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 know if I walk in the clubhouse tomorrow morning and I say, 'I'm not going to be able to get on the field until I have some,' I feel fairly certain I could find some. Until recently, it's been sitting up in plain sight. ... You see what you see.
I probably had more butterflies today than any playoff game. There was a tremendous amount of pride to walk into our clubhouse and see 30 guys with some pretty darn big egos and put them aside for this.
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.
I've still got another 10 days. I'm not really concerned. If I get about three games out and I'm still feeling some pain, then obviously I'd be worried.
I've seen a guy who may or may not pinch hit in the eighth or ninth inning pop two before the game and another in the fifth inning. It's part of their pre-game ritual. Some guys have to have it.
I've been looking forward to this from the second I knew he was going to play. Everyone in the game has wanted to play behind him at one point. We'd love to send Roger out with a gold medal around his neck.
It wouldn't have been a real memorable one,
Probably not, but it's a tremendous compliment to him and his abilities that he's even considered.
I've liked Edgar for a long time. I thought we should have been in the running for him a long time ago. He's a clutch hitter, situational hitter, Gold Glove-caliber shortstop. You can't ask for anything more.
Sometimes you can do too much work and work yourself into a funk.
We got a win. No matter how ugly it is, it's still a win,
We got a wakeup call. If it had been the right score between Mexico and Canada, we were heading home.
We have all been through it and we know what he expects. I am excited. Every year people pick against us and we just ignore it. We just go out and do what we have to do and end up getting it done.
That was really the point in the game that you look in the dugout and say, 'Somebody pinch me,' ... It was hard to believe at that point.