TSN: Jones: Why I’m admiring and rooting for Francisco Rodriguez

Even when Todd Jones is at work...he finds time to watch where he’s not going.

Players watch (like hawks) how other players act, and I can tell you that over-the-top antics are not forgotten. As a rule of thumb, whatever you might do is accepted as long as you do it every time. Sammy Sosa’s homer hop, for example. Well, every time K-Rod gets a save, he points to the heavens and blows a kiss. The key there is that he does it every time. What once was perceived as a guy saying, “Look at me and how good I am,” no longer was construed as any kind of attempt to show anyone up.

When you look at K-Rod, you should look at him as a guy who’s having a dream season as far as the save opportunities he is getting and how he is converting them. He is doing a remarkable job and remains on pace to blow away Bobby Thigpen’s record for saves in a season (57).