Braves to honor Chipper on Sept. 28 with pre-game ceremony
The Braves will host a special night to honoring retiring third baseman Chipper Jones on Friday, Sept. 28 during his final regular season homestand.
According to the team, pregame ceremony details will be announced in the coming weeks.
“In this day and age it is extremely rare that a player of Chipper’s stature remains with one team for his entire career,” Braves President John Schuerholz said in a statement. “We are most fortunate and especially honored to have had him in a Braves uniform for his remarkable 20-year career and we will show him how much he has meant to us.”
The Braves will also unveil a special commemorative souvenir program during the Mets series following the All-Star break beginning Friday. The program features first-person articles from Jones’ parents, his childhood friend and current agent BB Abbott, former manager Bobby Cox, Tony DeMacio, who scouted and signed Jones to his first contract, and his high school coach Don Suriano. The souvenir program will be available at Turner Field and at the Braves Clubhouse Store at CNN Center.
- Chris Vivlamore
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cadilac
July 9th, 2012
9:13 am
thanks
harry taylor
July 9th, 2012
9:15 am
It’s about time he left.
OTP
July 9th, 2012
9:21 am
Who would take a bet that Chipper is retiring from the Braves only, and that he will be playing somewhere else next year?
Tami
July 9th, 2012
9:21 am
I’ll do my best to be at the game on Sept. 28th then! Thanks for the info!!
Road Scholar
July 9th, 2012
9:23 am
Harry: Classless!
Joey
July 9th, 2012
9:30 am
I’ve thought about that too, OTP. With the divorce ahead of him probably costing half of his assets, he may want to be a DH in the AL for a couple seasons at $5M each.
Gotta keep the lights on at the ranch . . .
Nick Nunziata
July 9th, 2012
9:31 am
It’s amazing how people are so willing to be a jerk in a talkback. You create a place for fans to interact and there’s always a few who absolutely abuse the privilege.
Ken Stallings
July 9th, 2012
9:31 am
I would add clueless to the classless response — accurate as it is!
cool
July 9th, 2012
9:32 am
I like Chipper but I’m also looking forward to seeing them spend his $14 million a year a little more wisely.
UGA SIC'EM
July 9th, 2012
9:36 am
That’s Awesome! I just wish they would do it the Saturday night game so I wouldn’t have to fight that horrible Friday traffic!!
Danny O
July 9th, 2012
9:38 am
I got my ticket for Sunday…guess I need to get one for Friday as well.
PMC
July 9th, 2012
9:41 am
That’s great for Chipper. He’s really going to be missed when he’s gone. As much as we worry about his contract, there is no salary cap in baseball and it’s pretty hard to put a price on a hall of famer. When he’s right, he’s one of the best hitters in the game and he’s always put the team first. It would be pretty fun to see him on a hunting show in a few years with Will Clark and Bo Jackson but with his willingness to help others get better and desire to coach, I think he would be a good hitting coach somewhere.
With that said, the Braves have been fantastic on the road this year. If they can manage to be even good at home in the last few months…..
PMC
July 9th, 2012
9:43 am
seriously, the people they would spend 14 million on, none of them would have his impact.
He’s been a bargain his entire career. They probably quadruple his contract in revenue from him alone.
KC
July 9th, 2012
9:43 am
Why can’t they do it Saturday or Sunday?! Oh well…
Your editor
July 9th, 2012
9:45 am
Wonderful sentence, DOB:
According to the team, details will be unveiled in the coming weeks for the pregame ceremony.
Tomachoke
July 9th, 2012
10:04 am
Will the ceremony be sponsored by Hooters?
anonymous
July 9th, 2012
10:09 am
y’all leave harry taylor alone.
i’m tired of chipper too. and we ain’t the only ones.
now, instead of the organization being totally focused on winning this division or at least grabbing one wild card, all energy and valuable emotions will be thrust upon this casualty of a boncing grounder. Braves will lose the game, lose the next day, and we’ll be watching the final days of 2011 all over a-freakin’-gain!
reckingball
July 9th, 2012
10:12 am
Chris Vivlamore wrote this article.
reckingball
July 9th, 2012
10:14 am
OTP @9:21……I would bet 10G$ that he will not be playing anywhere else, after he leaves the Braves.
Dan Morton
July 9th, 2012
10:22 am
Hey Harry — you are right — he is only hitting.318 and leads the team in on base plus slugging. at 40 years old. Why isn’t he able to pitch as well ( Babe Ruth did it after all– won 96 games ). What’s wrong with Chipper? He is no Mickey Mantle that is for sure — but wait — check his career stats against Mantle — lets see: they played about the same number of games — had about the same number of at bats and Chipper has a better BA than Mantle 200 more doubles- more RBI than Mantle etc really the only place Mantle beats Chipper is in home runs and beer consumed. Chipper Jones is – and has been — one of the greatest bargains for a franchise in modern day baseball —period! A total team guy !
Joey
July 9th, 2012
10:33 am
“A total team guy !”
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I have no dog in this hunt, but John Smoltz did – and called Chipper out for riding the pine when he didn’t have to.
And “bargain?” I will argue that you are full of it, if you think Chipper earned more than about 25% of this last contract extension. Remember, that .360 batting title occurred in his last season of his previous contract, surprise, surprise . . .
wliiy g hate liberty media,i
July 9th, 2012
10:35 am
the braves had class till stupid as s bud selig gave the braves to liberty media its amazing if the braves win the world series who collects the trophy santa claus
jw
July 9th, 2012
10:37 am
Fans complain when an icon of an organization isn’t treated correctly when it’s their time to go. Smoltz, Glavine, Maddux – even Aaron, seems we have to have ceremonies to retroactively correct the fumbles that the front office made when they left town – Chipper deserves some special treatment, he is the face of the organization – let’s not mess up the ceremony he deserves.
Like him or hate him, he’s ATL baseball – he’s been through a lot, mostly good, some bad – I commend the organization for finally being forward thinking in getting a proper ceremony to acknowledge one’s accomplishments now rather than with a strained pasted on smile later on because the front office fumbled away doing the right thing.
I could care less what he does when our season is over – but retiring his number and all the goodness that goes with a proper retirement from the Atlanta Braves is what he deserves. We don’t need those awkward Glavine/Maddux/Smoltz moments ever again.
bravesgrl4life
July 9th, 2012
10:46 am
I’ve already got a ticket for Saturday and one for Sunday, but my niece and I wanted to go on Saturday, thinking they’d do the ceremony then. Glad I waited on buying two tickets for Saturday and Sunday. Will have to see if she can get Friday night off to go and then I go on my own Saturday and Sunday or if she still wants to go to the Sunday game thinking it will be Chipper’s last.
David O'Brien
July 9th, 2012
10:53 am
Wonderful sentence, DOB:
According to the team, details will be unveiled in the coming weeks for the pregame ceremony. — Your Editor
As an editor, I would expect you to pay better attention to bylines. (Hint: The “by Chris Vivlamore” line above story.)
Joey
July 9th, 2012
10:55 am
jw, I agree retiring superstars need to be celebrated. But I don’t get that, “the front office fumbled away doing the right thing” thing you wrote.
Should the front office have paid those aging stars more than they were worth? Glavine, Maddux and Smoltz chose to leave to chase bigger bucks elsewhere. The Braves paid Chipper way more than he was worth (for his age) in his last contract to keep him from leaving, and look what it cost the Braves – we could have had two excellent outfielders for the price of a aging 3rd baseman, who plays roughly half of the season – who fields his position poorly.
The Yankees and Sox can afford to pamper their old stars with big bucks (Jeter, Big Pappi) because they can afford to surround them with stars, but when the Braves do it, it costs the team in a very competitive way.
birddawgbill
July 9th, 2012
10:55 am
Chipper has been a total Brave, took less money, changed positions did whatever they asked. Now funny you mention Smoltz who left for Boston when the only real difference was the Braves offer was incentive based. Talk about somebody not earning the money how many years did Smoltz get paid on the DL. While Chipper might be overpaid now though I don’t really think so. He was underpaid many more years by many more dollars.
Uggla's Arms
July 9th, 2012
11:06 am
Lots of stupid posters here. Yes, OTP. You’d be one of them.
chippers last stand
July 9th, 2012
11:09 am
screw you and your piss poor attitude harry taylor
Matt
July 9th, 2012
11:11 am
Joey = Moron
fields his position poorly? come’on Man. He’s played a stellar three bag.
kerryb
July 9th, 2012
11:14 am
harry taylor
July 9th, 2012
9:15 am
It’s about time he left.
___________________________________________________________________
You Sir are a complete and utter idiot.
reckingball
July 9th, 2012
11:15 am
I still say that Simmons breaking his finger, is all Roger McDowell’s fault.
And, that if Leo Mazzone was still the pitching coach, it never would have happened.
go braves!
urban redneck
July 9th, 2012
11:18 am
to the “editor”……….that sentence isn’t pretty…………but it is grammatically correct. go play in traffic since you have nothing better to do. at least i’m avoiding doing work.
larry is the aging, creaking backbone of this team. he has carried this team through many ups and downs the past two decades. get off his nurtsack. and he will not go to the AL.
our bigger concerns are the bench, pitching, and SS…………gonna kick chase utley in the crotch if i ever see him.
Joey
July 9th, 2012
11:35 am
Matt, I’ll refrain from calling you a name, but if you think Chipper has been “stellar” the last 2 seasons, you haven’t watched the games.
He was as good as it gets for his career, but now he has the reflexes of a, well, 40 year old . . .
JoshTown
July 9th, 2012
11:35 am
I really don’t get it guys. Chipper Jones has been an elite player for the better part of his career. Even as he aged and his power numbers dipper, he could still hit for average. By my count, at the end of this season, he’ll have made roughly 168 million dollars over the course of 18 years, from his rookie season in 1995, to 2012. I know he hasn’t played a full season in years, but over the COURSE of 162 games, he’s averaging .304 with 31 HR’s, and 106 RBI’s. Now if someone came to you and said I’ll give you this guy for 18 years, with these kind of numbers, and you’ll pay him roughly 9.3 million/season, you would take it. Every. Time. Yes, as players get older they don’t perform as well, but you guys bitch and moan all the time about Atlanta needing to shell out for big time players and lock them up for several years. Well, Chipper Jones is a big time player, and we’ve had him for nearly 20 years.
Amber Girl
July 9th, 2012
11:41 am
Language Gentlemen Please. Go Braves!
Ed Whited
July 9th, 2012
11:41 am
What bunch of idiots. Move to Philadephia and boo Santa Claus!!!
extremus
July 9th, 2012
11:41 am
Wow, I never cease to be amazed at how many people use the anonymity of sitting at their PC to attack others in ways they’d never dare say to that person’s face.
First, while Chipper’s overall productivity and ability to play in every game certainly has diminished in recent years, I’ve never once seen the guy not give his best effort out there, and frankly without his (clearly fired up) contributions so far this season the Braves wouldn’t be in nearly as good a shape as they are. And that’s not to mention his leadership in the clubhouse and the dugout, such as helping the hitting coaches with younger players like Heyward or sitting Yunel Escobar down that time and telling him to keep his chin up when he was pouting. The man’s a leader and deserving of the title “Team Captain”.
And as for Chipper’s past personal mistakes, if you’re a human being you’ve made some dandies of your own and need the same grace he does, so LAY OFF. Whatever he may have done wrong in the past doesn’t somehow vindicate you for calling it out as if to minimalize the sins in your own life. We all have to face the same Judge, and when we do I guarantee nobody’s going to be laughing at the guy next to them and saying to themselves “Boy, wait until he gets his!”
Jeffro Bodeen
July 9th, 2012
11:42 am
I hate the way it ended with Glavine, Smoltz and Maddux as much as any other Braves fan. But Glavine was the face of the MLB union, not the face of the Braves. Maddux was the face of Maddux and never really warmed to the city itself. He stuck us deep on his last contract and didn’t bat an eye about it. Lesson learned about about trying to do the right thing. Smoltz….well, he should have tucked back that ego and taken what he was offered. He could have retired at the end of that last fruitless season with about as much money and been held as a god in the eyes of braves fan, as Chipper WILL be held at the end of the year.
Fish Bisch
July 9th, 2012
11:43 am
I hope Chipper will be our manager next year.
Bill Goldberg
July 9th, 2012
11:44 am
Chipper to Texas next year as DH. Closer to his ranch.
PMC
July 9th, 2012
11:57 am
If you think the Chipper contract kept them from going after outfielders, you’re overlooking the Derrick Lowe contract, the Kenshin Kawakami disaster and the Dan Uggla signing.
They were darn lucky they could get Bourn and even more lucky Prado can play anywhere.
They got Uggla because he was a lot cheaper than a left fielder.
It’s true, this last contract for Chipper is a large chunk of change for a part time player. But he’s produced very well when in the lineup. He wasn’t going to be as good on defense, but he’s more than made up for that at the plate.
If you’re worried about Chipper’s money, you’re looking in the wrong areas. The Front Office has chosen not to address the corner outfield spots. They have chosen to not spend money out there, hoping that Heyward would be great immediately and Prado could just keep on being Prado without missing a beat.
I don’t know why they continue to ignore it other than expense, because they haven’t really made any moves to bolster the outfield bench either, but the fact is that it’s the Front Office at fault, not #10. He’s done his job well.
My guess is Liberty Media would rather they bargain shop than buy corner outfielders, but they have been spending high draft picks on pitchers like it’s going out of style too instead of drafting the Mike Trout’s of the world so maybe they just don’t like the outfield in the scouting department. They don’t seem to pay much attention to it.
Mark (another one)
July 9th, 2012
11:58 am
I am certain there will be lots of us celebrating Chipper on Sunday as well, and I hope he gets to play in this year’s post season. He has always played hard but clean, and he has sacrificed to stay in Atlanta. If you don’t believe that, look at the pay the Yankees give to each of their infielders. Chipper could have left Atlanta for NY, and no one would have blamed him.
The Braves have a HOF third baseman and a field leader in Chipper. Bourn is having a great season. So is Prado. However, there is no doubt the leader of the Braves is Chipper. He continues to be productive and he also is willing to help his teammates be better players. I hope to see him coaching someday, but I would be surprised if he doesn’t take most of next year off and simply enjoy himself.
FJ10
July 9th, 2012
12:02 pm
Petty, jealous, ungrateful, ignorant, childish baseball fan imposters. Come Sept. 28th and stand up and repeat what you write. Say it loud enough for everyone around you to hear. You won’t because you’re a bunch of pathetic,cowardly, lying losers.
Go Chipper and go Braves!
Kerfeld
July 9th, 2012
12:04 pm
Like him or not, we’ll all be sick of Chipper by the time he’s gone. He’s all Joe and Chip talk about on the telecasts. They must get a bonus every time they say his name or show him yucking it up in the dugout.
We must have the worst TV announcers in baseball. New drinking game: Take a shot of tequila every time they use the phrase “good work.” You’ll be drunk for a week.
CHIPPER WILL BE HURT FOR CEREMONY
July 9th, 2012
12:05 pm
REAL QUESTION IS WHAT HAPPENS IF HOMEBOY IS HURT FOR CEREMONY, WILL HE GET TO PARK HANDICAP? ALSO, HE MAKES $1.3MM FOR EVERY TRIP TO THE DL, NICE CHUMP CHANGE, HOOOOTERIFFIC!
Tom
July 9th, 2012
12:11 pm
End of a great era. What a ride!
shorty58
July 9th, 2012
12:11 pm
The ones that need to go are Fredi G. and Frank W. For their obvious failure on how to manage our favorite baseball team.Go Braves!
Amber Girl
July 9th, 2012
12:16 pm
We love you Chip!
441North
July 9th, 2012
12:20 pm
Suck that, Todd Van Poppel ! !
harry taylor
July 9th, 2012
12:22 pm
Someone earlier tried to compare Mickey Mantle and Chipper. No comparision. Mickey won the mvp 3 times and was voted second 3 times. Chipper only had one. That shows the true value to his team. Try again.
PMC
July 9th, 2012
12:29 pm
Mickey Mantle played in NYC and the MVP is a ridiculous award anyway.
harry taylor
July 9th, 2012
12:32 pm
A great rebuttal!!!!! Damn who could argue with such a great comeback
Wes H
July 9th, 2012
12:53 pm
To all of the Chipper haters, Atlanta would miss you far less than we will miss Chipper. Please shift your allegiance to the Yankees or Red Sox, you will be happier with a team that can spend 200 million.
I have been a Braves fan for all my life. Dale was my favorite growing up, I never thought anyone would replace that, but Chipper has. He is a career Brave, and for that alone, he deserves respect. He is one of the smartest hitters to bat, he has no hint of steroid usage during the era. As soon as I saw this story, I bought my ticket. I will be there. Next year will not be the same without Chipper Jones.
A big FU to the haters out there. Please go away and shut up.
Larry
July 9th, 2012
12:57 pm
Just in….
Chipper Jones, scheduled for a Braves honor ceremony September 28 has this comment:
“Odds are I will injure my left earlobe from a loose tattoo needle so we’ll need to push it back until Sunday, September 29. No! Wait! I am booked for a bow hunt that morning can we make it Monday, September 30? And where can I cash my last check totaling $14,000,000.00 for playing in about 60% of the games?”
Amber Girl
July 9th, 2012
1:05 pm
Shame on you Larry. We love you Chipper.
No. 1 Braves Fan
July 9th, 2012
1:12 pm
Larry and every other Chipper basher or hater: Get lost or disapper for good. Do either but try the way you can go the fastest.
Larry
July 9th, 2012
1:22 pm
You guys are such jock sniffers…what a total bunch of wussy girly men!
Amber Girl
July 9th, 2012
1:31 pm
EXCUSE ME for being a girl. Love You Chip. Go Braves!
Glenn
July 9th, 2012
2:09 pm
Going into the All Star break, Chipper is batting .318, with 6 HR’s, 33 RBI’s and 25 RS. Anyone who thinks he isn’t producing, even at age 39, needs to have their head examined.
Herschel Talker
July 9th, 2012
2:12 pm
Chipper should have been put out to pasture years ago. His departure is way too many years late, just as with Bobby the waddling, nose-picking, choking fool.
FIRE FREDI THE FOOL!!!!!!!!!!!
Brian Asselstine
July 9th, 2012
2:13 pm
Use the money to keep Bourn.
harry taylor
July 9th, 2012
2:14 pm
It is very comical that anyone that gives an opinion that differs is either a basher or a hater. I guess I am wrong in assuming there is still free speech. I imagine it is free speech as long as it agrees with your opinion. Do you realize you are also a basher and hater when you call someone out for speaking their opinion.
Defintion of opinion: a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.
An opinion is not a fact, just an opinion.
LaBrenda Watson
July 9th, 2012
2:14 pm
Before me and my girlfriends pay to come to Chipper Night I want to know if he’s going to be in the lineup? The last time we came down there to see him he was out with a little constipation or something.
LaBrenda Watson
July 9th, 2012
2:22 pm
When I go to the game I always want to sit over by third base so I can see Chipper. Sadly, I can only go to day games and he almost never plays because sunshine makes his fever blisters come out which cramps his style a bit if you know what I mean.
Brave New World
July 9th, 2012
2:34 pm
Let’s really honor Chipper with a World Championship in 2012!
Angel
July 9th, 2012
2:53 pm
The only good thing about Chipper leaving is that we won’t to weed through these ridiculous posts by people who have not watched Chipper his entire career (like I have), don’t have a clue about the game or all of of the above. I, for one, am going to be very sad at the end of this season.
Amber Girl
July 9th, 2012
3:00 pm
Me too Angel. We love you Chipper. Go Braves!
Road Scholar
July 9th, 2012
3:00 pm
Harry: Has your mother ever told you…if you don’t have something positive to say , keep it to yourself? Esp when someones retires or dies! Try it! Free speech and all.
PMC
July 9th, 2012
3:01 pm
Harry, the majority of the nations sports writers live and work in the northeast. The exploits of northeastern athletes have and likely will always be better reported especially in a sport like baseball as the northeast cares about it more than anyone else.
There are no criteria for the MVP award. Everyone has a different idea of what that means. It is ludicrous to say oh Mickey Mantle won 3 MVP’s so obviously he’s better than Chipper Jones… he only won 1.
It’s kind of a pointless ridiculous discussion really since they never even played in the same era.
George T
July 9th, 2012
3:09 pm
Harry, will you and Chipper be going in the HOF at the same time?
Da Mick
July 9th, 2012
3:09 pm
Enough has been said pro and con about Chipper on this page. No one can dispute his talent over the course of his career. Though his power seemed to mysteriously evaporate a few seasons ago, he’s still got one of the team’s best eyes at the plate and is connecting with the ball, if not driving it very often. I have my own feelings about his place and salary on this team, but the fact is, he made his deal, and you hae to take the bad parts of that deal with the good.
However, based on my own long-term observations of Chipper Jones and the Braves, and not on being a “hater,” I do wish to dispute the often made comments here about Chipper’s role of leadership on The Braves over his career. I’ve rarely seen Chipper present in the group of teammates congratulating another teammate coming into the dugout after a big hit. If you’ve looked closely, Chipper is almost always absent from that group. The only time I’ve ever seen Chipper Jones displaying “leadership” qualities is when it’s been orchestrated, and he knew the camera was on him. Hey all you TV watchers out there: just because the media is always coming to you for quotes, doesn’t mean that you’re the leader of the team internally. Chipper Jones has been one of the all time greatest baseball players to play the game. That’s enough as it is. If you look at some of the other obvious team leaders in the game, over time, and their behavior with their teammates, you have to come to the conlusion, that Chipper was not among that group. Ty Cobb was just a self-seving red-neck who was a fantastic player, but he didn’t have a TV camera staring him in the face every day asking for quotes. I’ve never seen evidence that Chipper Jones is much different, and that’s OK with me. The only reason I’ve ever been interested in the guy was because of how he plays ball. I could care less about his personality. I just get so tired of hearing what a great guy and team leader he is from all these dreamy fans who insist on drinking the kool-aid, and pouring out more for all of us.
Puzzling evidence
July 9th, 2012
3:09 pm
Very strange, D.O.B., for you to call out a reader for being confused about who is providing Braves copy when your paper makes the absurd policy of posting all blogs under your mug shot and/or name. You chide the reader for not noticing Chris’ byline and yet your name _ and your mug shot _ stand atop the blog in much more prominent position. I cannot fathom why all blogs and even tweets from Carroll and Chris must be placed under your name. Does Carroll not merit her own name on blogs and tweets? What’s the breakdown on the number of home games you’ve covered and she’s covered? Maybe your blogs should be posted under her photo. Just a thought. But in any event, your condescending tone in this case is wrong.
Shelfish Chipper need 2 retrie now!
July 9th, 2012
3:11 pm
What a waist of a ceremoney. Why honer this looser? Hes alwyas injrured lazy and slow as all get out. Time 2 get rid of him and move on.
Stanley
July 9th, 2012
3:17 pm
Dave: I can’t make the 28th. Can you get them to change it to the 29th?
Amber Girl
July 9th, 2012
3:18 pm
That’s all you got for 19 yrs of loyal service. Shame on you. Go kiss the Phillie Fanatic. We love you Chipper. Go Braves!
Stanley
July 9th, 2012
3:25 pm
Actually, after looking at my calendar again, I won’t be available until Oct.
@ Puzzling Evidence
July 9th, 2012
3:31 pm
Well said.
MDBravesFan
July 9th, 2012
3:36 pm
Couldn’t agree more Amber Girl and all others who are true fans. I may not be able to make the ceremony in Sept, but will definitely be there when he’s inducted into the HOF! Love you Chipper – thanks so much for the memories.
mountain_jim
July 9th, 2012
3:39 pm
Enough arguing – I just want to hear the update for what procedures will be required and how long Simmons will be out… He’s been the best reason to watch the Braves recently.
Shelfish Chipper need 2 retrie now!
July 9th, 2012
3:39 pm
Chiper in the HOF? LOLOLOLO!!!!!
Al
July 9th, 2012
3:39 pm
To all the naysayers, Please go back and read your posts. You sound like children, maybe you are.
If you dislike Chipper so much then I suggest, Don’t watch the games, don’t go to the games, & don’t listen to the games.
Bottom line: SHUT UP!!!!
Herschel Talker
July 9th, 2012
3:40 pm
Puzzling Evidence:
That’s DOB in a nutshell. Condescending and surly. Bring back IJ Rosenberg.
HT
@Herschel Talker
July 9th, 2012
3:45 pm
So I’m not the only one to notice this. Have you ever looked at DOB’s Facebook page? Look at the photos of him and Fredi……That will answer why there are no tough questions from DOB.
Chipper is Jesus with a baseball bat
July 9th, 2012
3:49 pm
N E of you that dont like Chipper just get lost. Hes the best thing since ever and if not for Chipper this team would be no where.
Really?
July 9th, 2012
3:52 pm
Al: Angry children, at that. Amazing what garbage people will spew under cover of pseudonym. I plan to be there.
David O'Brien
July 9th, 2012
3:54 pm
Herschel Talker: Good to have you back. I’ll pass along your compliments to IJ when I see him.
Dan Uggla
July 9th, 2012
3:55 pm
Why Chipper? Why not a night honoring me? After all, I’m a certain, guaranteed hall of famer.
Darryl
July 9th, 2012
4:00 pm
Hey Terry and John, what’s with a Friday night ceremony for Chipper… that is DUMB! Don’t you care about the fans, you know, the ones that put bread on table? When it was announced that Chipper was retiring, thousands of fans went out and bought tix to Sat and/or Sun games in late Sept, NOT FRIDAY NIGHT!!!
I just got off the phone with the Corp office, giving them my thoughts on their date selection. What an idiot move. If they don’t exchange my tix for GREAT seating for Friday night’s game, my tix will go BACK on the market, because they won’t get another cent from me.
wliiy g hate liberty media,i
July 9th, 2012
4:11 pm
well chipper,chipper,chipper, i bet hes not calling around looking for a short stop
reckingball
July 9th, 2012
4:15 pm
Da Dick @3:09am……..I wonder why I have heard so many of the players on the Braves team, refer to Chipper as being the leader of the team?
Do you reckon that it might be drawn up into every single one of their contracts, that they are to refer to Chipper as the team leader? haha
I guess you have been watching the Braves on a different channel than the one that I have, because I have seen him up with the rest of the team congratulating other players coming into the dugout almost everytime, and I didn’t even have “to look closely” to see it.
Ty Cobb might not have had a “TV camera staring him in the face”, but back then, they had these things called newspapers and radio.
I am sure that the reporters were anxious to interview him, but they might have been even more anxious about Cobb whipping their azzes, if they asked the wrong questions to him. again haha.
Dawg '88
July 9th, 2012
4:18 pm
I find it ironic that alot of guys come on here and disparage Chipper with the “Hooters” comments. Why ironic? 2 reasons:
1) The vast majority of them have been to Hooters many times. And they don’t go for the wings or any other food.
2) They commit adultery as well when they go. Can’t dispute the Truth.
Jesus said, “…but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” (Matthew 5:28)
Time to crawl back into your own world of immorality. Go show your crazy someplace else…we’re all stocked up here” Chipper bashers and Hooters ethusiasts.
harry taylor
July 9th, 2012
4:18 pm
Its doesn’t take much to get the rednecks stirred up. Just mentioned something negative about hooter boy and watch them attack you like a hungry bear. Lighten up man. Chipper is not god, or maybe he is to the ones down in good ole Georgia. The land of enlightenment.
reckingball
July 9th, 2012
4:25 pm
Da Mick@3:09……..Sorry, that I got you’re name wrong, I could have sworn that it was Da Dick. Again, I apologize.
By the way, “drinking the Kool-Aid”, has got to be the most over-used cliche’ in AJC blog history. Can’t you guys come up with something new?
another haha.
go braves!
harry taylor
July 9th, 2012
4:28 pm
what about tobacco chewing womanizer
Chipper H Christ
July 9th, 2012
4:28 pm
Worship me!
Da Mick
July 9th, 2012
4:42 pm
I stand by my observations and comments. The only time Chipper Jones displays any sort of team spirit, comradery, or support for other teammates, is when he, himself, is going good. It’s always been that way. The man is one of the best ballplayers of all time, but there’s no getting around the fact that he is a self-serving egotist, and always has been. Have you ever seen him bunt when the play/ number of outs called for it with the lead at stake? Nope. Seen plenty of those situations over time too, where anyone else on the team would sacrifice himself for to advance matters for a good chance at a sure thing. But not our golden boy.
I’m not saying his career shouldn’t be celebrated — it absolutely should. I’m just tryiing separate a little wheat from the chafe in terms of some of you rosey-eyed Chipperists out there. The man’s accomplishments stand on their own, there’s no need to try to glorify him in ways that just have never been true.
If you’re a new player coming to the Braves, you pretty much have had to give it over to Chipper, or start something in the clubhouse that nobody wanted. That’s been the culture of the team. Even the managers have cow-towed to him. We’ve had a lot of great players on this team who were much more dynamic in the clutch, and never asked for the spotlight that Chipper Jones has. He’s made it clear from his quotes that he considers himself irreplacable on the team — the Big Dog, even during times when he hasn’t earned it.
Let him have his due glory, and let’s move on. But for crying out loud, let’s lay off this team leader nonsense, because if anything, he’s been the team bully.
David O'Brien
July 9th, 2012
4:47 pm
And here’s one of Shea Jones and his dad, Chipper.
http://yfrog.com/h7198wxsj
David O'Brien
July 9th, 2012
4:48 pm
check out Mike Bourn and his kid Bryson at media day. Gotta love it.
http://yfrog.com/gz11rhoij
ABravesfan
July 9th, 2012
4:57 pm
The stats speak for themselves. There is no team that wouldn’t have wanted him to play for them. I hope he stays healthy for the remainder of his season.