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MBMiller25MBMiller25 Posts: 6,056 ✭✭
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I am in Orlando this week at a big Hunting/Fishing/Military/Law Enforcement Show and see this somewhat familiar face walking towards me as I was talking to a couple military guys I know. Well it doesnt hit me until he is almost past me that its Chipper Jones. As he is walking by me, I say "Chipper Jones, How the hell are you" He actually turned around, came back and shook my hand, and we proceeded to have a two or three minute conversation. I had heard that Chipper wasnt the most personable player out there, but this experience was top notch. Props to Chipper Jones!

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  • BPorter26BPorter26 Posts: 3,500 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Matt, thanks for sharing with us. He sounds like a super guy.
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  • Alfonz24Alfonz24 Posts: 3,123 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I thought his name was Larry.
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  • KOBEcollectorKOBEcollector Posts: 3,873 ✭✭
    Im a big Mets fan and obviously dislike the Braves and Chipper Jones but i would never think of running into the man
  • IchiroDeportedIchiroDeported Posts: 1,610 ✭
    Larry, Chipper, its all good.

    He's a nice guy image
  • TheVonTheVon Posts: 2,725 ✭
    Did you asked him if he's still ticked off about Smoltz leaving?
  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,951 ✭✭✭✭
    I always liked Chipper. One of very few players left who stays with the same team throughout their entire career (so far anyway). He was hitting out of his MIND last year! My fantasy baseball team loved him! I wish he could have stayed healthy the whole season. Oh well... thanks for the story!
  • DeutscherGeistDeutscherGeist Posts: 2,990 ✭✭✭✭
    Don Mattingly once said that the player he thought was most like him in the current MLB was Chipper Jones. His work ethic and talent are top notch.

    On a personal level, its hard to say, but stories like the one shared build the reputation.
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  • AhzzyAhzzy Posts: 184
    Yeah, he sounds like a nice guy, for a wife beater.
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  • billwaltonsbeardbillwaltonsbeard Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭✭
    Chipper only wishes he could grow a first class pornstache like Donnie Baseball.
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  • ripkenintheminorsripkenintheminors Posts: 2,186 ✭✭✭
    Larry Wayne?
    -Chris

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  • IchiroDeportedIchiroDeported Posts: 1,610 ✭
    image
  • bigwillibigwilli Posts: 910
    Chipper is top notch . He was cool when i met him down in Atlanta . He once turned down
    more money so the Braves would spend it on talented players .
    A collector of all things Braves
    Always looking for Chipper Jones cards.
    Im a very focused collector of cards from 1909 - 2012...LOL
  • GootGoot Posts: 3,496


    << <i>Yeah, he sounds like a nice guy, for a wife beater. >>




    When did he beat his wife? I seriously have never heard of it.....any linkage?

    You're quite lucky though MBMiller! I've met him a few times and he's always seemed like a personable guy. For someone that's probably the most recognizable Brave of the past 10-15 years, I think he handles it well.


    edit: Ichiro, how old is that pic? Late 90s/ early 200s?
  • IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,525 ✭✭✭✭
    I met Darren Daulton in Epcot in 2007
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  • Big27Big27 Posts: 41 ✭
    No, he cheated on his first wife with a Hooter's Waitress...something along those lines...



    << <i>Yeah, he sounds like a nice guy, for a wife beater. >>

  • IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,525 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Yeah, he sounds like a nice guy, for a wife beater. >>



    I think you are thinking of Bobby Cox
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  • slantycouchslantycouch Posts: 1,704 ✭✭✭
    Wow - cool. I had heard he wasn't very personable either. That's a good story.
  • NYYanks23NYYanks23 Posts: 232 ✭
    I have always been a big fan of Chipper as a player, that must have been cool. I had the oppurtunity to meet Jerry Rice and speak to him for about five minutes. He was a really down to earth guy and very friendly.
  • bman90278bman90278 Posts: 3,453 ✭✭✭
    Congrats on meeting Chipper Jones and thanks for sharing it with us. You will always remember the short conversation you had with Chipper and that was very kind of him to chat with you. I'm around movie stars all the time when I'm working and can tell you that a 2 to 3 minute conversation is incredible and very rare.

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