Braves Legend Chipper Jones Rips Hall of Fame Course for holding a former teammate: ‘Check out if it’s OK’
Voting Hall of Fame results in arguments every yearAnd, for the eighth year in a row, the crowd is loud because of Andruwa Jones.
Former Atlanta Braves Outfielder received his biggest percentage of votes on Monday, but did not join Ichiru Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner, as he will be chosen.
Jones invented a lot of ground.
In the first year of the vote, he received only 7.3% of the voter on the ballot, but this week came with 66.2%. The players need 75% to be selected.
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Outfielder Atlanta Braves Andruw Jones celebrates with Chipper Jones Third Base on Turner Field during the 2002 season. (RVR Photos/USA Today Sports)
Jones, a fall on a 434 -run plate, is considered one of the greatest defense attackers of all time. He won 10 consecutive awards for gold gloves from 1998 to 2007, winning at least two in all three positions on the field, while in his career he hit .254.
Has an argument but one of its former teammates, Chipper Joneswho received a plaque in Cooperstown in 2018, he said he should not even discuss.
Chipper Jones, 10, of Atlanta Braves congratulated teammate Andruw Jones, 25 after Chipper hit a solo home race in the first inning against Houston astrosa in Game 1 from Divison series 2005, 2005, October 5, 2005, in Turner Field in Atlanta. (Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
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“I want to ask all Hof voters one question … If Andruw Jones plays for New York Yankees at 15 years with 10 ggs, 400 hours, 1300 RBI … Is he hofer? Lemme answer for you … The first ballot leaf! ” Chipper wrote. “It’s time to talk about Hofers who amazes herself. 75 living members can be convinced that this is okay!”
The baseball writers have long been the voters of the Hall of Fame, but with the wrong concepts in the ballot system, there were an invitation to change the process.
Chipper Jones, left, Atlanta Braves, congratulated teammate Andruw Jones after Chipper hit a double Homer in the eighth against Colorado Rockies on May 16, 2001. On Turner Field in Atlanta. (Steve Schaefer/AFP via Getty Images)
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Chipper and Andruw were teammates from 1996 to 2012, playing in the 1996 World Series and 1999, but lost both times to Yankees. Together they won 10 consecutive NL Eastern titles.
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