Andruw Jones and What Might Have Been

The image above is one that many Braves fans remember like the back of their hand.  A young, skinny, and uber-talented 19-year-old named Andruw Jones hitting a home run in what was his coming out party during the 1996 World Series with Atlanta against the New York Yankees. The thing about this image though is that to many Braves fans it is extremely hard to look at and not think what could have, and maybe should have been during the Andruw Jones' era in Atlanta.Starting with his debut in the 1996 World Series, in which the Braves led 2-0 before letting the Yankees sweep the remaining four games to take the series and begin their dynastic run through the late 1990's and early 2000's, Andruw Jones' tenure with Atlanta never resulted in a World Series win or much playoff success at all.In his defense, the young star did everything he could to help the Braves make the playoffs in every year after 1996 until 2005 when the Braves division title streak ended. Andruw wa...