Bobby Cox has been around a while... a long, long while. Long enough to enjoy 2,000 major league victories with the Atlanta Braves . Apparently, he wasn't impressed with the milestone, as he claims he can barely remember the first nine innings. That comes with age. The 15-inning, 7-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates , which lasted almost five hours, actually marked career win #2,355 for Cox, spanning 24 managerial seasons with Atlanta, including a brief four-year stint with Toronto in the... Read Full Story
Little did I know at the tender age of 13 -- the year I fell madly in love with Chipper Jones ' switch-hitting swing -- I would be lucky enough to see him earn his first batting title, 14 years later. Hot. After walking on a pinch hit in his only at-bat against the Houston Astros on Sunday, Chipper nabbed the National League batting title, edging St. Louis Cardinals ’ slugger Albert Pujols . Again. Hot. The Atlanta Braves third baseman finished the 2008 season batting .364, marking the... Read Full Story
Chipper Jones was held out of the Atlanta Braves' starting lineup a day after straining his right groin in a game against the Chicago Cubs. Jones said Tuesday night that he felt pain when he ran out of the batter's box after singling in the fourth inning Monday night. He scored and played the rest of the game. The 37-year-old third baseman said he will miss no more than one or two games. Jones is batting .292 with nine home runs and 40 RBIs. The Braves are 5-8 in games he has not started... Read Full Story
After a freak batting cage accident in which Chipper Jones ricocheted a foul ball off a metal bar and straight back into his beautiful face, leaving him with a shiner, he was ready to play the very next day. Yep, he almost poked an eye out, yet he's totally prepared to resume chasing Ted Williams ' illustrious 1941 season. Tough as nails, I tell ya. The Atlanta Braves hot corner was back in the lineup Saturday, going 0-for-3 with an RBI and 2 walks, bringing his big league-best batting... Read Full Story
Now that Spring Training has started, we're continuing on with Season Previews. Last year, they began as a serious analysis and ended as half-assed haiku , which we're just gonna keep rolling with. Kicking off our National League season previews are the Atlanta Braves , home of sweet-swinging switch-hitter, Chipper Jones ... who is fricking awesome, in case you weren't aware. Tom Glavine is old Time for him to retire Should Smoltz join him too? Career year for Jones Too bad he's a Dodger now... Read Full Story
Tom Glavine was cut by the Atlanta Braves, a day after the 43-year-old southpaw declared himself fit to return to Major League Baseball after shoulder and elbow surgery. The 305-game winner that pitched six scoreless innings in a minor-league developmental game and was set to receive a one million-dollar bonus had he been called to Atlanta, which instead moved a younger pitcher into the lineup. "This was not a business decision. This was a performance decision," Braves general manager Frank... Read Full Story
Chipper Jones tested his tender big toe with some running and manager Bobby Cox put the third baseman back in the Atlanta Braves lineup. Jones returned for Tuesday night's game against the San Francisco Giants, and Cox said he would monitor his No. 3 hitter to see how he does on the base paths. Jones injured the big toe on his right foot Thursday night and had only pinch hit since, getting a go-ahead single Sunday against Toronto. The reigning NL batting champion was hitting .319 with four... Read Full Story
Now that it's pretty much Spring, it's time for one of our favorite things in all the world: Season Previews. Two years ago, they began as a serious analysis and ended up as half-assed haiku . We're just gonna go with what we know. Kicking off our preview of the National League West are the Atlanta Braves , who missed the playoffs for the second year in a row last season but wound up with a batting champ anyway. Jurrjens will kick ass John Smoltz shipped up to Boston Makes Glavine look old I... Read Full Story
Chipper Jones has a stiff and swollen right elbow, keeping him out of the Atlanta Braves' lineup in their first visit to Citi Field to play the New York Mets. Jones hyperextended his elbow on a swing Sunday and left Atlanta's 4-2 victory at Philadelphia in the seventh inning. The All-Star third baseman said Monday that the hyperextension, combined with tendinitis he's been dealing with most of the season, prevents him from being able to throw across the diamond. Jones, the NL batting... Read Full Story
Shysterball notes a large number of “out-of-town writers eyeing Braves players like they’re the 1958 Kansas City A’s or something,” and I bashfully plead guilty . To two counts .
He says not to read too much into Chipper’s comments this week, when he sort of passive-aggressively scowled at the Braves for not bringing back John Smoltz.
“If they got rid of him at this point in his career — unlike Smoltz he’s still probably got a couple of productive years ahead of him — the entire city... Read Full Story
