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1 minute ago, Greenpastures23 said:

It's hard to believe. Doesn't seem like he was in the Majors that long.

It would be cool as hell If they signed him Eddie Murray style for depth If they were making the playoffs and If he had any fuel left in the tank

Wonder if the Mets were to have an injury or two and need a bat off the bench, maybe Buck would give him a call.   Don't know if Adam is staying in game shape for such an opportunity or not.

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3 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Wonder if the Mets were to have an injury or two and need a bat off the bench, maybe Buck would give him a call.   Don't know if Adam is staying in game shape for such an opportunity or not.

Don't dampen Trey Mancini's market!  :)

Thanks for posting, awesome story.

I think in high school I first heard the trope about Americans invent things and Japanese perfect them...guess that was basically true to his lived experience of baseball practices these few years.

My last Camden game before the long timeout for baby in the house was an AJ-provided skybox for Big Brothers Big Sisters...Mrs. Jones there that day with a toddler and #2 on the way IIRC.    Wonderful people.

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Certainly a good article that shows how mature Jones has become over the years. Obviously everyone eventually matures (well almost everyone), but he truly seems like someone who found himself through his family. And that's the best place to find yourself! 

I'll bet jones end up a guy who finds a fulfilling life outside of baseball. While he could certainly turn to coaching or maybe even broadcasting, he seems like a guy who would do well in business. 

I'll be rooting for him to do well in this next chapter of life. As someone who retired from the Army at 39-years old, I know what it's like to transition to a new "career". Grant it, I didn't have the money that Jones has, but I understand what it's like to basically start over. There will be ups and downs, but I'm betting there's another story in Jones' life that hasn't been written yet, but will eventually be another story of success.

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3 hours ago, Greenpastures23 said:

It's hard to believe. Doesn't seem like he was in the Majors that long.

It would be cool as hell If they signed him Eddie Murray style for depth If they were making the playoffs and If he had any fuel left in the tank

The good times always go by so fast...

It's wild to look back on his stats and see not only how consistent he was, and how he barely missed any time/games.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jonesad01.shtml

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2 minutes ago, jabba72 said:

So Jones says he wasnt invited to Camden yards 30th anniversary but Robert Andino was. Im not really sure what thats about. 

He deleted the tweet, right? So maybe it got cleared up and he jumped the gun. Let's not start a bunch of rumors in this otherwise nice thread. 

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5 hours ago, Tony-OH said:

Certainly a good article that shows how mature Jones has become over the years. Obviously everyone eventually matures (well almost everyone), but he truly seems like someone who found himself through his family. And that's the best place to find yourself! 

I'll bet jones end up a guy who finds a fulfilling life outside of baseball. While he could certainly turn to coaching or maybe even broadcasting, he seems like a guy who would do well in business. 

I'll be rooting for him to do well in this next chapter of life. As someone who retired from the Army at 39-years old, I know what it's like to transition to a new "career". Grant it, I didn't have the money that Jones has, but I understand what it's like to basically start over. There will be ups and downs, but I'm betting there's another story in Jones' life that hasn't been written yet, but will eventually be another story of success.

Very well said. 

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