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Read The Transcript Of Our Chat With Hall Of Famer Chipper Jones

By Tim Dierkes | January 7, 2022 at 9:31am CDT

This is a big one.  Chipper Jones needs no introduction; you can simply read his Hall of Fame plaque.  Chipper is one of the best switch-hitters of all time.  Drafted first overall in 1990, he was the offensive centerpiece of the Braves dynasty in the 90s and early 2000s mainly as the team’s third baseman.  Chipper’s first full season was 1995, when the Braves won the World Series and he finished second in the Rookie of the Year voting.  His accomplishments are too numerous to list, but Jones was the 1999 NL MVP and received votes in 12 other seasons.  He hit 30 home runs in six separate seasons, including 45 in ’99.  He also reached the century mark in RBI nine times.  Even as he battled injuries later in his career, Jones’ production stayed strong, and he won the 2008 batting title by hitting .364 at age 36.

Jones finished his career with a .303/.401/.529 line, hitting 468 home runs in his 19-year career.  He became a first-ballot Hall of Famer in 2018.  We were honored to host Chipper today for a live chat.  Click here to read the transcript.  You can follow Chipper on Twitter @RealCJ10.

If you’re a current or former MLB player who would like to do a chat with MLBTR readers, reach out through our contact form!  We’ve also had requests for a chat with a former MLB general manager, if there are any out there who would be interested.

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  1. Chipper Jones' illegitimate kid

    3 years ago

    Hi dad!

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    • Hello, Newman

      3 years ago

      This is the first day of the rest of your life, Sport.

      2
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    • User 3921286289

      3 years ago

      Dreams do come true!

      3
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    • FredMcGriff for the HOF

      3 years ago

      @chippers kid. Is that you Matthew Jones?

      1
      Reply
  2. ghostofbobstanley

    3 years ago

    That was great! It would be interesting to get a current/former front office staff member to do a chat for the other side of the contract negotiation and lockout issues.

    1
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    • Tim Dierkes

      3 years ago

      Current front office members would not be allowed to do it during the lockout, I’m pretty sure. But I’m going to look into getting a former GM on here for a chat.

      22
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      • MikeBean

        3 years ago

        Dan O’Dowd

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        • Joe says...

          3 years ago

          DOD would be awesome!!!

          1
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        • Duffy S. Cliff

          3 years ago

          Dan Duquette would be great!

          3
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        • Fever Pitch Guy

          3 years ago

          Dan Duquette would be better. Not just for the talent he acquired over the years, but his key role in bringing analytics to the game of baseball.

          And a Corsi article would be nice too, unless MLBTR has decided to no longer mention the passing of former MLB players. All we ask is consistency.

          4
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        • RobM

          3 years ago

          I am paying attention to this now after our last exchange. I am curious if they have a defined practice on obits.

          2
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        • Fever Pitch Guy

          3 years ago

          Let’s just say some people associated with him are profoundly disappointed there was no mention here.

          For example, Julio Lugo passed away and there was an article here the same day.

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      • bravesiowafan

        3 years ago

        John Coppolella would be a fun interesting one lol.

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  3. Texas Exes

    3 years ago

    That was amazing. Well done, MLBTR! I’ve enjoyed all the player chats, but this one really takes the cake. Great job moderating the questions.

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    • chipperniner7

      3 years ago

      Yeah I read through the whole transcript and man I wish I could’ve talked to Chipper.

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    • Fever Pitch Guy

      3 years ago

      Yes the moderating of questions was great, much better than past chats.

      Funny how Chipper misunderstood the Mets question … or he understood, but didn’t want to comment on the organization. LOL

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      • RunDMC

        3 years ago

        I had to read the answer twice at the time, but he’s always had tact when dealing with the Mets post-career. He chooses carefully how he really feels about them (naming his child after Shea Stadium).

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      • Tim Dierkes

        3 years ago

        We haven’t moderated any of these, the chatters choose the questions.

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        • Texas Exes

          3 years ago

          In that case, Chipper Jones is also an HoF chatter.

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  4. chipperniner7

    3 years ago

    If only I would’ve known about this!!! Man, Chipper Jones is the reason I even became a diehard Braves fan, and I’m from Los Angeles!!

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  5. Duffy S. Cliff

    3 years ago

    MLBTR, that was incredible. You’re really flexing your strengths in the baseball world right now. Well done.

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    • jaysfansince1977

      3 years ago

      Was really cool chat, sorry i missed out on the live version, maybe this is something that can be done on the front office chats too?

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  6. tstats

    3 years ago

    Thank you Mr Jones!

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  7. Dtownwarrior78

    3 years ago

    Damn am I mad I missed this one! That would’ve been AMAZING!

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  8. Wilmer the Thrillmer

    3 years ago

    Pretty dang cool!!

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  9. nukeg

    3 years ago

    Damn I missed this one. That’s a big fish MLBTR. Great job.

    5
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  10. kellin

    3 years ago

    Yeah, mlbtr hit a grand salami with this one!

    6
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  11. Jgwi2az

    3 years ago

    Who is Bmac?

    1
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    • RoXGB

      3 years ago

      Brian McCann

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    • The-Two-Germanys

      3 years ago

      Brian McCann, I’m guessing.

      Reply
  12. whyhayzee

    3 years ago

    Tim
    10:21 What impressed you the most about the 21 Braves?
    Chipper Jones
    10:22 I think it was the work ethic and resilience.

    I had used the word resilience to describe the Braves as well. It’s an under appreciated team characteristic and often comes through the manager, often an under appreciated leader.

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    • Chad623

      3 years ago

      Cool story bro.

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    • PhanaticDuck26

      3 years ago

      after every single walk-off win, a player uses that word, or at least some variation of “this team never quits.”

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  13. Tomahawk Takeover

    3 years ago

    Hated I missed this one but still awesome to read. Chipper has always been my favorite player. He’s the reason I played 3rd base and strived to be the best hitter I could be. If he were to go into coaching, he’d definitely succeed.

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    • SocoComfort

      3 years ago

      He is coaching if memory serves me right. He is one of the reasons of Austin Riley’s rise. Chipper is a coach behind the scenes. He has a good deal with the team where he coaches before home games and has the option to stay and watch games from the stands. He doesn’t travel with the team for away games. Also seen him do some coaching here or there on YouTube with the USA team I think. You can just tell the dude would be a great coach. Obviously knowledgeable but also has the skills to teach. Take Care

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  14. DarkSide830

    3 years ago

    aw cmon why did I have to miss this one.

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    • SalaryCapMyth

      3 years ago

      Ya I did too. I wonder if it was a last minute thing because I got the email notification at 6:37 AM. I work nights so I had close to zero chance noticing the email on time.

      1
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  15. WillieMaysHayes24

    3 years ago

    These players chats are far and away the best thing to come to MLBTR in a long time!! Thanks Tim and thanks to all the staff for making this happen!!

    10
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  16. rxbrgr

    3 years ago

    What’s it like having had seven wives?

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    • Rsox

      3 years ago

      I imagine you’d be broke and unable to walk…

      1
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  17. Jaysfan1981

    3 years ago

    As a Jays fan, Chipper was my favorite non Jays player growing up. Influenced me to also start to switch hit and followed him until his retirement

    Thank you for doing this chat for us Mr Jones and to MBLTR for getting a hall of famer to talk to us.

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    • Stan "The Boy" Taylor

      3 years ago

      He was my favorite non-Yankee. I mailed his rookie card to the Braves with a letter asking him to sign it and it came back signed. I still have it. I know it could just be a clubhouse guy signing it, but it was still awesome. This was early in his career too.

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  18. southi

    3 years ago

    My family and I were there for that last homerun off of Papelborn. Awesome experience!

    1
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  19. trident

    3 years ago

    Was there really a 30 minute gap between the intro and the first response?

    1
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  20. bravesnation nc

    3 years ago

    Awesome chat, Freddie needs to walk that same path. Don’t Leave Atlanta!!

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    • chipperniner7

      3 years ago

      100% agree!!!

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  21. hereallnight

    3 years ago

    I was hoping you’d pull in Chipper for a chat, but didn’t dare to offer a suggestion.

    Can’t wait to read it.

    1
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  22. RunDMC

    3 years ago

    Really appreciated all the questions, especially one about what current player he sees a lot of his approach in (C. Seager) and one of the best hitters now (Soto). Would have loved to hear him speak about his work with Austin Riley and his breakout. Would love to see Chipper one day be a hitting coach, if it didn’t limit him. Really appreciate that he still wants/loves to be a part of the team, similar to Henry Aaron.

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    • Sid Bream Speed Demon

      3 years ago

      I asked a question about his and Austin’s hard work, but it didn’t get answered. I thought with my screen name and all I was a shoo-in. Lol

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  23. bravesiowafan

    3 years ago

    @Tim Dierkes- can we please get some heads up when these are happening? I get notifications from the app yet none of these player chats are posted when they will be and never get a notification. I’m sure more ppl would love to participate in these chats.

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    • Tim Dierkes

      3 years ago

      If you have notifications set up for the MLBTR chats category, or if you just follow us on Twitter, you should be able to get in within a few minutes of it starting.

      There’s a couple reasons I don’t post advance notice. One, I’d hate to do that and have the player cancel or reschedule. They don’t work for me, so I can’t guarantee they’ll show up. Two, the person is already getting way more questions than they can possibly answer, so adding more isn’t really going to help anything. Chipper was able to answer less than 5% of the questions.

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  24. D*ckin the dog

    3 years ago

    Damn bummed I missed this one!!!! Chipper you have always been one of my favorites! Almost named my son after you bud! Loved watching you play ball and now love watching your hunting shows! Cheers on one hell of a career!

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  25. sufferforsnakes

    3 years ago

    My mom would have loved this. A huge Braves fan, who sadly went home to the Lord in November.

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    • baseballguy_128

      3 years ago

      Sorry for your loss

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      • sufferforsnakes

        3 years ago

        Thank you. At least she got to enjoy another Braves WS victory, which made her extremely happy.

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  26. Rsox

    3 years ago

    I am disappointed that no one asked if it was really true that Mike Piazza only addressed Chipper as “Larry” (his given name) because in Mike’s own words he “refused to call a grown man Chipper”

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    • Stan "The Boy" Taylor

      3 years ago

      Haha, I never heard about that before but found this quote from Chipper in a 2018 NY Daily News Article:

      “Piazza said he’d never call another grown man Chipper, so whenever I’d step to the plate the first time, every game against the Mets, I would always be digging in and I’d say, ‘Michael.’ And he’d go, ‘Larry.’ And we would go about our business.”

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    • FredMcGriff for the HOF

      3 years ago

      @rsox. Here’s some conversations I imagined between Chipper and Piazza. “Hi Larry” then “Hi Mikey Likes it”. “Quit that Larry I’m gonna tell my mom”. “I love hitting here at Shea and destroying your Mets Mikey likes it”. “I’m telling my godfather on you (Lasorda). “Hey Mikey likes it did I just see a trash panda in the dugout?” “You better quit it I’m about to roid rage on you Larry!”. “Hey Mikey likes it what it’s like to win a World Series?”. “Grr that’s it I hate you should we wrestle this out?”. “No thanks Mikey like it everyone knows I only wrestle with the ladies!”.

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  27. giantsphan12

    3 years ago

    THANK YOU CHIPPER!! That was awesome. Best chat EVER!! Thank you to Tim/MLBTR for making it happen. So appreciative!!!

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  28. HubcapDiamondStarHalo

    3 years ago

    As if Chipper wasn’t enough of a legend, he was able to get advice from Hank Aaron… What a career!!!

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  29. SalaryCapMyth

    3 years ago

    Man, I missed this?!?! I need to pay attention to my emails.

    2
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  30. dasit

    3 years ago

    chipper jones is a prime example of why it’s best not to know what your favorite athlete thinks about topics other than their sport

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    • bhambrave

      3 years ago

      @dasit: That’s a good rule of thumb for every athlete/actor/celebrity.

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  31. bhambrave

    3 years ago

    True story: We were watching the Braves, and when Chipper came up to bat, my daughter (who was in her bouncy seat) said “baseball”. It was her first word. I got chills.

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  32. Baseball Pickers

    3 years ago

    I am consistently blown away by the quality of content on here during the lockout. Thanks for all of the great work during baseballs darkest days!

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  33. fox471 Dave

    3 years ago

    Tim, thank you so much for this discussion. Read the site info every day and really enjoyed this talk. Chipper was a special guy and it was great hearing his perspective on the game. Sounds like a HOF guy in life, too.”

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    • WiffleBall

      3 years ago

      Good player. Trash human being.

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  34. waldfee

    3 years ago

    So, mentioning a tweeted statement, made by Chipper Jones, leads to the respective comment’s deletion in order to protect someone’s supremacist icon?

    i.imgur.com/084V1Tj.jpg

    This blog never disappoints.

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    • WiffleBall

      3 years ago

      Yup, the dude is trash, and MLBTR must protect their white supremacist dollars!

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  35. Orichalcon

    3 years ago

    excellent read, thanks MLBTR and Chipper!

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  36. WiffleBall

    3 years ago

    Chipper is legitimately a bad human being, and is about as intelligent as a stalk of broccoli. He’s a racist antivaxxer and right wing nutjob.

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    • Orichalcon

      3 years ago

      those are all your opinions, and keep in mind there are dedicated political webspaces out there, whereas MLBTR isnt the place for it

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  37. Poster formerly known as . . .

    3 years ago

    The questions were excellent, and these two answers stood out especially:

    “What was the best advice you received as a minor leaguer that helped you take it to the next level?”

    “Willie Stargell always told me that if you have slow feet, you will have quick hands. If you have quick feet, you will have slow hands. That always resonated with me offensively.”

    and this:

    “Awesome to talk to you, Chipper. How do you feel about the new rule changes in baseball? Do you like the extra innings rule and the NL DH?”

    “Big fan of the universal DH. Good for baseball and we need to let pitchers concentrate on that. On the fence about the extra innings things, but I get it to speed up the game and protect bullpen arms and health.”

    There’s a National League lifer who’s all for the universal DH.

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  38. hoof hearted

    3 years ago

    What teams are left that would spend $330-350m?
    Most of the big spender already have larger contracts on the books or don’t need to upgrade at SS.
    Nats, cubs have been big spender and have the room.
    Teams that would but need to move some salary’s: Phi, Angels, Bos,
    NYY sounds like they want to upgrade but not with a big contract.

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