Sizzler! Adam Jones Can't Be Stopped

It's not often a guy pulls off the squeeze play to end a game but when you're as hot as Adam Jones has been, anything is possible.

Watch the play here. And on the replay watch Nick Markakis' whole body do an "Oh, shit!" as he sees the bunt laid down.

Jones had been red-hot in the month of August. But it's not just 16 games:

                 AVG   OPS   SLG   2B   HR   
Since Aug 1     .370  .414  .611    5    2
Since July 1    .297  .349  .458    9    4
Since June 1    .306  .350  .514   13   12

For comparison, the same ranges for Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez this season:

                 AVG   OPS   SLG   2B   HR   
Since Aug 1     .306  .368  .419    4    1
Since July 1    .289  .374  .443    5    6
Since June 1    .319  .389  .542   17   13

A 24-year-old centerfielder who can hit at something approaching Adrian Gonzalez levels in the American League? Yes, please.

After a horrible April, Jones has OPSed .810 for the rest of 2010. I'm sure hoping for no injuries or regression for Mr. Jones. The bat is legit.