Yardbarker: Chipper Jones

Talking Chop Round Table: Braves Right Fielders

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:36:15 -0500

As part of season reviews for major league players and top prospect ranking for minor league players, we here at Talking Chop thought it would be a fun idea to get all of our bloggers together with the help of Google Docs and debate the various aspects of each position in the Braves organization. The participants are, yours truly (gondeee, indicated by MG), yondaime4 (indicated by MF), royhobbs (indicated by DH), and cbwilk (indicated by CBW). The round table for center fielders in the ...

An Open Letter to Non-Phillies Fan Rooting for the Phillies

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:28:55 -0500

First, let me say that I hope your respective teams’ off-seasons are going well. By now, Chipper Jones has probably bagged his fourth or fifth ten-point buck, and Jason Varitek is putting the finishing touches on his backswing. Sounds nice and relaxing, doesn’t it, and why not? Those fellas worked hard. They’re not sitting around [...]

Braves Third Baseman Chipper Jones talks with Forbes.com

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:55:53 -0500

The financial magazine Forbes has an interview up online with Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones. Why Forbes is interviewing a baseball player I do no know, but here is possibly the best answer to a question like this I've ever heard: [Forbes:] Near the end of the season, you mentioned that you were considering retirement after next season. Now that that the season is over, do you still feel the same? [Chipper Jones:] I was really frustrated with how the middle...

Talking Chop Round Table: Braves Third Basemen

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:02:53 -0500

Braves 2009 Season in Review: Chipper Jones

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:02:43 -0500

This is going to be a short review of the 2009 season of Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones. Not because he doesn't deserve a lengthy review, but because it's hard to extrapolate what really happened to Chipper this year. Was it as bad as his 2004 season -- his lowest OPS+ season outside of his rookie year? Maybe. Chipper's OPS+ was one point higher this year (117) than it was in 2004 (116). What was startling about Chipper's '09 campaign was the decline in his...

This Week's Schedule at Talking Chop: October 19-25

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:47:39 -0500

There may not be Braves baseball on the field, but that doesn't mean that there's nothing to talk about. We've been running several on-going off-season series -- reviewing the major league players' 2009 performance, ranking the Braves top prospects at each position, and holding a round table on the state of each position in the Braves organization -- and all of those continue this week. We'll wrap up the infield this week and get started on the outfield: Monday: ...

Say It Ain't So, Chipper Jones

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:41:00 -0500

After winning the 2008 National League batting title, Chipper Jones has shaved 100 points off his batting average, which has him contemplating retirement. Kinda sad.The 37-year-old Atlanta Braves hot corner hit a career-best .364 last year, marking his third straight season batting over .320. This year however, Chipper's numbers have plummeted to .269 since June 9th, where his average peaked at .335. So is it just poor mechanics or another nagging injury ruining his groove?Jones winced in...

"I’m not going to hamstring the ballclub with the money I’m making, and I’m not going to be happy be...

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:04:29 -0500

"I’m not going to hamstring the ballclub with the money I’m making, and I’m not going to be happy being a mediocre player." Chipper Jones may retire if next season disappoints | AJC.com This is why Chipper Jones may be the greatest Atlanta Braves player to ever put on the uniform.

Braves' Jones out of lineup with back strain

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:21:16 -0500

Braves third baseman Chipper Jones was held out of the lineup Sunday with a strained oblique and lower back pain. Since his batting average reached a season-high .335 on June 9, Jones is hitting .232 (59 for 254) over his last 70 games. He has only eight hits in his last 66 at-bats since Atlanta's 4-1 loss to Philadelphia on Aug. 16. Atlanta manager Bobby Cox hopes Jones can return to the lineup Tuesday when the Braves begin a three-game series at Houston.

Your First College Gameday Guest Is....

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:21:00 -0500

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chipper Jones will be the first guest on College Gameday for the 2009 Season. Jones will be live on set sometime around 11:30am this Saturday, and plans to wear Gators' colors....in Georgia....

Chipper Jones plans to appear as a guest on the set of ESPN’s “College GameDay” show Saturday morning at Centennial Olympic Park, where the show will air in advance of Saturday night’s Chick-fil-A Kickoff game between Virginia Tech and Alabama. Jones will join Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard to talk college football.

“Florida does have the No. 1 team in the country,” said Jones, who grew up a Gators fan in DeLand, Fla. “[ESPN] is in Atlanta the first week of the season, so it seems like a normal fit.”

Jones said he’ll probably show up in Gators colors.

“We’ll see,” he said. “I might get booed by a bunch of Georgia fans when I walk up. They’ve got me picking the Georgia game and the ’Bama game. Let’s just say one group of people is not going to be real happy and the other group is going to be pretty happy.”

A Braves player, wearing Gators' garb, might not be the wisest of ideas if you ask me. Hopefully he isn't lynched outside the Georgia Dome.

Chipper Jones to appear on ESPN's 'College GameDay' (AJC)

Chipper Jones Has Mexican Deer Stand Standoff

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:45:47 -0500

If you’re like me, you’re constantly wondering “What’s the largest number of Mexican immigrants Chipper Jones has had in his truck at one time?” The answer, of course, is 15, which the Atlanta Braves infielder revealed during an interview on 790 The Zone in Atlanta recently. Jones owns a ranch in South Texas, about 15 miles [...]

Chipper Jones Quietly Protects Our Borders

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:25:41 -0500

No, Chipper hasn't gone and joined the Minutemen. He just lives close enough to the Mexican border (he says about 12 to 15 miles as the crow flies) to encounter more than his share of illegal immigrants when they stumble onto his property shortly after entering the country. Typically, he said, he's cordial to those he encounters before phoning the border patrol to send them back from whence they came. But the illegals have managed to scare the bejesus out of him on a few occasions a...

Who Needs An Immigration Wall When You Have Chipper Jones?

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:36:56 -0500

The Atlanta Braves third baseman is an avid hunter and since his home rests on a tract of land near the Mexican border, he often encounters many of brave illegal immigrants stealthily en route to a better way of life. But Chipper's a compassionate conservative, so instead of firing his shotgun into the air or unleashing coyotes on them, he just gathers them all up in the back of his truck, gives them some food and water and immediately calls the border patrol to properly dispose of them. ...

Chipper Jones' Death Ranch Claims Another Victim

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:45:00 -0500

A illegal immigrant was found dead on the Texas property owned by the Larry Jones family. (It's eight miles from the Rio Grande and 124 degrees. Do the math.) Unrelated: The Braves have hired new hitting coach Anton Chigurh. [Journal-Constitution]