Chipper Jones a HOF'er?

[Kodii Rockets]

Re: Chipper Jones a HOF'er?

Plus I think people in the steroid era.. that haven't been linked to steriods such as Chipper, Griffey will get a little more votes come election time.

To my knowledge, neither have been linked.

Excellent point...

[nyisles16]

Re: Chipper Jones a HOF'er?

players like Griffey, Chipper, and such deserve it.. why? not only did they excel on the field, but to me, they seem to actually ENJOY the game and CARE about the game.. even though I "dislike" (hate is such a strong word ) the Braves, it has been (and is) always "intriging" to watch a Jones' at bat..

[bdseed316]

Re: Chipper Jones a HOF'er?

Yes he's a HOF'er and you can write it in pen. I do not like the Braves one bit but I have always enjoyed watching Chipper play and he has played at an All-Star level throughout his career. What 3B, all-time, in the NL can you compare his career to Chipper's and he isn't in the HOF?

[Brandon13]

Re: Chipper Jones a HOF'er?

All true. He'll get in. He's my second favorite active player though, so I might be a little biased

I know I'm biased because Chipper is my favorite player of all time but still, he's been a great player for a long time.

[Brandon13]

Re: Chipper Jones a HOF'er?

Now if he ends up with those numbers then yes he's a HOF'er.

BTW to call Chipper one of the best of ALL TIME.....is just a little over the top.

It's not over the top when you look at him against other 3rd baseman and switch hitters.

[ty5oke]

Re: Chipper Jones a HOF'er?

Here's a recent article about how Chipper has stayed clear of the steroid rumors:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...eam/index.html

Thanks for the article. Theres the reason why Chipper Jones is my favorite player. His qoute about facing Roger Clemens says a lot to his character.

[jdros13]

Re: Chipper Jones a HOF'er?

I agree he isn't a shoo-in. Reading his stat line made me realize he has great numbers (better than I thought), but I'm not sure they are good enough. I've never thought to myself that he was one of the best 10 active position players in the game at any point during his career (and I lived in ATL for 3 of those years). Honestly I would think he would be as publicized as anyone with the Braves on TBS and good during his entire career.

His numbers are better than I thought they were though....it's funny, I remember Dale Murphy being a much better player in his time (compared to the rest of the league) than Chipper during this era. Murphy's effective career was much shorter than Chipper's though, and his numbers aren't close to as good when you look at the stats.

Tough call....I'll assume he gets to 450 HRs and it gets him in....he isn't going to be a first ballot guy if I had to guess right now though.

[Kohlstar20]

Re: Chipper Jones a HOF'er?

He is definitely a lock in my book if you consider the fact that he only trails Mickey Mantle and Eddie Murray on the all-time switch hitters career home run list. But in the end I think he will get in based on the fact that he is the only switch hitter in Major League Baseball history to have a .300+ career batting average and more than 300 home runs.

[Brandon13]

Re: Chipper Jones a HOF'er?

He is definitely a lock in my book if you consider the fact that he only trails Mickey Mantle and Eddie Murray on the all-time switch hitters career home run list. But in the end I think he will get in based on the fact that he is the only switch hitter in Major League Baseball history to have a .300+ career batting average and more than 300 home runs.

That assumes that he won't lose the .300 avg though when he hits the decline phase of his career.

[Knight165]

Re: Chipper Jones a HOF'er?

Anyone who names their kid Shea gets in!


...but only if has a few more good seasons.

Really good/great player.......Until we got D.W. I would have loved to have had him on my squad!

M.K.
Knight165

[Brandon13]

Re: Chipper Jones a HOF'er?

So to the people who think he needs to do more work before he gets in, is it just his counting stats that need to be improved?

[Kohlstar20]

Re: Chipper Jones a HOF'er?

That assumes that he won't lose the .300 avg though when he hits the decline phase of his career.

True, But I think he is too good of a hitter to have a major decline phase. That of course is assuming he doesn't stick around until he's in his 40's.

[ty5oke]

Re: Chipper Jones a HOF'er?

True, But I think he is too good of a hitter to have a major decline phase. That of course is assuming he doesn't stick around until he's in his 40's.

I agree. Consider if he would of played 20 more games last year and not miss a month. He would of had some ridiculous numbers for his age.

[Sandman42]

Re: Chipper Jones a HOF'er?

By the end of his career I would say he would be a HOFer. But, if he were to retire right now he wouldn't have the numbers for the writers to vote him in.

[boblight24]

Re: Chipper Jones a HOF'er?

If he can stay healthy for 3 or 4 more years, I think he's in. He needs to get over 400 HR, the MVP is a plus and so are the seasons with 100+RBI in a row. He really is the heart and soul of the Atlanta Braves, but that hasn't helped Dale Murphy get into the Hall. IMO, he's in, but my avatar says I'm biased.