Braves Quote For The Day... Chipper Jones is here to stay

by gondeee on May 11, 2010 4:03 PM EDT in Braves Quote For The Day

From the DOB blog this afternoon, a quote from Chipper Jones:

"I called my dad the other day and said, over my 17-year career, how many times have I hit .220 and not been ready to hang myself?" Jones said. "He said, ‘Never. You’ve never been satisfied with hitting like that.’

"I said, but I’m not really disappointed with the way I’m swinging the bat now. I’m pretty happy with it."

That sums it up, he's seeing the ball well, things just aren't dropping for him. From DOB's point of view, this means Chipper is no longer talking retirement.

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Schafer is making progress...

A healthy hitting Schafer would be a welcome addition to the club in July.

by mdhenshaw on May 11, 2010 4:05 PM EDT reply actions

I love Chipper
hello I am a die hard Red Sox fan but the Braves are my NL team I think I will be here often!

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by bestbostonsports on May 11, 2010 4:26 PM EDT reply actions

you picked a good blog to join.

and if you’d like, we can get Andruw Jones back so we can finally pull off that CoCo Crisp and Jon Lester for Andruw deal.

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by Scott Coleman on May 11, 2010 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions

haha
no, you are not getting Lester!!!
and Coco is on Oakland now.
and thank you!

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by bestbostonsports on May 11, 2010 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions

We welcome all Red Sox fans….just wash your hands please.

by MikeHamptonStillOwesMeMoney on May 11, 2010 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions

dont worry I will
I am a Braves fan to!
btw funny username

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by bestbostonsports on May 11, 2010 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Haha! Just a little baseball humor. Anyone that recognizes all Chipper has done for our organization is alright with me. He’s been playing his tail off for the Braves since 1995!

by MikeHamptonStillOwesMeMoney on May 11, 2010 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Chipper is one of my favorite players in baseball.

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by bestbostonsports on May 11, 2010 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree! But, unfortunately, we are in the minority. I think Braves fans talk more crap about him than other teams fans do.

by MikeHamptonStillOwesMeMoney on May 11, 2010 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions

that makes no sense. Chipper is awesome.

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by bestbostonsports on May 11, 2010 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions

As a Colts fan I seem to be conditioned not to like any Boston team and that goes with the Yankee’s red headed stepchild.

Welcome to the blog and I have no beef with you, but I loathe Boston sports to an almost irrational level.

Jason Heyward wins at baseball.

by bbxxj on May 11, 2010 5:01 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Thank you
haha dont worry. I dont hate the Colts or Peyton Manning, though I am a Pats fan.
Its ok if you hate Boston sports, Im used to it by now.

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by bestbostonsports on May 11, 2010 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions

youre like the opposite of me. I am a die hard Braves fan but I cheer for the Red Sox in the AL. I love Big Papi and if Youk is pretty cool too. Anyway, really hoping you guys can take the Yankees down this year.

by Shoert on May 11, 2010 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Cool!
Big Papi is done, sadly :(
Youk rules. Hes one of my favorites.
Oh I hope we beat the Yankees to!

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by bestbostonsports on May 11, 2010 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions

who doesn't?

...in dixie land i'll take my stand: rooting for Atlanta

by southman on May 11, 2010 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions

lol I know :)

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by bestbostonsports on May 11, 2010 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions

welcome bestbostonsports

on this blog you get southern hospitality. In case your wondering, I’m rooting for your celtics against LeBron until they play Orlando :)

...in dixie land i'll take my stand: rooting for Atlanta

by southman on May 11, 2010 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions

thank you
Celtics rule
What about the hawks? ;)

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by bestbostonsports on May 11, 2010 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions

I love them

however, I’m shocked that they got swept in the second round AGAIN! that’s why I’m rooting for you against LeBron until you play Orlando

...in dixie land i'll take my stand: rooting for Atlanta

by southman on May 11, 2010 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions

So are you a Magic fan to?

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by bestbostonsports on May 11, 2010 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions

can be

only when they’re not playing the ATL

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by southman on May 11, 2010 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions

ah
My wetern conference team was the Thunder.
But Celtics all the way
Im hoping the Celtics win and play Orlando so I can go to a game.

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by bestbostonsports on May 11, 2010 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions

He may be seeing the ball well, but he isn’t hitting it very well. A lot of weak grounders and lazy flyouts.

Cockchafer

by bpk228480 on May 11, 2010 4:26 PM EDT reply actions

The problem to me

isn’t so much his swing as his approach. He’s been letting way too many good pitches go. Sure, he’s walking a ton—even more than usual—but like many of the other Braves hitters, he seems at a loss as far as deciding which are the best pitches to swing at.

Still, I think he figures it out. He’ll never be a 25-HR guy again, but he can be a solid .280 / .400 / .400 guy for another couple years. That is just fine for the top of the order.

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by Jacob Peterson on May 11, 2010 4:44 PM EDT reply actions

I;ll trade you for Ortiz.

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by bestbostonsports on May 11, 2010 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Ugh

No thanks times a million.

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by Jacob Peterson on May 11, 2010 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions

exactly
dont complain about Chipper

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by bestbostonsports on May 11, 2010 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm not,

believe me. I think he’ll get it back together.

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by Jacob Peterson on May 11, 2010 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions

I do to.
hes to good.

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by bestbostonsports on May 11, 2010 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions

I almost posted a fanpost about this last night

I agree. In fact, I think a great deal of the TEAM’s problems at the plate right now are mostly pitch selection rooted. Well, that and some bad luck. I wish I could say I’ve had the time to do the analysis, but unfortunately time is not something I have a lot of right now. Still, it would be really cool to find out just how many “borderline” or out of the zone pitches we are making contact with.

Here’s what I’ve seen lately, and not just from Chipper.
- pitch 1 / Strike looking right down the middle
- pitch 2 / ball out of zone
- pitch 3 / foul ball, pitch out of zone
- pitch 4 / weak contact out on pitchers pitch

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by scstrato on May 11, 2010 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Good

Let’s drop all this crazy retirement talk. There is way too much money on the table for Chipper to just walk away.

by homerlanding on May 11, 2010 4:45 PM EDT reply actions

Money's clearly not an issue for him

Not that I want him to retire, but that’s not going to get in his way.

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by Jacob Peterson on May 11, 2010 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed! If he is really done, I think Larry Wayne will step aside. With that said, if he does, man I’d love to see him join the coaching ranks!

by jdmarine on May 11, 2010 4:49 PM EDT reply actions

call him Chipper and nothing else.

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by bestbostonsports on May 11, 2010 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions

No offense, it’s outta love that I call him Larry Wayne:) Him and Dale are my Two fav’s of all time! Well, with David Justice running a very close third(please don’t hate on me for loving Justice!)

by jdmarine on May 11, 2010 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions

i like him to retire, abandon his money and then resign with us.

by Braves Biceps on May 11, 2010 4:54 PM EDT reply actions

So, is this telling Tim Kurghjghghghghggen to STFU?

This guy wants to suck all the cubs dick can he not have an unbias some what partition reguards
by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT

by justincredubil02 on May 11, 2010 5:40 PM EDT reply actions

Why doesn’t he just lead-off? The only things he’s good at anymore are slap-hitting and working walks.

I fed a fish to a pelican and Frisco bay and he tried to eat my cell phone he ran away

by TradeAndruw on May 11, 2010 5:52 PM EDT reply actions

What’s his OPS?

This guy wants to suck all the cubs dick can he not have an unbias some what partition reguards
by RWH2 on Apr 5, 2010 10:20 AM CDT

by justincredubil02 on May 11, 2010 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions

.770

Most is from OBP. I’m not knocking him, I would love to have someone getting on base at the top of the lineup.

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by TradeAndruw on May 11, 2010 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions

This news will put one big bumble bee in Beard’s bombastic bonnet.

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by buzzdeadwax on May 11, 2010 5:53 PM EDT reply actions