It is late in her annual spring training assignment. Emily Jones, who has reported from next to the Rangers' dugout for 15 seasons, is wrapping up some interviews when she sidles up to Shin-Soo Choo's locker. He is dripping something viscous from a strange bottle into an iced coffee.
"Is that honey from Korea?" Jones asks.
"No," Choo shoots back immediately. "Costco."
She doubles over in laughter. And so does he. It is not a typical reaction for the reserved and contemplative Choo. But, then again, Jones has a way of getting players to let down their guard to express reactions most normally don't see.