Adam Jones had two great responses to being robbed of a home run
Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones has experienced every type of emotion that can possibly be attached to a home run during his 11-year career.
As the owner of 210 home runs himself, he’s obviously hit a few that won ballgames for Baltimore or at least lit up the crowd at Camden Yards. He’s also seen plenty sail over his head, both home and away, and on occasion he’s even gone above the wall to take a home run away.
All of those moments definitely stir emotions, but we’ve never seen Jones react quite the way he did after being robbed himself during Friday’s 6-3 win against the Rays.
With Baltimore trailing 3-0 in the fourth inning, Jones launched a fastball from Matt Moore to deep left-center field. The smash had home run distance, but it didn’t have home run height, allowing Tampa’s Taylor Motter to reach up and pull it back. That led to the first of what we’d say were two great, if not perfect responses to having that home run taken away.
Those are crocodile tears, but it painted the picture of how Baltimore was feeling at the time. The catch was frustrating because of the score and the fact that Moore ended up being perfect through four innings. The Orioles may have felt like it wasn’t their night, but Jones responded in style.
In fact, just two innings later Jones authored the perfect response by hitting a solo that no doubt tantalized Motter, but ended up settling in the second row.
Take that, Motter!
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That home run set the stage for a four-run rally that would completely flip the game in Baltimore’s favor and turn every frown inside Camden Yards upside down.
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Mark Townsend is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter! Follow @Townie813
