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Jealous Chipper Has A Short Memory

I’ve always had a ton of respect for Chipper (Don’t call me Larry) Jones because he always came through in big spots for the hated Braves. But there was never a time that I thought he shied away from being at least a bit boastful. He and his teammates had every right to be, especially when it came to their dominance of the NL east.

The Sporting News‘ Ken Bradley spoke with the seemingly bitter all-star third baseman and he whined and complained about the Mets recent back and forth between the Mets and Phillies:

“From a Mets standpoint, they’ve had a running feud with the Phillies the past couple of years. It’s kind of weird not to be in it. We won for 14 consecutive years, and you never, ever saw any bulletin board material. And now that these two teams are on top of the division, they can’t keep their mouths shut. Just go play baseball. It’s Cole Hamels now. It was Jimmy Rollins and Carlos Beltran the past couple of springs. These two teams are constantly going at each other verbally. You know, win with class, lose with class. Just keep your mouth shut and go play your game.”

Now, I can’t recall off the top of my head anything specific Larry has said in the past but I think constantly reminding the world how much he loves Shea stadium and that he named his kid Shea could rub some folks the wrong way. Plus, someone needs to remind Larry that he had a teammate named John Rocker who made the Jimmy Rollins, Carlos Beltran and Cole Hamels quotes look mighty tame. I would guess Rocker’s remarks over the years could, at the very least be called “bulletin board material”. So, Larry go talk to Braves ownership/management and voice your opinion instead of telling others to “keep their mouths shut and just play baseball”. The mere fact that you are speaking about this to the media is a contradiction.

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