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03-22-2012, 09:22 AM
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| | 313 Hockey
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| Chipper Jones will retire at the end of the season...
One of the greatest third basemen of all time will play his final season in 2012.
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Originally Posted by GAVol It's ok. Just a bout with premature emoderation. It happens to everybody. | | 
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03-22-2012, 09:39 AM
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| | 313 Hockey
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| Hey ESPN, screw you. The greatest third baseman since Mike Schmidt, a steroid free player, a future HOF, and a player who sacrificed money to play with Atlanta announced his retirement. I turn the channel and it's about a backup quarterback being traded for a 4th round pick.
**** you ESPN.
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Originally Posted by TBrown Swing hard in case you hit it. Applicable in baseball, and other facets of life.
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Originally Posted by GAVol It's ok. Just a bout with premature emoderation. It happens to everybody. | | |
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03-22-2012, 09:48 AM
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| | #natitude
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| One of the best to ever play the game.
Unbelievable how good Chipper was.
Career .300/.400/.500 slash line... joining Cobb, Musial, Ott, Ruth, Frank Thomas, and Ted Williams as the only players ever to do so, for some perspective. | 
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03-22-2012, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Dbake005 One of the best to ever play the game.
Unbelievable how good Chipper was.
Career .300/.400/.500 slash line... joining Cobb, Musial, Ott, Ruth, Frank Thomas, and Ted Williams as the only players ever to do so, for some perspective. | One of six players to ever put six consecutive seasons of 25 homers/100 RBI's/.300 average joining DiMaggio, Williams, Manny Ramirez, Babe Ruth, and Lou Gehrig (I'm pretty sure that's the list).
Incredible.
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Originally Posted by TBrown Swing hard in case you hit it. Applicable in baseball, and other facets of life.
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Originally Posted by GAVol It's ok. Just a bout with premature emoderation. It happens to everybody. | | |
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03-22-2012, 09:57 AM
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| The back to back 7.5 WAR seasons in 2007 and 2008 may be the most impressive thing of all. | |
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03-22-2012, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Dbake005 The back to back 7.5 WAR seasons in 2007 and 2008 may be the most impressive thing of all. | It's a freakin damn shame his legs betrayed him.
He would have been right up there with Schmidt if they hadn't.
I got him #2 behind Schmidt.
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Originally Posted by TBrown Swing hard in case you hit it. Applicable in baseball, and other facets of life.
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Originally Posted by GAVol It's ok. Just a bout with premature emoderation. It happens to everybody. | | |
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03-22-2012, 10:02 AM
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| From 1996-2003, he was probably one of the top five players in baseball along with Bonds, Ramirez, Griffey, and A-Rod.
He played on average 157 games, along with 32 homers, 107 RBI's, and a slash line of .313/.410/.551.
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Originally Posted by TBrown Swing hard in case you hit it. Applicable in baseball, and other facets of life.
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Originally Posted by GAVol It's ok. Just a bout with premature emoderation. It happens to everybody. | | |
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03-22-2012, 10:06 AM
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| | MuuuuuNey!!!!!!
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| Congrats to Larry Wayne on a great career, all with my Braves. | |
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03-22-2012, 10:26 AM
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| | Grizzlies!
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| No Braves fan can put a phillie in front of Larry Wayne Jones, Jr. | |
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03-22-2012, 10:30 AM
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| | #natitude
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| Unless that phillie is the best third baseman of all time. | |
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03-22-2012, 10:37 AM
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| gonna miss watching him play. | |
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03-22-2012, 10:39 AM
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| | WOODHOUSE!!!
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Originally Posted by Dbake005 Unless that phillie is the best third baseman of all time. | The simple fact that he was a Philly moves him at least a spot or two down the list. Phillies make me wunna  then  | |
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03-22-2012, 10:41 AM
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| I never was a big Chipper fan, but the man had a hell of a career. It says something that he put up those numbers in a steroid era and he did it the right way.
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03-22-2012, 10:55 AM
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| | I am your father.
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Originally Posted by slh1089 The simple fact that he was a Philly moves him at least a spot or two down the list. Phillies make me wunna then | I'm with you, dude.
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03-22-2012, 10:55 AM
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| Chipper has been my favorite player for most of my life. What a great career. Next stop, HOF. | |
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