02-03-2011, 12:26 AM
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Re: 2011 Atlanta Braves
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Yeah, I read from DOB's Twitter, and then later the article he wrote, that Chipper is going for the lowtop spikes and high socks. I'm hoping some of the other guys will hop on-board, too.
Prado stopped pulling his socks of mid-season, I think. I had to go into the player editor and change his pants, but maybe he'll opt for the high socks again this season. Huddy wore the old-fashioned stirups in one of our throwback games. Looked pretty good, actually!
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Here's exactly what was said:
♣ Chipper’s going old-school: Jones also revealed Tuesday that he will wear low-top spikes this year, after years of playing in high-tops. He was wearing high-tops both times when he blew out his left knee, in August and back in spring training 1994, when a torn ACL pushed back his rookie season to 1995.
“I’d much rather sprain an ankle than do that [again],” he said. “So I’m going to low-tops, and I’m pulling up the pants. I’m going old-school.”
He plans to roll his pant legs up near the knees and wear them with solid blue socks provided by his longtime equipment company, Mizuno.
And if Jones does need to go back to high-top spikes for any reason, expect the pant legs to come back down.
“I can’t stand guys that pull their pants up and wear high-tops,” he said. “Bad. Just a bad look.”
We do know Chipper can still knock the cover off a ball
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Nice article/blog. His point about a back up SS is a good one, but I know we have three SS in the minors who are actually highly thought of. Maybe one of them makes the team out of ST or at least gets a call up if Gonzo is hurting. Love hearing how good Chipper is feeling/playing. In the end only playing 95 games last year might be a good thing as I think he'll be more rested coming into this year. Kind of wish we used a DH though...he'd be much more suited for 150 games as a DH and I don't think we can count on much more than 125 games out of him in the field.
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