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
It's been an electric atmosphere. You would never expect to see the crowds that large, especially with the (hot) weather. I think this ballclub has piqued the interest of Atlanta. People want to come out and see what all the hubbub is about.
If we have five or six guys who do what is expected of them, it'll be a fun year for us. But the fact of the matter is, we play in a pitcher's ballpark. We have to play to our strength.
But the bigger picture is, you can't do that late in the season and the playoffs and expect to win. Andruw's not going to come through every time. Contrary to what some people think, he's not Superman.
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.
You can't overlook the accomplishments of this team over the last six months. No one expected us to be here.
We're going to go as far as our pitching staff takes us. It's been that way around here for years. If we pitch well, we're going to win a lot of games.
We better get it turned around quick. We need to pitch better and hit better. About the only thing we're doing is playing defense.
It never feels good, but I've had a couple of heartbreakers where I could have won the game, but instead ended the season, ... You learn from that.
While I am flattered about the speculation of being enticed out of retirement, I'm happy with life as a bad golfer!
I know guys that are going to struggle. I know guys that don't play and 'bean' up. To me, that's becoming pretty reliant on something. It's going to have an effect. I don't think there's any doubt.
The last thing I want to do is hurt the club's chances of winning. I'm used to playing the game a certain way and at a certain level. When I can no longer do that, I'll quit.
We're still knocking the rust off. I was glad just to come out after five innings.
There are a lot of egos in the clubhouse. For us to be successful, we have to put those egos aside and become good teammates and play the game the way we grew up playing it, pull for each other and genuinely be happy for each other.
Roger isn't ever going to let up, no matter who he's playing.