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Robert
September 30th, 2011
4:31 pm
“Chipper is the face of this team, the hardest worker, great mentor to the young guys, a force in the lineup healthy or not.”
The hardest worker?
Leaving the time in the heart of the playoff drive to be with family for an elective non life-threatening situation – that’s what you consdier working hard and being a great mentor?
Chipper Jones Must Stay
September 30th, 2011
4:33 pm
Robert
September 30th, 2011
1:10 pm
“chipper was an all star this year and was the most clutch player this year”
Poll time. Which was Chipper’s most clutch moment down the stretch this past September
Was it
A – Losing a chopper in the lights with two outs in the ninth, ultimately costing the Braves a game
YOU ARE AN IDIOT.
Yes it is chippers fault that the Marlins play in a football stadium where the lights are right in his eyes. Man you nailed it. Seriously, i hope you dont have a job, no one could be dumb enough to hire someone that is as dumb as you. Just jump off the ledge man, we will all be glad you did.
Chipper Jones Must Stay
September 30th, 2011
4:35 pm
Robert you are an absloute moron, you know nothing about baseball that much is clear.
If your family member was having surgery wouldnt you want to be there?? Another example of how dumb you are
Chipper Jones Must Stay
September 30th, 2011
4:36 pm
and being a mentor or being hard working has nothing to do with him being there for his family you dolt.
Can we get an idiot button in here ????
Chipper Jones Must Stay
September 30th, 2011
4:56 pm
The real problem is that Chipper is toxic to this team
He makes it all about him – and the team follows – He talks big leadership, but the example he sets is horrible leadership. The team yields to him – they step back and wait for him to be the man on the field and they follow the example he sets (not the example he talks about)
Wow just found another awesome nugget of wisdom from you Robert. hahahahahahaha You really know nothing, it just becomes more evident by each comment of yours i read.
Chipper toxic?????? What drugs are you on?
All about chipper????? So he doesnt mentor the youg guys, he didnt take the time to go and sit and watch Heyward in the cages for multiple days to give him advice on fixing his swing. So when Frenchy was here, he didnt take him underneath his wing and teach him how to play at the major league level. So all the thanks the rookies always throw his way for all the advice and mentoring he gives them is just media propoganda to keep it all about chip??? hahahha man you are dumber than i thought.
So hitting .305 in last 42 games isnt leading by example, nor is finding his power again down the stretch for 9 HRs?? Seriously JUMP OFF A CLIFF YOU F#CKING MORON.
Bravefaninok
September 30th, 2011
7:52 pm
– Losing a chopper in the lights with two outs in the ninth, ultimately costing the Braves a game
Bonafacio was running a perfect throw wouldn’t have got him,he would have been standing on 1st no matter how chipper played it(it was a high chop).
Hy Ronatt
September 30th, 2011
7:58 pm
A smart team would see what they could get in the AL in return for a DH. But that’s a smart team we’re talking about.
alexcox
September 30th, 2011
9:36 pm
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alexcox
September 30th, 2011
9:42 pm
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wjones
October 1st, 2011
11:21 am
Maybe it’s just me, but for ONCE I would like to see a Braves legend RETIRE AS A BRAVE! We have, without exception, sent all of our legends packing before their careers ended—-Spahn, Mathews, Aaron, Niekro, Murphy, Smoltz, Glavine….so if Chipper comes back next year and retires as a Brave, that will be very cool with me. Plus, he not only is productive at the age of 39 (for those who bitch about playing time, look at how many games 39 year-olds routinely play, i.e., Aaron, and get back to me), but he is giving us a transition year to either prime someone else (Prado?) to take over or find out if they need to pursue trade/FA signing. Plus, it gives him one more chance at the playoffs..Maybe the team could rally around “win one for the Chipper?” Corny, I know, but whatever works.
And I understand some of the negative venting since the Braves didn’t get in–I am extremely frustrated as well—but some of you don’t have a CLUE or are just writing for attention. If you have learned anything about Liberty Media, you know they aren’t just going to throw away money. Fredi and Wren both are signed through 2013—Liberty has to pay them whether or not they have jobs. So if you sign someone like Francona—if he even wants to manage right now—-it will take MAJOR bucks AND a long term contract–on top of continuing to pay Fredi. Not realistic. Lowe is going to make $15 million next year, and the only way to avoid some of that contract is to trade him and get another team to take on some of the salary. If you release him YOU STILL HAVE TO PAY HIM $15 MILLION AND ANOTHER TEAM CAN SIMPLY PICK HIM UP AND PAY HIM WHATEVER THEY AGREE TO ON TOP OF WHAT THE BRAVES PAY HIM. If you kill him you have to pay his family. If you get him drafted into the army you still have to pay him. The money only goes away if you trade him and get another team to take on some of the salary. I would honestly try to get someone to take on at least $5 million–that is real money that can be used to either acquire players or pay raises. And $5 million isn’t a big deal to most teams; Linebrink was making that, for goodness sake! The same is true of Chipper. The Braves owe him $13 million next year, dead or alive. You can’t simply release a player with a guaranteed contract and get out of paying him. Not to mention he is still very productive! I do agree with some of you about conditioning. Everyone has injuries, but we seem to have injuries to a lot of our younger players–you expect Chipper, Lowe, Hudson, etc., to have injuries as they age—but with McCann, Jurrjens, Hanson, etc., maybe it’s partially a conditioning thing. I know if the early 90’s the Braves had a good conditioning coach that everyone raved about. Other than Justice, I don’t remember position players of any merit having a lot of issues during that time, and other than the occasional pitcher (Smoltz being the exception–he tended to overdo himself and had many surgeries over the years), we were fairly healthy, certainly more consistently than the last two years. McDowell is certainly a different personality than Mazzone, and I’m not sure how I feel about him staying. Mazzone didn’t work well with young pitchers, but did wonders for retreads (such as Lowe?). He did preach about doing a lot of throwing, and maybe that’s what we need to get back to for pitchers to pitch deeper into games. I will admit, though, that we have historically worn out our bullpen, as do most teams now, because of the combo of starters not pitching deep, hitters working the count better, umps calling a narrow strike zone, and relievers only pitching one inning or less, regardless of effectiveness. It’s silly that we’ve gotten to 13 man pitching staffs, and something needs to change soon.
Sorry for the offtopic ramble there.
a fan
October 1st, 2011
1:43 pm
Chipper showed his true colors ” they got their buts kicked” I thought he was part of the team, he should have said we. His attitude when striking out swinging at bad pitches was telling over the last two weeks of the season. He has lost mobility moving to his left, bad knees and age will do that to you. If they keep him and he struggles he will force Freddie into a corner, Prado is the guy to play third.
Spock
October 1st, 2011
8:25 pm
CJMS–you really don’t help your argument by calling everyone who doesn’t agree with you an idiot, it makes you look like a spoiled-brat 12-year old jock-sniffer
Rafy
October 2nd, 2011
4:12 pm
Its time for Chipper and the Braves to move on! We need a third baseman that can play everyday!
His selfishness is killing the team. With the millions Wren is paying to him, they can get a quality good player and healthy! But Chipper, thanks for some wonderful years!
alexcox
October 2nd, 2011
6:10 pm
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alexcox
October 2nd, 2011
6:25 pm
YO espero si c queda wren q busque primero un couch d bateo lejitimo y al gunas armas como trade lowe por mickeal yuong,salir d nate , linebranic martines wilson trade jj por carlos quintin ia algo q q observe en los juegos interligas jason vargas le hase dano alos philips y seria un arma en la division usaria a alex y prado en el banco con hiscke,contansa y dias esto seria para temporada212 cuando c retire chiper bajar yuong a 3base y suberia patronis ss y buscaria 2 para el bulpen
Chipper Jones Must Stay
October 3rd, 2011
10:49 am
Spock
October 1st, 2011
8:25 pm
CJMS–you really don’t help your argument by calling everyone who doesn’t agree with you an idiot, it makes you look like a spoiled-brat 12-year old jock-sniffer
Then dont come one here and say idiotic things and I wont call people idiots. And it isnt just for not agreeing, its for saying idiotic things like chipper should retire or fire Freddi. Those ppl are IDIOTS!!! And know nothing of the team or the sport.
Chipper Jones Must Stay
October 3rd, 2011
10:52 am
Rafy
October 2nd, 2011
4:12 pm
Its time for Chipper and the Braves to move on! We need a third baseman that can play everyday!
His selfishness is killing the team. With the millions Wren is paying to him, they can get a quality good player and healthy! But Chipper, thanks for some wonderful years!
Selfish???????????? Wow you get to join the group of idiots. You ppl dont know anything about chipper and have obviously never heard his thoughts on anythings. Chipper is a class act guy. Hew plays bc he loves the sport not for the money. But you wouldnt know that because youre too busy not watching the braves, and then when they dont win you make yourself feel better by pissing and moaning on this blog.