Register All Albums FAQ Community Experience
Go Back   New Orleans Saints Forums - blackandgold.com > Main > Saints

Saints expected to work out Chad Jones

this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Damn streetcar tracks!! Jones was involved in a single-car crash in New Orleans during the early morning hours of June 25, 2010. He lost control of his Range Rover while trying to get off streetcar tracks and hit a pole.[2] ...

Like Tree4Likes

Closed Thread
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 03-03-2013, 05:38 PM   #21
5000 POSTS! +
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: South Of The Mason Dixon Line
Posts: 7,113
Re: Saints expected to work out Chad Jones

Damn streetcar tracks!!
Jones was involved in a single-car crash in New Orleans during the early morning hours of June 25, 2010. He lost control of his Range Rover while trying to get off streetcar tracks and hit a pole.[2] Two of the passengers in his car suffered minor injuries.[3] Jones's most serious injuries were to his left ankle and leg, which include a broken tibia and fibula.[4]
RailBoss is offline  
Old 05-10-2013, 08:48 AM   #22
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Mandeville, LA
Posts: 38,201
Blog Entries: 29
Re: Saints expected to work out Chad Jones

Also, former Tiger great Chad Jones is reportedly turning his attention to pro baseball. It probably goes without saying that I admire the heck out of Jones' for his tenacity, his perseverance and his amazing recovery. I know I speak for all of you when I say the Tiger Nation couldn’t be prouder of Chad Jones and his Fighting Tiger spirit, and we’ll be pulling for him in this new chapter of his life. While the chapter may be new, its subject is certainly not. Although many of us first think of Chad Jones as a dominating All-SEC football player, he was also a heck of a baseball player at LSU and an elite baseball prospect out of high school. After graduating from Southern Lab, Jones was selected by the Houston Astros in the 13th-round of the MLBD, but turned them down to sign with LSU. As a Tiger, Jones was part of the 2009 National Championship Baseball Team and hit .343 with a home run and six RBI as a junior. He also pitched in nine games, allowing four hits and striking out seven in six and two-thirds innings. (2.70 ERA). Who will ever forget the championship game of the College World Series in 2009, when Jones entered in relief to pitch against Texas? You can relive highlights of that game here, but if you want to jump directly to Jones’s in the sixth, fast-forward to the 6:09 mark. Late last night I saw a tweet stating that Jones worked out for a Rays scout yesterday and threw an 87-89 MPH fastball and a solid curveball.

Link Back
SmashMouth is offline  
Old 05-10-2013, 08:57 AM   #23
A Cajun Transforming TX
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: The Woodlands, Texas
Posts: 2,787
Re: Saints expected to work out Chad Jones

Late last night I saw a tweet stating that Jones worked out for a Rays scout yesterday and threw an 87-89 MPH fastball and a solid curveball.

Unless he has Greg Maddox control and gets the off the plate calls that Maddox got, 87-89 MPH won't cut it in MLB. Wish him luck though.
Budsdrinker is offline  
Old 05-10-2013, 09:30 AM   #24
500th Post
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Glendale, CA
Posts: 603
Re: Saints expected to work out Chad Jones

Omg I misread this at first, I was thinking Chad Johnson and my reaction was no no no no no no. But now I'm pleased that we are trying out Chad Jones.
ClintSaints is offline  
Old 05-10-2013, 09:38 AM   #25
10000 POST CLUB
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Cypress Tx.
Posts: 19,027
Re: Saints expected to work out Chad Jones

He is NOT afraid to hit.
TheOak is offline  
Old 05-10-2013, 09:38 AM   #26
10000 POST CLUB
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Shreveport,Louisiana
Posts: 16,062
Re: Saints expected to work out Chad Jones

Chad Jones will try baseball after failed NFL comeback - NFL.com
WhoDat!656 is offline  
Old 05-10-2013, 09:40 AM   #27
10000 POST CLUB
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Cypress Tx.
Posts: 19,027
Re: Saints expected to work out Chad Jones

TheOak is offline  
Old 05-10-2013, 09:43 AM   #28
10000 POST CLUB
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Cypress Tx.
Posts: 19,027
Re: Saints expected to work out Chad Jones

He ran a 4.6 40 before the accident and runs a 4.9 now.
TheOak is offline  
Old 05-10-2013, 12:17 PM   #29
500th Post
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: born And raised in NOLA, now live in Los Angeles
Posts: 811
Re: Saints expected to work out Chad Jones

Originally Posted by Budsdrinker View Post
Late last night I saw a tweet stating that Jones worked out for a Rays scout yesterday and threw an 87-89 MPH fastball and a solid curveball.

Unless he has Greg Maddox control and gets the off the plate calls that Maddox got, 87-89 MPH won't cut it in MLB. Wish him luck though.
His velocity will pick up, he probably hasn't picked up a baseball in a while. You dont just step on a mound and start thtowing 93-94 mph. Unless you're Randy Johnson.
lsutigerfan is offline  
Old 05-10-2013, 12:25 PM   #30
Site Donor 2015
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Land Mass between LA and AL
Posts: 4,375
Re: Saints expected to work out Chad Jones

good luck to him.
Mardigras9 is offline  
Closed Thread


Posting Rules

LinkBacks (?)
LinkBack to this Thread: https://blackandgold.com/saints/53960-saints-expected-work-out-chad-jones.html
Posted By For Type Date Hits
The Latest New Orleans Saints News | SportSpyder This thread Refback 12-20-2012 10:32 PM 8
Saints expected to work out Chad Jones This thread Refback 12-20-2012 10:10 PM 51


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:15 PM.


Copyright 1997 - 2020 - BlackandGold.com
no new posts