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re: Andruw Jones being inducted in the HOF on Sunday
Posted on 7/24/26 at 10:52 am to theballguy
Posted on 7/24/26 at 10:52 am to theballguy
He was the best defensive OF in MLB history
Could hit pretty good too
Could hit pretty good too
This post was edited on 7/24/26 at 10:53 am
Posted on 7/24/26 at 11:19 am to theballguy
As a kid, I enjoyed my 2x-3x per week fix of watching highlights of Andruw dominant CF on Baseball Tonight.
Posted on 7/25/26 at 8:07 am to 504Voodoo
Me too, especially in person. He played a shallow centerfield because he had such incredible instincts and was able to retreat incredibly well on deep balls. Andruw was a glider, he never looked like he was running hard even when making incredible catches in the outfield, so I think he had a bad rap when it came to running the bases.
Posted on 7/25/26 at 11:08 am to Metaloctopus
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I just wanted him to hustle on the bases, once in a while.
The thing that aggravated me was the amount of times he would miss straight down the middle fastballs. And a lot of the times he would come out of his shoes trying to hit it.
Posted on 7/25/26 at 12:12 pm to theballguy
It’s a travesty it took this long. He should have been about a 3rd ballot guy.
Posted on 7/25/26 at 12:43 pm to theballguy
Even my somewhat racist grandpa couldn’t help but respect the guy. He was always watching Braves games when we visited him and he talked about how good he was. I don’t remember much my grandpa said but that sticks out.
Posted on 7/26/26 at 4:31 pm to Jon Ham
Posted on 7/27/26 at 8:24 am to 257WBY
I feel like I enjoyed this one and was more excited for this one that all the other Braves who have gotten in over the last 10 years. I expected it for the rest of them, but I really thought the sports writers were too dense to ever really appreciate Andruw for what he was and what he did.
So happy for him yesterday.
It's amazing, I tell my kids and I'll tell their kids, when I went down to the ball park for a Braves game, it was HOFer here, HOFer there, another HOFer, and another HOFer, and a HOFer coaching. Amazing what we got to see.
My sons are fortunate in that they got to at least watch one HOFer playing and also got to celebrate a WS, so that is cool.
So happy for him yesterday.
It's amazing, I tell my kids and I'll tell their kids, when I went down to the ball park for a Braves game, it was HOFer here, HOFer there, another HOFer, and another HOFer, and a HOFer coaching. Amazing what we got to see.
My sons are fortunate in that they got to at least watch one HOFer playing and also got to celebrate a WS, so that is cool.
This post was edited on 7/27/26 at 8:26 am
Posted on 7/27/26 at 12:25 pm to theballguy
Many think he's the greatest defensive center fielder of all time. Too many folks I have not seen play for me to say, but a lot of folks who've studied it and who I respect have said so.
Anyone who the best all time at one important phase of the game should be a Hall of Famer. But I was surprised at how good his hitting stats were as well.
Anyone who the best all time at one important phase of the game should be a Hall of Famer. But I was surprised at how good his hitting stats were as well.
Posted on 7/27/26 at 5:19 pm to Tiger Ugly
He made hard catches look easy
No one had a better eye when the bat left the ball
Also I’m still heartbroken about 96
No one had a better eye when the bat left the ball
Also I’m still heartbroken about 96
Posted on 7/27/26 at 9:31 pm to theballguy
Ridiculous that it took so long. Watching the Jones boys + the big 3 on the mound was a great way to spend a childhood.
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