Todd Jones is a 6’3” 240 lb. closer for the Florida Marlins.  A closer is a pitcher that comes into the game in the last inning only when the Marlins are winning.  He is 37 years old, married to Michele and has two kids, Alex, age 10 and Abby, age 8.  He was real easy to talk to.  Right from the start he took us inside so it would be cooler and quieter for us to talk.

ARE YOU SCARED OF BEING HIT BY A BASEBALL?

Yes, but it’s like being struck by lightening.  There’s nothing you can do about it so you try not to worry about it but it does come into your mind a lot.

WHAT WAS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT AS A KID?

I was playing varsity basketball in tenth grade and I shot in the wrong basket and scored two points for the other team.  It doesn’t get much worse than that.

IS IT HARD MOVING YOUR FAMILY EVERY TIME YOU GET TRADED?

My wife and I have been married 16 years and we’ve moved 28 times.  We first started out with everything in a U-Haul and now we have it in our Suburban. We’ve learned how to downsize and take the important things.

FAVORITES:

CARTOON CHARACTER-Bugs Bunny

ICE CREAM FLAVOR-rocky road

MOVIE-Star Wars

TOY AS KID-Atari

COLOR-blue

ANIMAL-dog

STADIUM-Wrigley

FOOD-anything cooked

DRINK-Gatorade

PRESIDENT-Bush