June 19
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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It took Andruw Jones all of four months to announce that Texas is where he'd like to finish his career. It took him much less time, however, to make that decision in his head. All it took was a couple of sessions of work with Rangers hitting instructor Rudy Jaramillo back in January when Jones was an unsigned, unwanted free agent coming off perhaps the worst offensive season in the past 30 years. "I don't want to say Rudy changed me," Jones said last week before hitting homers in consecutive games against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with whom he spent the nightmarish 2008 season. "But he gave me a lot of knowledge very quickly. He made it very easy to understand. I had been doing things wrong"
June 4
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Andruw Jones was once a longshot to make the Texas Rangers. Now that slugging outfielder Josh Hamilton has hit the disabled list with an abdominal strain, Jones' role is about to increase. The 10-time Gold Glover and five-time All-Star with the Braves appears to be reviving his career. He's hitting a respectable .282 with 5 homers, 14 RBIs and 9 doubles in just 85 at-bats. "Andruw might be the one we need to step up," manager Ron Washington told the Dallas Morning News. The Rangers also recalled Brandon Boggs from their AAA club. After being released by the Los Angeles Dodgers, Jones signed a minor-league deal with the Rangers in February. At the time, GM Jon Daniels called him "an"