Todd Jones

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:16 am

Lunch buddies?
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Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:17 am

Lol yeah.
A bunch of my friends and myself all sit at one table at lunch, and we basically laugh until it hurts.
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Todd Jones

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:18 am

Are you at school right now??? ha. I'm a bit confused if not.
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Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. ~ George F. Will

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:20 am

Yeah. I am, started Tuesday, and when I was in my History class, the package with my Jonesy shirt somehow got delivered to my school, and they gave it to me, while I was in class.
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"We only work three hours a day, so the least we can do is give 100 percent."

Todd Jones

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:22 am

Haha. Thats cool, I wonder how it got there....

Damn, I didn't want to think about school! I decided when I woke up I wasn't going to think about it all day because I flip out any time I do....
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Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. ~ George F. Will

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:23 am

And when do you go back?
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Todd Jones

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:24 am

On the 2nd. But all my friends went back already because none of them are going to my school....
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Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. ~ George F. Will

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:26 am

Wow. That sucks. even i went back. But yeah, Im basically really bored. And Im getting too involved in my schools activities.
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"We only work three hours a day, so the least we can do is give 100 percent."

Todd Jones

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:28 am

I just want to get it over with... I am going to get lost becuase I'm going from a school of like 400 people to a school of a few thousand people.

You are getting too involved? How do you manage that?
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Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. ~ George F. Will

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:31 am

Cross Country, Baseball, Student Council, Key Club, Journalism, which has this little internship at a local paper Im doing, so its awesome, and I have to juggle homework in there.
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"We only work three hours a day, so the least we can do is give 100 percent."

Todd Jones

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:33 am

Oh.... well that sounds stressful.
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Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. ~ George F. Will

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:37 am

Very much so. was home yesterday for a whole half hour before I had to come back to my school for open house, then I had like 3 hours worth of homework, I could barely fit a shower in.
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"We only work three hours a day, so the least we can do is give 100 percent."

Todd Jones

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:41 am

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:42 am

Lucky. Im taking all new courses, except Journalism. But I gotta go soon to Histroy. Fun Fun Look

So Ill see ya later.
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"We only work three hours a day, so the least we can do is give 100 percent."

Todd Jones

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:44 am

haha. Okay, have fun. byyye
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Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. ~ George F. Will

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:20 am

08/27/2008 7:11 PM ET
Jones going home with ailing shoulder
Season likely over; career in doubt for veteran closer
By Jason Beck / MLB.com

DETROIT -- Todd Jones' season appears likely to be over. The Tigers reliever is headed back to his home in Alabama after his rehab effort and subsequent tests showed neither progress nor healing in his ailing right shoulder and rotator cuff.

He's expected to rejoin the team in September, but as of now, he seems unlikely to pitch. Given his uncertain future, his pitching career appears to be nearing a crossroads, and this could be a prelude to going home for good.

"It's just not right right now," manager Jim Leyland said on Wednesday afternoon, "and we're going to just send him home and get away from it and just kind of put everything on hold."

Jones held a closed-door meeting with players and coaches on Wednesday afternoon to explain his situation before taking his bags and leaving.

Jones first went on the disabled list at the end of July with right shoulder inflammation. He came back a couple weeks later, the first day he was eligible, and made one appearance before going back on the DL with recurring stiffness. At that point, the Tigers planned on calling him back up once rosters expanded in September if he felt right.

As of now, he does not. He played catch on Friday and still didn't feel well, he said, so he visited a doctor on Monday. Tests on his shoulder showed a frayed rotator cuff.

Jones has been known to pitch through injuries and pain. This one, however, has proven too much for him to pitch effectively. He has said more than once, including this week, that he will not undergo surgery to continue his career.

Leyland said he talked with Jones on Tuesday.

"We had a good conversation, just to discuss some things," Leyland said. "[President/general manager] Dave [Dombrowski] had discussed some things, and I relayed some of Dave's thought process. Just discussed it with Todd, kind of left it up to him, told him if he wanted to get away from it and just come back later, that was fine. I think he's fine with that."

Whether Jones feels fine or not, Leyland still figures he'll rejoin the team sometime next month. The question is in what kind of role.

"I think he will probably come back at some point," Leyland said. "Whether he'll pitch or not is the big question mark. He tried to throw a little bit the other day and it wasn't right, so we'll just basically shut it down and see what happens, maybe come back up later on in September. But I don't foresee him really pitching at this point."

Jones has not discussed his future beyond this season. As a free agent at season's end, however, the 40-year-old's pitching days could be over. He's 4-1 with a 4.97 ERA in 45 games this season, having saved 18 games in 21 opportunities to push his career mark to 319 career saves, 14th on the all-time Major League list. His 235 saves as a Tiger are a franchise record.

Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:06 am

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Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. ~ George F. Will

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:12 am

It's sad to see it end this way.
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There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:15 am

Very. Rotator Cuff problems.... that is what my dad had problems with and had surgery on. He was off work for 5 monthes... and he isn't a major league baseball player....
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Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. ~ George F. Will

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:10 am

Career in doubt? Sad

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"We only work three hours a day, so the least we can do is give 100 percent."

Todd Jones

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:36 am

I doubt he will be able to play anymore. After he is recovered enough to play again, he is going to be ready to retire.
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Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. ~ George F. Will

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:39 am

It's time. Sounds like he is burned out as well.
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There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:26 am

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:15 am

So when is he just going to say he's done?
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Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. ~ George F. Will

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:16 am

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:23 pm

This has a great shot to be the worst day of my life.
Just because of this.
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"We only work three hours a day, so the least we can do is give 100 percent."

Todd Jones

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:29 pm

They all are going sometime.
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There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:33 pm

for everything Todd Jones

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:44 pm

Subject: Re: Todd Jones Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:55 pm

We knew this was Jones and Kenny's last year with the Tigers, and probably as players. Just be glad that the Tigers let them have this year!