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VP
March 22nd, 2012
10:34 am
I will punch any clown who comments negatively towards about Chipper Jones. He is the one true Brave in my opinion. Was willing to take pay cuts, change position for inferior players. Always a team first player. Goodbye Larry Wayne Jones, we will miss you.
wjones
March 22nd, 2012
10:35 am
Thank God that Chipper will replace Rick Camp as the greatest Brave to spend his entire career with the team. Shame we didn’t do that for Hank, Warren, Eddie, or Phil, but at least we finally got a good player as our top lifelong player. Congrats on one fine career, Chipper—now let’s make this last Chapter the best one yet!
meh
March 22nd, 2012
10:35 am
I’m gonna miss hearing “chopper to Chipper”.
Mister Frisky
March 22nd, 2012
10:35 am
Too bad Chippers last season will be spent in last place.
John
March 22nd, 2012
10:36 am
It won’t feel right watching the Braves next season without #10 in the lineup. I hope he goes out with a bang this season.
brenlu
March 22nd, 2012
10:36 am
Most of these comments have been warm and fuzzy with thanks to someone who has given his all to the Braves. Chipper has been such fun to watch. He has been willing to restructure his contracts and make a position move in order to help the team and to play his entire career with the Braves which is rare in this age of “give me the money and more of it”. Yes, he’s gotten older and his body, not his love of the game, is telling him it’s time to go, but for those of you with the “what have you done for me lately” attitude who can’t appreciate what Chipper has meant to the Braves, find another team to watch. You’d fit right in with the New York-Boston-Philadelphia crowds!!!
Amber
March 22nd, 2012
10:36 am
1st ballot HOF, class act, now please come back as the hitting coach!!
randy cason
March 22nd, 2012
10:37 am
adios,and dont let the door hit you on the ass on the way out
kerryb
March 22nd, 2012
10:38 am
You know, it doesn’t matter what you write a blog about. It won’t take long for the classless idiots to come out. The guy has had a great HOF career but that doesn’t matter to some morons that have accomplished nothing in their own worthless lives.
bravesgrl4life
March 22nd, 2012
10:38 am
S SIgator – I have more “hooters” than most of the girls they have at Hooters these days.
And I don’t take anyone with “gator” in his name seriously.
richbrave
March 22nd, 2012
10:38 am
joe:
Yeah joe, a guy with 18 HR’s in each of the last two seasons. pretty pathetic huh?
Puppet Please
March 22nd, 2012
10:38 am
Chipper, great career….but for what you were making you hung on too long. Your salary and inablility to play more than 120 games really hamstrung the front office from getting a quality bat to improve the middle of the lineup. We’ve had the pitching to win a title if we had the hitting.
njbraves
March 22nd, 2012
10:38 am
If you’re talking trash about Chipper Jones today, you’re not a Braves fan. The guy has been the face of the franchise and it’s best player for almost 20 years. He has restructured his contract several times to help the Braves and always left money on the table to stay in Atlanta. A truly great Brave, and a lock HOF’er. If you can’t see and appreciate what this guy has done for the Braves, you really are lost. All the best to Chipper, thanks for everything you’ve done in baseball.
SSIgator
March 22nd, 2012
10:38 am
Kathy -
A little sensitive today are we? It was just a question.
wjones
March 22nd, 2012
10:38 am
I see you haters have finally gone and done it, and made Jesus mad. I guess he put you in your place, huh? If Jesus says Chipper is his favorite Brave, that’s plenty good enough for me!
yoursporthouse.com
March 22nd, 2012
10:39 am
Good, maybe we can get a 3B now that will play more than 80 games in a season. Chipper hasn’t been clutch since 2000 and hasn’t played a full season. He has not had a big hit for us in a meaningful game in years. The Braves kept him because all you hear at each game is cheers for Chipper and people buying his shirts and jerseys. So the team made money off him. Atlanta teams always keep and pay the players they shouldn’t (Chipper, Matt Ryan, Joe Johnson, Marvin Williams) and trade the ones they shouldn’t have traded (Dominique, Deion Sanders, Jermaine Dye).
mark
March 22nd, 2012
10:39 am
Thanks, Chipper, for a ton of great memories.
SpideyMatt
March 22nd, 2012
10:40 am
Nothin’ left to do now but just win the whole freakin’ thing.
John Fogerty
March 22nd, 2012
10:41 am
Put me in coach, I’m ready to play – today
Yeah C’mon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
John Fogerty
March 22nd, 2012
10:41 am
Put me in coach, I’m ready to play – today
Yeah C’mon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BravesfaninWis
March 22nd, 2012
10:41 am
Good in the sense that we can use that money to get younger and hopefully more productive at 3rd base, but bad because Chipper is a Braves icon. Hopefully he will be a hitting coach or something on those lines very soon.
John Fogerty
March 22nd, 2012
10:41 am
Put me in coach, I’m ready to play – today
Yeah C’mon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
coachx
March 22nd, 2012
10:41 am
Thanks for all the fond memories Chipper.
One of the greatest of all time and without question a LEGEND.
Brave for life ! You have to respect the man.
yoursporthouse.com
March 22nd, 2012
10:41 am
When the Braves won the World Series, Chipper was hurt. Just stating the facts.
Al
March 22nd, 2012
10:42 am
Hope he hits 46 homers this year to get to 500
Ralph
March 22nd, 2012
10:42 am
Now he can ride the bench the entire season if he wants too and doesn’t have to worry about those 123 games and still draw his 14 million.
The Great One
March 22nd, 2012
10:43 am
Greatest Atlanta Braves of All-Time in rank: Aaron, Maddux, Niekro, Chipper, Murph
smilesga
March 22nd, 2012
10:43 am
Thanks for the memories Chipper, and I look forward to the new memories you will make on the field this season. Glad to know you’ll retire as a Brave and hope to stay with the organization!
splendid splinter
March 22nd, 2012
10:44 am
It had to happen. Chipper has been a great ballpayer and 3rd sacker (probable HOF), but his time is over. I’ve seen Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron, Dale Murphy, Greg Madddox, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz – all leave the game. It happens to everybody. And it happens best when it is on your own terms and they don’t have to run you off.
Turtsnap
March 22nd, 2012
10:44 am
One helluva baseball player. You will be missed Larry Wayne Jr.
David O'Brien
March 22nd, 2012
10:44 am
Here’s a newer story (another will be written after Chipper’s press conference)
Chipper Jones to retire after 2012 season, future HOF spent entire career with Braves
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/03/22/chipper-jones-to-retire-after-2012-season/
John Fogerty
March 22nd, 2012
10:44 am
Maybe the organization can finally get rid of the “Crazy Train” soundbite. You would think the tape would be worn out by now.
SnakeFish
March 22nd, 2012
10:44 am
Eddie Murray has more home runs as switch hitter, making Chipper third.
SSIgator
March 22nd, 2012
10:44 am
bravesgrl4life -
“I have more “hooters” than most of the girls they have at Hooters these days”
Are you bragging or complaining? And does this mean that you work at one or not? Just curious. The Gimper has a diverse fan base.
Moylan Prado
March 22nd, 2012
10:44 am
All aboard the Crazy Train to Cooperstown in 2018!
Thank you Chipper for all the memories!
Braves fan in maine
March 22nd, 2012
10:45 am
Thank you Chipper for all the great memories……. really gonna miss ya hopefully you can take over for fredi who I think is a waste and should have never been hired
panamajack
March 22nd, 2012
10:45 am
Now he can take all the time off he wants too this year and get that deer stand built.
cowdogit
March 22nd, 2012
10:45 am
That Buzzard living on the light pole, followed the trail of dead animals to Chipper Jones third base area.
VABravesFan
March 22nd, 2012
10:45 am
Sad to see you go Chipper – hard to remember Braves baseball without you. You’ve carried this team for more than a decade – guess it’s time to hand the reigns down to BMac. Thanks for sticking it out for one more year – it’s gonna be a good one.
Manuel DeJesus Rodriguez III
March 22nd, 2012
10:45 am
Hooters all across the country are putting their waitresses on full alert.
yoursporthouse.com
March 22nd, 2012
10:45 am
Al,
I hope so too, maybe if he has some of that stuff that Ryan Braun has, he may be able to.
kerryb
March 22nd, 2012
10:46 am
These same idiots griping about Chipper Jones trying to help the team the last couple of years would have griped about Mickey Mantle playing an extra couple of years thinking he had something still to offer. Morons!
Damon Barryhill
March 22nd, 2012
10:46 am
Batting coach!
MONK ATL
March 22nd, 2012
10:46 am
bravesgrl4life could not have said it better!!! Thanks #10 for all the Memories, your place as one of
the all time Great Braves and your future H .O. F. Induction is all but set in stone. Glad to hear you
want to stay in the Braves organization after this Final farewell Season. Go Chipper and Go Braves!!!
dap01
March 22nd, 2012
10:46 am
Thanks for letting us watch the best 3rd baseman ever.
steve
March 22nd, 2012
10:47 am
It has been a privilege to watch you play, Chipper. Thank you
richbrave
March 22nd, 2012
10:47 am
Braves fan in maine
March 22nd, 2012
10:45 am
“……….Thank you Chipper for all the great memories……. really gonna miss ya hopefully you can take over for fredi who I think is a waste and should have never been hired………..”
Boo-Yah. Blow it up!
SAB
March 22nd, 2012
10:47 am
Chipper will be missed. Thanks Chipper!
bustersonly
March 22nd, 2012
10:48 am
Prado just became our full time 3rd baseman, who’s going to play left field now that we are down to a 24 man roster?
Moylan Prado
March 22nd, 2012
10:48 am
Last home games of the season are against the Mets.
lovethebraves
March 22nd, 2012
10:48 am
Thanks for the memories Chipper! come back as a hitting coach!
jeffrey d
March 22nd, 2012
10:49 am
Gee, what are we going to do without a .270 hitter with almost no power left batting in the 3 hole next year
You’re complaining about a .275 average (.344 OBP), “almost no power” of 33 doubles and 18 homeruns?
I’m not too sure why there’s so much hate for Chipper from people who claim to be Braves fans. He’s been productive for the Braves as recent as…last year.
anonymous
March 22nd, 2012
10:49 am
well well, another big farewell celebratory thingy that will be scheduled smack dab in the middle of the race for that second wild card. And just like last season, the Braves will fall FLAT and miss out on the playoffs. But hey! the special day for chipper will be fantastic and all that these Braves fans and this organization really wants done right!
kerryb
March 22nd, 2012
10:49 am
The last couple of years Mickey Mantle played in 1967 and 68 he played in about as many games as Chipper and had a worse batting average and stats than Chipper. He also had bad knees by that time but I bet you didn’t hear Yankees fans making the same idiotic comments about him that you read on here.
julie07
March 22nd, 2012
10:50 am
Roscoe P.
March 22nd, 2012
10:51 am
Damn quitter !!
John Fogerty
March 22nd, 2012
10:51 am
da dah
da dah
da duh
aye aye aye
Joan
March 22nd, 2012
10:51 am
Thanks Chipper for all you have done for the Braves and given your time to make all of us enjoy baseball. May your years ahead be happy ones and you achieve what God has in store for you to do.
milesarcher33
March 22nd, 2012
10:51 am
Thanks for giving the Braves Nation a Hall of Fame career. Without you, those 14 pennants wouldn’t be hanging on Turner Field’s walls.
kerryb
March 22nd, 2012
10:52 am
bustersonly
March 22nd, 2012
10:48 am
Prado just became our full time 3rd baseman, who’s going to play left field now that we are down to a 24 man roster?
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Joey T will be our next 3rd baseman not Prado. My guess is after the season the Braves will trade Prado and go after a big bat in LF with the money they are not paying Chipper anymore.
Larvell Blanks
March 22nd, 2012
10:52 am
Closely behind Mickey Mantle and Eddie Murray as the best switch-hitter ever to play the game
If you think Chipper is behind Murray, you’re crazy. Chipper’s OPS is a hundred points higher (.935 vs. .836). His slugging percentage is much higher (.533 vs. .476). And he has played a much more difficult defensive position.
More to the point, why is it relevant to compare Chipper to other switch-hitters at all, rather than to all hitters? The point of switch-hitting is to make you a better hitter than you would be from just one side — otherwise, you’d just stay right- or left-handed. It’s not like you say, “Well, he doesn’t hit very well, but he does it from both sides of the plate, so that’s OK!”
PMC
March 22nd, 2012
10:52 am
Thanks 10, Thanks.
Efrim
March 22nd, 2012
10:53 am
Sucks about Chipper. I was hoping he would stay as long as possible. My favorite Brave. But at least he can have a farewell tour. He deserves it. Oh well.
In terms of salary structure, if Hudson doesn’t come back strong and the Braves decide to go with “kids” next year and trade Jurrjens/don’t exercise Huddy’s option, we’re talking a rotation of Hanson, Beachy, Minor, Teheran and Delgado. And guaranteed salaries once McCann’s option is picked up will be Mac at 12 million and Uggla at 13.2 million. Those are the only guarantees.
iliketacos
March 22nd, 2012
10:53 am
Come on Josh….the only time he ran to first base, he blew out his knee.
enough already
March 22nd, 2012
10:53 am
Alot of people have a man crush on Larry (Hooter) Jones. Have at it.
Mark in ATL
March 22nd, 2012
10:54 am
Chip and I are same age…sucks getting old
yoursporthouse.com
March 22nd, 2012
10:54 am
kerryb,
Your comments are idiotic. Mickey Mantle won championships on the field, Chipper did not. Chipper was hurt when the Braves won in ‘95. Dude has padded his stats by not playing many games, and has not had a big hit in a big game since 2000 vs the Mets.
Steve
March 22nd, 2012
10:56 am
Did you hear that collective roar??? Thats the sound of Mets fans finally having something to cheer about!!
JoeFan
March 22nd, 2012
10:56 am
Probably should have called it quits last season. Lets hope he his an asset this year and not just taking up a spot on the bench. Rather have seen him go out on top than on injured reserve.
kerryb
March 22nd, 2012
10:57 am
yoursporthouse.com
March 22nd, 2012
10:54 am
kerryb,
Your comments are idiotic. Mickey Mantle won championships on the field, Chipper did not. Chipper was hurt when the Braves won in ‘95. Dude has padded his stats by not playing many games, and has not had a big hit in a big game since 2000 vs the Mets.
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You are a complete and utter moron. You shouldn’t even be allowed to post because you have absolutely no clue as to what you are talking about. Chipper Jones played in 1995, he hurt his knee in spring training in 1994. Chipper was the starting 3rd baseman in the 1995 World Series. I know because I was there when they won it that night. What a moron.
Admiral
March 22nd, 2012
10:57 am
A first ballot hall of famer and a living legend. Thanks, Chipper.
panamajack
March 22nd, 2012
10:57 am
kerryb
March 22nd, 2012
10:52 am
I was talking about this year, Joey won’t be on the team this year and Chipper will be building his deer stand.
Reality Check
March 22nd, 2012
10:57 am
He hasn’t been relevant for years. Leave today and make room for someone who cares about winning. He is a loser and he plays for a loser. Perfect match …
yoursporthouse.com
March 22nd, 2012
10:57 am
Mantle holds all-time WORLD SERIES records for home runs (18), runs scored (42), and runs batted in (40). WORLD SERIES, not regular season in June vs the Nationals. WORLD SERIES RECORDS!!
JBird
March 22nd, 2012
10:58 am
Chris, Did DOB retire too? In honor of both I will be retiring at the end of the year. Sixty is the new 40 :@)
JoeFan
March 22nd, 2012
10:58 am
Lets hope that Joey T. is ready and the Braves fill one or more OF spots with productive bats with the extra money.
yoursporthouse.com
March 22nd, 2012
10:59 am
kerryb,
Did Chipper Jones win the World Series? By the way, I was there too and he didn’t do anything, that’s why I didn’t think he was there.
P Rose
March 22nd, 2012
10:59 am
Check back for more developments as this story unfolds, as Chipper changes his mind back and forth again throughout the season!
BRETT SHEPHERD
March 22nd, 2012
10:59 am
its about time…GO LA DODGERS. THE LAST BRAVES PLAYER THAT ACTUALLY PLAYED AT FULTON COUNTY STADIUM…GOOD LUCK CHIPPER
wjones
March 22nd, 2012
11:00 am
“yoursporthouse.com
March 22nd, 2012
10:41 am
When the Braves won the World Series, Chipper was hurt. Just stating the facts.”
Check your “facts” before “stating” them, bozo. Chipper was second in ROY vote that year, next to Nomo, who had been playing in Japan for years. Batted third. Drove in 86 runs. But please don’t let the facts get in the way of stating them.