Tubby Jones: I don't care what fans think
Posted: Sunday May 11, 2008 08:08AM ET
Since offering to go on a diet with Andruw Jones and getting nowhere with him, I've lost 14 pounds, so I checked in with the Tubbo on Saturday night to see how he was doing on his own. "Have you lost anything?" "I don't care," he said. I shook my head in disbelief, and he said, "I don't care what you think." "Do you care what anyone thinks?" "I don't care," Jones said. Saturday night the fans in Dodger Stadium booed Jones' name when the starting lineup was announced. "Don't you care that the fans in Dodger Stadium have turned on you?" "No," he said. "That's their problem."
Andruw Jones , AP
Comments (57)
Well stop drinking that much beer!
Grossedout9 | 05/11/08, 08:38 AM
Report Offensive CommentJones is done.
Huge contract demands, huge gut, huge ego, and huge attitude to go along with a .200 batting average. Any takers on that cntract in 2009?
CardsFan2 | 05/11/08, 08:47 AM
Report Offensive CommentHe spoke the truth. He does not care. The guy doesn't bleed Dodger Blue, he bleeds Spare Ribs..
50yearfan | 05/11/08, 08:49 AM
Report Offensive CommentIf there's any manager that can guide a player through times of being booed by fans, it's Joe Torre. Here's guessing he'll be fine and become an asset to a team suddenly giving the D-Backs something to actually worry about the NL West.
EastCoastKeith | 05/11/08, 09:04 AM
Report Offensive CommentSlim Fast........it worked for Lasorda.........it'll work for you. Think about it Jones. That's all I ask.
Lady, Miss Lady | 05/11/08, 09:43 AM
Report Offensive CommentThe problem is Jones is on the Slim Slow diet.
I knew that was going to be a bust for L.A.....getting Jones on a hugely overpaid FA contract.
rhymeister | 05/11/08, 09:56 AM
Report Offensive CommentLOL this reporter is funny. Tubbo.
OtherOne81 | 05/11/08, 10:02 AM
Report Offensive CommentJones is a tubbo moron.
roman777 | 05/11/08, 10:59 AM
Report Offensive CommentEveryone's missing the point here. It's not about his weight, as egregious as it is; it's about his inability to spell his first name properly. This has long been a portent of bad things to come, and like a voice crying int he wilderness, I have been predicting his inevitable fall from grace for some time now. If the excess poundage were the core issue, the Dodgers could just bring in Rikki Lake as a conditioning coach to help him trim down (& share his feelings, too). Oh... & spare me the "valuing diversity" speeches, OK? I don't care how they do things in Curacao -- he's being (grossly over)paid in U.S. dollars to (under)perform for an American franchise, so he can darn-well respect OUR cultural norms, including our spelling conventions. This is what slavish devotion to multiculturalism will get you!
Dick Peligro | 05/11/08, 11:12 AM
Report Offensive Commenttoo bad. he used to be so good. now hes just got a huge head, literally and figuratively
yankeefan21142 | 05/11/08, 11:22 AM
Report Offensive Commenttubbo lol classic
Sox Sider | 05/11/08, 11:24 AM
Report Offensive CommentThroughout his career, Jones has always done terrible in contract years.
Coletrain | 05/11/08, 11:32 AM
Report Offensive CommentTubby,
Your attitude is just wrong and you need to get your act together man.
Regards,
Barry Bonds
Odenator...I'll be baack! | 05/11/08, 11:58 AM
Report Offensive Commentcarl110 | 05/11/08, 11:13 AM ..... Yeah - Yeah - Yeah
We get it ...... You're a site spammer for what .....like .30 a pop ?
Jones has already tried "Slim Fast" - He ate 3 months worth of meals, snacks & shakes in 4 weeks ....
PTeye- Here's My .02 | 05/11/08, 12:47 PM
Report Offensive CommentWow. He called him tubbo. Thats some fine journalism.
Moondizzle | 05/11/08, 02:00 PM
Report Offensive CommentJones' weight is his problem. He's the one who will get the health problems, not the fans.
Now his hitting is the Dodgers problem. If he doesn't start hitting, Ethier, Pierre, and Kemp should roam the outfield until Jones proves he deserves to be in the line-up.
smoothsandy - I yam what I yam | 05/11/08, 02:43 PM
Report Offensive CommentEveryone's missing the point here. It's not about his weight, as egregious as it is; it's about his inability to spell his first name properly.
I think he spells his name perfectly.
-Chone Figgins
Justin Cyder | 05/11/08, 02:45 PM
Report Offensive CommentSlim Fast........it worked for Lasorda.........it'll work for you. Think about it Jones. That's all I ask.
lady Deathstrike | 05/11/08, 09:43 AM
Andruw loves slimfast. He said it goes great with nachos.
Justin Cyder | 05/11/08, 02:48 PM
Report Offensive CommentIf Andruw were hitting .300, I'm fairly certain people wouldn't be that concerned about his weight. He's always been a little on the chunky side but it didn't deter him from covering a lot of ground in center and throwing up some outstanding power numbers. Jones' ever-present lack of plate discipline is the real concern, not a predilection for nachos.
mendozaeight | 05/11/08, 03:12 PM
Report Offensive CommentAndruw loves slimfast. He said it goes great with nachos.
Justin Cyder | 05/11/08, 02:48 PM
HA! LOL!
Lady, Miss Lady | 05/11/08, 03:13 PM
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