DODGERS NOTEBOOK: JONES' STRUGGLES ARE IN PLAIN SIGHT.Byline: Tony Jackson
Anthony (Antonio) Jackson, best known as Tony Jackson Staff Writer DENVER -- There is an ancient adage in baseball that says you can't hide a player who is struggling. No matter where you put him in the lineup or on the field, somehow, the game will always find him. The game found Dodgers center fielder Andruw Jones Andruw Rudolf Jones (born April 23, 1977 in Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles) is a baseball player who will be a free agent after the World Series. From 1996 until 2007, Jones played for the Atlanta Braves, a Major League Baseball franchise. yet again in the eighth inning on Wednesday, when he came to the plate with his club trailing Colorado 5-3 and the tying runs on second and third with one out. In the only result anyone could have possibly predicted, Jones struck out for the 29th time in 51 at-bats this season with runners in scoring position In the sport of baseball, a baserunner is said to be in scoring position when he is on second or third base. The distinction between being on first base and second or third base is that a runner on first can usually only score if the batter hits an extra base hit, while a runner on . Jones has four hits with runners in scoring position for the season. He is batting .166 overall, with 12 RBIs. After the game, Jones denied the suggestion he had made a mistake by ending his minor-league rehabilitation assignment after just three days at Triple-A Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , a response to left fielder JuanPierre being shelved with a left knee injury. Jones had planned to stay with the 51s through the All-Star break, not only to get his surgically repaired right knee healthy but also to work on his hitting. Instead, at his own suggestion to management, Jones was activated on July 4. Since then, he is batting .167 (8 for 48) in 16 games. "I could have benefitted from some more at-bats in Triple-A and maybe gotten some more strength," Jones said. "But the team needed another bat, and I felt like I could still work on some stuff up here, too." If nothing else, Jones has been doing that. He is working extensively with hitting coach Don Mattingly "He is making progress, but I know it doesn't always show up on the field," said Pentland, who cited Jones' RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in double to right-center field in the fourth inning as evidence. "For me, I think the knee is probably what started this whole thing. He is healthy now, but there is a trust factor. You have to trust your swing. When you have an injury, nothing feels right, especially when it's in your back knee." Service starts The Dodgers Trolley, a new complimentary shuttle bus service to Dodgers home games from Union Station, will begin running on Friday night and continue for the rest of the season. Buses will begin running 90 minutes before game time, will run approximately every 10 minutes and will drop passengers inside Dodger Stadium, just behind center field. Buses then will run back to Union Station for one hour after the game ends. Fans also can catch the shuttle at either of two stops between Union Station and Dodger Stadium, both of them at MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. stations on Sunset Boulevard. The first is at Figueroa Street, the second at Marion Avenue. |
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