Re: Chipper Jones a HOF'er?
I ask myself the same question.
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I ask myself the same question.
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Re: Chipper Jones a HOF'er?
I remember Cal Ripken, Jr's ceremony was broadcasted live on ESPN I believe.
I remember that day, me, my mom and my grandma were all watching and my grandma says "Do they usually do something like this?"
I turned and told her "No, only the true, special players get this sort of recognition."
I remember back in the late '90's think Chipper was a great player, and back then never realized he would become one of the best 3B to ever play the game.
A lot of guys I watched play as I grew up in the '90's and early '00's ended up being HOFers or near HOFers that I never thought would. I never thought Biggio would get to 3,000 hits, never thought Thome would get over 600 homeruns.
And then guys that looked to be locks ended up not really coming "close". Juan Gonzalez was one example, Jeff Bagwell another.
Funny how things play out.7 National Championships
43 Conference Championships
152 All-Americans
5 Heisman Trophy Winners
#1 in weeks ranked #1 in AP Poll
#1 in weeks ranked top 5 in AP Poll
#1 in wins/winning percentage since 1946
Oklahoma Sooners, Boomer Sooner!Comment
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Re: Chipper Jones a HOF'er?
The RealCJ10 is a 1st ballot Hall of Famer. Over 400HRs, over 1500RBIS and over 2000 hits. Heck yes he is. OH I forgot to mention a career .300 BA and with one team my Braves. I'm there tonight @ the Ted....Comment
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"It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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Re: Chipper Jones a HOF'er?
Yes, Chipper did:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?...mlb&id=2245396
Don't know about Jeter though..."People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." - Rogers HornsbyComment
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Re: Chipper Jones a HOF'er?
Didn't Jeter bitch and cry about wanting a certain amount of money during his last free agency period until the Yankees caved? I remember some NY paper posted a picture of Jeter in a Red Sox uniform.
EDIT- Here it is:
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Yes. That newspaper posted that because he was bitching and crying, and not because they wanted to sell papers.Originally posted by G PericoComment
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He wanted what he could get. He knew he could get more, so he kept trying to do so. Doesn't really matter either way, but that picture had nothing to do with whether or not he was bitching and crying, and everything to do with the fact that he is Derek Jeter and was a free agent.Originally posted by G PericoComment
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Re: Chipper Jones a HOF'er?
Funny how some players get stuck with 'roids rumours and some don't. I met both Bagwell and Jim Thome in 1999. If one was indeed on the juice at the time while the other was merely "country strong", you coulda fooled me.
As I've said before, at some point someone "clean" who's been elected to the HoF will later be found to have been doping, to much tweeting and hand-wringing. Once that happens, Bonds, Clemens, A-Rod, Manny, Pudge, Bagwell, and Piazza are going in. Probably McGwire and Sosa as well. Palmeiro doubtful, Juan Gone never.Originally posted by Thrash13Originally posted by slickdtcOriginally posted by Kipnis22Comment
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"It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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Re: Chipper Jones a HOF'er?
When Hank Aaron shows up at your ceremony in your home stadium to hear your farewell speech, I think you're going to the HOF.Comment
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Re: Chipper Jones a HOF'er?
Crazy to think he played on all those great teams that won so many division titles and were pretty much in the playoffs every year and he only has one ring to show for it. That was his rookie year too.Comment
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