Chipper Jones: Forever a Brave

With a throwing error and an infield single, Third Baseman Chipper Jones' career comes to end in a 6-3 loss to the Cardinals. The Atlanta crowd cheered him one last time for a great career when he went up for what would be his final AB in the bottom of the 9th. He got the Infield Single, went to third on the next hit and that was it over as Uggla grounded out to end the game. His time as a 3B with the Braves and in the Majors, over.

It was a Hall of Fame career indeed for Chipper Jones. He made his debut in September of 1993 and then in what would prove to be his rookie year because of a strike, he won the World Series as part of the Atlanta Braves just two years later in 1995. Despite it being his only World Title, he still had a career to remember. He still played a bit more on the big stage as the Braves were runner ups in the World Series in 1996 and 1999. He was an 8 time All Star and even made the team this year. He was the Silver Slugger in 1999 and 2000 and was even named MVP in that 1999 season. Even in his late 30's, he still impressed batting a .364 in 2008 to win his only batting title. He was a star and well respected across the league.

His career numbers are impressive. Chipper had a career batting of .303 with 2726 hits. He also proved to be a big hitter with 468 Home Runs. He was a scoring machine with 1619 career runs scored and 1623 RBI's. Though injuries may have nicked him from time to time, he still managed to play over a hundred game in each of his full season in the Bigs except for 2010 (95 games played).

What makes his career even greater is the fact he played his entire 18 year career with the Atlanta Braves. Not many great athletes nowadays can say that they have played in just one place in their career. When it happens, there is a special kind of bond that is developed between the fans and the player. He's not known for being "Chipper Jones, The Hall of Fame Third Baseman." That title is a given. He is known and will forever be known as "Chipper Jones, Third Baseman for the Atlanta Braves."