Chipper Jones
Chipper Jones
Larry Wayne "Chipper" Jones, Jr.is an American former Major League Baseballthird baseman who spent his entire 19-year MLB career playing for the Atlanta Braves, and all 23 years as a professional baseball player in the Atlanta organization. Initially a shortstop, he was the Braves' primary starting third baseman for nearly all of the period from 1995–2012. In 2002 and 2003, Jones played left field before returning to third base in 2004. Standing 6' 4") tall and weighing 210 poundsduring his...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth24 April 1972
CityDefland, FL
I'm going to hear it from Oscar when we get back to camp.
I'm going to get it from him when I get back to camp.
His command of the strike zone is a lot better. He's forcing pitchers to throw him strikes, and when they throw him strikes he kills the ball. No. 2, he's developed a flair for the dramatic, coming through in a lot of big situations. Those are things MVPs are made of.
I'm seeing the ball real well, and when I get a pitch to hit I'm not missing it, ... With the emergence of Andruw as an MVP candidate this year, guys are coming at me, making me earn my way on base. That's what I want to do.
If I were to look at it objectively, I'd probably favor other teams as well. But there's something about this clubhouse and this uniform. We walk out on the field and expect to win. I know other teams walk out on the field and they're hoping to win. And there's a big difference. We expect to win. It's not going to be any different this year. If we don't win this division, everyone in this clubhouse will be shocked.
The bottom of the order didn't do too bad either.
It was probably the best baseball experience of my career. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Every day was a new memory, a new career high.
It's the best baseball experience of my life. Period. Bar none. It beats any World Series win, any World Series loss, any All-Star Game.
It's almost like a cliche, but we'll just prepare for nine innings of baseball and not think about the past. Those things are done.
It's going to have a lot bigger effect on the game than steroid testing. It's more rampant than steroids. ... I think the fringe players will be weeded out.
It's going to prevent people from playing the number of games they want to play because they relied on it for so long.
It's good to get us out to a lead. Unfortunately, that was pretty much it. It feels good to get back in there.
It was awesome. The Mexican fans created a lot of electricity. I probably had more butterflies out there than any playoff game and I wasn't even starting.
It was awesome. The Mexican fans brought the electricity. You could sense the passion they have for baseball.