 seasons, including time spent with the Anaheim Angels, the Chicago White Sox, the Milwaukee Brewers, and this offseason, so Jones could have two permanent slots to pursue in '04. For now, he's the quietest member of the Angels clubhouse, soaking up tidbits TidBITS is an award-winning electronic newsletter and web site dealing primarily with Apple Computer and Macintosh-related topics. Internet publication TidBITS has been published weekly since April 16, 1990, which makes it one of the longest running Internet publications. from closer Troy Percival Troy Eugene Percival (born August 9, 1969 in Fontana, California) is a Major League Baseball reliever on the St. Louis Cardinals. Percival came out of retirement on June 8, 2007 when he signed a minor league deal with the Cardinals[1]. on down to Francisco Rodriguez, who at 21 is five years Jones' junior. ``These guys have established the bullpen where it is,'' he said. ``It's a great learning tool, not just being in the best bullpen, but with the world champions and a couple of All-Stars. It's a great opportunity.'' Jones figures to stick for the rest of the season, an opportunity that will keep him from his offseason job, teaching special education at a St. Petersburg, Fla., high school. Jones attended Seminole High, the same school that produced 2001 first-round pick Casey Kotchman, but teaches at an inner-city school that provided him a sobering reality check. ``These kids are dealt a hand I can't comprehend - some were crack babies, some have never known their parents,'' Jones said. ``It was eye-opening for me. I hadn't seen that.'' --Massage for Erstad: Center fielder Darin Erstad on Sunday underwent the first of what will be several massage sessions to try to work scar tissue scar tissue n. Dense, fibrous connective tissue that forms over a healed wound or cut. out of his injured right hamstring. Erstad will see another massage specialist in Orange County and undergo the technique three or four times before considering surgery. CAPTION(S): box Box: ANGELS vs. CHICAGO - Gabe Lacques |
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