@@thndrtrth3787 exactly. If you can lut in Ozzie Smith then you can put in Andrew jones. Not saying Ozzie doesn't deserve it because he does. But c'mon Jones has 10 Gold Gloves.
No. Loved his defense of course, but that's not enough. No matter the count or situation, he always tried to hit a HR. Would never try to hit a single to drive the run in.
@@520beardownAgain, No. Shortstop defense is 10X more important than centerfield. O and AJ are the 2 best I've ever seen (Jim Edmunds an HM), but weak hitting shortstops are the norm.
Andruw had a lot of talent but when he was young could be immature. I don't remember Cox pulling Andruw from the game in centerfield but I do remember him being pulled from a game after showing up an umpire and not taking a lead from first base.
He went slow to second while Jones was throwing so as not to remind him where he started since it looked like he had started on second, hoping to get a soft toss back in to try to get a better jump on. It still doesn't make that much sense but that is why.
Top 5 center fielder of all time. I remember hearing how he could spot the ball and be there long before the ball hooked and made it there. His dad used to hit tennis balls wayyy up in the air on the beach and make him fight the wind.
Notice on that last catch Jones does something that most outfielders today dont do when running down a fly near the wall, he looks for the wall so he knows where its at. Thats a lost art, a great outfielder can take their eye of the ball to find the wall, and then find the ball again without losing a step. Thats y a lot of outfielders struggle with those catches because they simply dont known where the wall is it.
how much higher would Glavine's ERA have been with a less center fielder? It's not a matter of him not making errors, he's getting to balls that would have easily been hits with most center fielders.
If the World Series had an award for a player on the losing team of a World Series, that particular award would go to Andruw Jones, the '96 World Series put young Andruw Jones on the map, despite the Braves losing, if the baseball 🌎 wasn't aware of who Andruw Jones was before the 1996 World Series started, they certainly were aware of who he was after it...
It shows how he adjusted to the field to make a catch. That's how good of a defender he was. He only needed one pitch to realize what he needed to do to make a catch.
A Hi-Light video with a ball not caught? Then a second chance.., which he made harder than it should have been... Jones was pretty damn good, don't get me wrong.., but seriously, you want to see a real hi-light video, search Jim Edmunds...
Haha! Watching Edmonds made me appreciate Jones. Edmonds ran poor routes all the time. His supposed best catch from when he was on the angels andruw catches standing up and it isn't even a highlight.
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My favorite Atlanta Braves player ever loved watching Andruw Jones play baseball
With capital letters: ANDRUW JONES BELONGS IN THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME.
Just on his fielding alone. He deserves to be more Hall of Fame
@@thndrtrth3787 exactly. If you can lut in Ozzie Smith then you can put in Andrew jones. Not saying Ozzie doesn't deserve it because he does. But c'mon Jones has 10 Gold Gloves.
No. Loved his defense of course, but that's not enough. No matter the count or situation, he always tried to hit a HR. Would never try to hit a single to drive the run in.
@@520beardownAgain, No. Shortstop defense is 10X more important than centerfield. O and AJ are the 2 best I've ever seen (Jim Edmunds an HM), but weak hitting shortstops are the norm.
*Andruw Jones and Dale Murphy belong in the Hall of Fame*
Andruw Jones belongs in the Hall Of Fame !! I will die on this hill
THE BEST! Thank you so much for posting!
Best defensive center fielder of all time, with the HOF offensive stats to back it up.
How many remember Bobby Cox walking out to centerfield and removing Andruw from a game for not hustling on a play?
Yes. I’ve tried to find a video of that moment, but haven’t yet.
Andruw had a lot of talent but when he was young could be immature. I don't remember Cox pulling Andruw from the game in centerfield but I do remember him being pulled from a game after showing up an umpire and not taking a lead from first base.
I do. And andruw never gave up on a play again
Me.
Miss those AJ days
Tom glavine was the pitcher in at least 3 of those. Making AJ work
you must be blind. he was in all of them except the last one. smh
Andrew Jones was the best Center Fielder in the history of MLB bar none. He should be in the HOF !!!
Amazing
He went slow to second while Jones was throwing so as not to remind him where he started since it looked like he had started on second, hoping to get a soft toss back in to try to get a better jump on. It still doesn't make that much sense but that is why.
Top 5 center fielder of all time. I remember hearing how he could spot the ball and be there long before the ball hooked and made it there. His dad used to hit tennis balls wayyy up in the air on the beach and make him fight the wind.
Favorite player of all time
Never understood that stupid ass hill in Houston, but AJ conquered it!!!
Era tremendo jugador en sus mejores tiempo ...
last one is art
Andruw belongs in the HOF
I'm so angry he is not in the hall of fame already the way he sacrificed his body every game 😤
Ya darn toot’n!
Notice on that last catch Jones does something that most outfielders today dont do when running down a fly near the wall, he looks for the wall so he knows where its at. Thats a lost art, a great outfielder can take their eye of the ball to find the wall, and then find the ball again without losing a step. Thats y a lot of outfielders struggle with those catches because they simply dont known where the wall is it.
Diving catch number 3 Andruw Jones doing his best Odell Beckham Jr impersonation... Before Odell Beckham Jr was even a thing...
Darn Tootin he should be in the HOF!
how much higher would Glavine's ERA have been with a less center fielder? It's not a matter of him not making errors, he's getting to balls that would have easily been hits with most center fielders.
I can't believe he's not in the HOF.
Hill in center field was a trap lol
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Crazy thing is he made hard plays look routine probably plays against him
If the World Series had an award for a player on the losing team of a World Series, that particular award would go to Andruw Jones, the '96 World Series put young Andruw Jones on the map, despite the Braves losing, if the baseball 🌎 wasn't aware of who Andruw Jones was before the 1996 World Series started, they certainly were aware of who he was after it...
Bro was good now we have mixhael Harris who kan be better
Harris is one of the better CFs playing today. Andrew was one of the best ever.
Video is not ALL catches. Misleading. Number four not a catch so no idea WTF it is doing here.
It shows how he adjusted to the field to make a catch. That's how good of a defender he was. He only needed one pitch to realize what he needed to do to make a catch.
if Andruw reached full extension to get to a ball you can be certain no other fielder in history would have gotten a glove on it
How is that giant hill in the outfield legal?
Harry kalas ❤❤
You are darn tootin'
How is number 4 one of his greatest plays ? I’m confused. He tripped and fell , he didn’t catch the ball and bagwel scored
A Hi-Light video with a ball not caught? Then a second chance.., which he made harder than it should have been... Jones was pretty damn good, don't get me wrong.., but seriously, you want to see a real hi-light video, search Jim Edmunds...
Haha! Watching Edmonds made me appreciate Jones. Edmonds ran poor routes all the time. His supposed best catch from when he was on the angels andruw catches standing up and it isn't even a highlight.
None of those catches were better than Otis Nixon's catch against Van Slyke.
Darn tootin
#1 is the only spectacular one
Believe me, we practice this catch too, hundreds of times...fans just don't know that, lol
@@tima.478Sorry, not a clue what your blabbering about. This is the USA, English if you can do it
@@joeambrose3260 You need to up your level of understanding, that's not my fault!!!
@@tima.478 I promise to try harder in my next life
Wrong. That stupid hill alone makes that catch spectacular and extremely difficult