Chipper Jones Quotes (96 Quotes)

It's going to prevent people from playing the number of games they want to play because they relied on it for so long.

He's got 13 wins. That's a difference maker with the amount of injuries we've had to our pitching staff this year. We were able to dip down in the bullpen and have him start - good start after good start, five, six, seven innings every time out, giving us a chance to win.

I don't care what you write about our playoff failures. We're just going to go out and play the game.

If he comes in a game like that, you know it has to be important to him. He was going to try not to make any mistakes, and he didn't. He pitched great.

I thought it was awesome. I never played winter ball, never got to play in a Caribbean Series. The Mexican fans brought a lot of excitement to the game.

It's the best baseball experience of my life. Period. Bar none. It beats any World Series win, any World Series loss, any All-Star Game.

We have all been through it and we know what he expects. I am excited. Every year people pick against us and we just ignore it. We just go out and do what we have to do and end up getting it done.

You have to have the desire to succeed and you can do that without cheating. Well, some people can.

He was throwing at me. He did that stuff last year, too. Apparently, he doesn't like me too much. I don't know we'll see. ... If you don't want to pitch to me, fine. I'll take my walks. But don't try to inflict pain.

We had our bags packed, ready to go back to Atlanta. And all of a sudden, the rug is pulled out from under you. It's unfortunate. You go out there, lay it on the line for six hours, and 18 innings. To go home for the winter on a game like that is a bad feeling.

It was probably the best baseball experience of my career. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Every day was a new memory, a new career high.

A lot of hard work has gone into building these fields. You guys enjoy it. Make as much use as you can out of it, and maybe one day we'll see you in a Braves uniform.

We just have to wait and see how the pain is the next couple of days. Right now I feel the ankle took the brunt of it.

I'll start some games, and I'll caddy for A-Rod, too. When I get in there, I want to make the most of my opportunities.

We got a win. No matter how ugly it is, it's still a win,

I thought he was nasty the second game that we played against him. Everybody was saying he looked like a different guy. But to be honest with you, he pitched well the first game against us. He just made the one bad pitch.

I have confidence in whoever goes out there. Even when Kolbie was struggling at the beginning of the season, I always felt like his last outing would be the one when he turned it around. It took him being demoted and he's figured it out. He's getting key outs. Reitsma will do the same.

If a guy who has a personal interest in the Braves buys the team, he's more apt to take the money that he makes off the team and put it right back into the team such as Ted did. Time Warner didn't do that. Obviously, selling out to (Liberty Media), I don't see things being any different.

We can bunt guys over. But we're built on power. That's American baseball.

We needed to exorcise some demons from last night. It was a little worrisome what happened last night. But tonight, what more can you say They did a great job.

We pretty much got dominated. What happened (Monday) night was just incredible. I would've never thought that could happen to us.

I don't think there's any doubt everybody is looking at us and gunning for us. Baseball is our national pastime. It's always been perceived that Americans play the best baseball.

Everybody is looking forward to it. I think it will have a playoff-type atmosphere, maybe just a hair more laid back. We want to represent and represent well.

I'm seeing the ball real well, and when I get a pitch to hit I'm not missing it, ... With the emergence of Andruw as an MVP candidate this year, guys are coming at me, making me earn my way on base. That's what I want to do.

It was kinda cool - a career highlight. I don't care if it is an exhibition game. To be able to run around the bases with USA across my chest and have ( Ken Griffey ) Junior and Brian Schneider waiting at home plate to slap high-fives. That was special.

I've still got another 10 days. I'm not really concerned. If I get about three games out and I'm still feeling some pain, then obviously I'd be worried.

The first professional uniform I put on 16 years ago was a Braves uniform, and I wanted to try to make sure its my last. I want to retire as a Brave, but more importantly, I knew this was something that could help continue the winning tradition we've built and our quest to bring our fans another world championship.

To have the Braves' comeback happen after a colossal breakdown in our bullpen again, that was big, ... You've got to pick each other up, and we did it today.

I can't thank Bobby Cox enough for what he's done for my career and this organization.

I'd like to see some other guys chime in and get hot, ... Andruw and I aren't going to to drive in all the runs every night.

I've been looking forward to this from the second I knew he was going to play. Everyone in the game has wanted to play behind him at one point. We'd love to send Roger out with a gold medal around his neck.

That was him being less stubborn and making some changes he needed to make at the plate. He used to have this hurried, long stride when he swung. His head was always moving around. Now, he's more spread out before he swings. His head isn't moving around so much.

I almost wish we could have stayed around till tomorrow. I'd love to see what the papers are gonna say about us now.

It's good to see everybody respond. I think everybody got a hit tonight.

He's certainly got the makeup and the stuff to be a really, really good one. I don't think there's any doubt about that. We've just got to let him get his sea legs. When he gets them, I can see him as a future number one or two starter.

I'm going to get it from him when I get back to camp.

I've liked Edgar for a long time. I thought we should have been in the running for him a long time ago. He's a clutch hitter, situational hitter, Gold Glove-caliber shortstop. You can't ask for anything more.

It's almost like a cliche, but we'll just prepare for nine innings of baseball and not think about the past. Those things are done.

If this year doesn't satisfy people, then Andruw is fighting a battle he's never going to win. We always thought he could hit 40 homers and drive in 120. It was just a matter of putting it all together.

I know if I walk in the clubhouse tomorrow morning and I say, 'I'm not going to be able to get on the field until I have some,' I feel fairly certain I could find some. Until recently, it's been sitting up in plain sight. ... You see what you see.

Hopefully we can get back home quick enough and in time to get things straightened out.

He finally realized that if he didn't swing at pitches off the plate, the pitchers would have to come to him. When that happens, he just kills them. You have to make the pitchers make adjustments, not the other way around.

He's going to be the next face of this franchise. He's already been labeled everything from the Golden Child to the next Dale Murphy. He's got all the tools. It's just a matter of getting the repetitions before he takes the next step.

But the bigger picture is, you can't do that late in the season and the playoffs and expect to win. Andruw's not going to come through every time. Contrary to what some people think, he's not Superman.

Any win is important nowadays. Obviously, Philly has been playing well and their score was posted on the scoreboard before we started. They lost and we knew we had a golden opportunity to gain a game. We went out and did it. So it's two more off the magic number, whatever it is. It's probably 100. But nonetheless, it's another day in the books and we gained a game.

I lost track of how many at-bats we had today. After seven or eight at-bats, the bats starting getting heavy. Guys hadn't eaten since 10 or 11 this morning. It takes a lot out of you. You've got to gut it out. They did. I wish them luck. They played an outstanding series.