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Chipper Jones: Overrated or Not?
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:31 pm
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:31 pm
I regretfully think he was vastly overrated. Injuries were a problem and I realize this, but the guy was no Cal Ripken Jr. like lots of folks from the South would have you believe.
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Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:34 pm to Hoyt
quote:I regretfully DGAS about your opinion
I regretfully think he was vastly overrated.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:34 pm to Hoyt
best switch hitter of all de times
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:34 pm to tween the hedges
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tween the hedges
You must or you wouldn't have taken the time to comment
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:35 pm to Hoyt
quote:
Chipper Jones: Overrated or Not?
Depends on who you ask
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:35 pm to Hoyt
Funny how people of today only live in the now or most recent.
Chipper Jones is not "vastly overrated"
He was the one rock on offense on a team that won 14 straight National League East titles.
He's also a career .300+ hitter with something 460 bombs. And just think.. that was with all your injury concerns..
Chipper Jones is not "vastly overrated"
He was the one rock on offense on a team that won 14 straight National League East titles.
He's also a career .300+ hitter with something 460 bombs. And just think.. that was with all your injury concerns..
This post was edited on 7/15/14 at 4:36 pm
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:35 pm to burdman
Ask a Mets fan
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:36 pm to Byron Bojangles III
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best switch hitter of all de times
Mickey Mantle was better
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:37 pm to Hoyt
You list Mantle only and Chipper is overrated?
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:37 pm to Hoyt
I guess it depends what part of the country you're from. I don't think I have encountered anyone in the Midwest that has really 'overrated' Chipper Jones. I've always thought he was an incredibly gifted hitter. The Braves absolutely dominated the NL East in Jones' prime.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:38 pm to hoopsgalore
I'm not saying that Chipper is not a Hall of Fame type player, but folks in the South act like he is on the same level as Bonds, Ruth, Aaron, Ripken, Williams, etc.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:39 pm to Hoyt
He was overrated at the end of his career, but not during his prime. But that is what happens to most great players. You fall in love with them in their primes so you forgive them for their mistakes (in Chipper's case a lack of hustle or defensive liability) at the end of their careers. He was a great leader for a great team and probably the second best true switch hitter to ever play the game.
ETA: I said second because I consider Rose to be a left handed hitter and not switch even though he has 1,000ish hits I think from the right side.
ETA: I said second because I consider Rose to be a left handed hitter and not switch even though he has 1,000ish hits I think from the right side.
This post was edited on 7/15/14 at 4:47 pm
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:40 pm to crimsonian
quote:
Ask a Mets fan
He is shite
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:41 pm to Hoyt
quote:
I'm not saying that Chipper is not a Hall of Fame type player, but folks in the South act like he is on the same level as Bonds, Ruth, Aaron, Ripken, Williams, etc.
no they don't.
he's probably the 3rd best switch hitter of all time, so i don't think he is overrated. in fact, he is probably underrated by most people who aren't Braves fans.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:41 pm to Hoyt
HoF shoe-in.
One of the worst days in modern sports history is the day Nomo got ROTY in 95 over Larry Chipper Jones.
One of the worst days in modern sports history is the day Nomo got ROTY in 95 over Larry Chipper Jones.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:44 pm to Hoyt
"Vastly overrated" is how would describe him, eh? Wow.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:45 pm to Hoyt
quote:
I regretfully think he was vastly overrated.
468 HRs and a career average of .303. Overrated? Are you fricking kidding me? By the way Ripken hit 431 HRs and .276.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:45 pm to Hoyt
Completely overrated. Dude never did anything.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:46 pm to Hoyt
Not overrated. Chipper didn't even become injury prone until his mid 30's, like most non-juicing baseball players do.
Career slash of .303/.401/.529. Was a .300 hitter from BOTH sides of the plate with power. 5 seasons with an OPS above 1.000. Finished with 468 HRs, 1629 RBI and 2726 Hits. He also finished with 103 more walks than strikeouts which is insane for a power hitter. His 1999 MVP season could possibly be the best season by a 3rd baseman in baseball history.
If not for all his injuries in his 30's, he would've been a lock for 550+ HR and 3000 hits and you would look even dumber for making this thread.
Career slash of .303/.401/.529. Was a .300 hitter from BOTH sides of the plate with power. 5 seasons with an OPS above 1.000. Finished with 468 HRs, 1629 RBI and 2726 Hits. He also finished with 103 more walks than strikeouts which is insane for a power hitter. His 1999 MVP season could possibly be the best season by a 3rd baseman in baseball history.
If not for all his injuries in his 30's, he would've been a lock for 550+ HR and 3000 hits and you would look even dumber for making this thread.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 4:49 pm to NorthGAVol
Was made of glass, a glass chipper
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