Could Chipper Jones’ career be over for the Atlanta Braves
38-year old switch hitting 3B Chipper Jones will miss the rest of this season due to a torn left ACL. Jones had hinted at retirement at the end of the 2010 season and this injury could cement his plans. But you never know because he might not want to end his career on this kind of sour note. Jones played in 95 games for the Braves this year and he was 84 of 317 (.265 avg, .806 OPS) with 47 runs scored, 10 homers, 46 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. Even if this is the end for Chipper Jones I would vote for him when he becomes elgible for the Hall of Fame. Jones has played in 2,261 games in his 17 years in the majors and he is 2,490 of 8,142 (.306 avg, .941 OPS) with 1,505 runs scored, 436 homers, 1,491 RBIs and 147 stolen bases. Jones was at his best when he won his only MVP Award in 1999. In 1999, Jones played in 157 games for the Braves in which he was 181 of 567 (.319 avg, 1.074 OPS) with 116 runs scored, 45 homers, 110 RBIs and 25 stolen bases. Jones was easily one of the best players of his generation and I hope he does come back for one more year.


Yah……….this is true that Chipper Jones will miss the rest season due to a torn left ACL. So that his career be over for Atlanta Braves……
I would love to see Chipper return; for as long as I can remember, he has been the face of the Braves.
However, I would hate to see him come back for one more year and his career average drop below .300.
My prediction: Braves win the World Series and Chipper and Bobby Cox retire together.