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The Dugout: Atlanta Braves Spring Training 2010

The National League comes to an end for the Dugout today as we wrap up the NL East with the Atlanta Braves. I've never been a fan of the Braves and Jon stopped doing Dugouts back in 1987, so we haven't had a strong Atlanta voice in the chats for a while. But even I don't think baseball is going to feel completely right...

Chipper Is Frustrated With His Mediocrity

Chipper Jones is currently hitting .268/.390/.437 with 16 home runs and 64 RBI in 124 games. That seems pretty decent for a guy that turned 37 in April. His OPS+ is still 119 (placing him well above average) and though his defense is slipping, FanGraphs puts his WAR at 2.1, seventh-best in the National League among...

Dead Body Found on Chipper Jones' Ranch in Texas

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that the body of a 22-year old man was found on the ranch owned by Chipper Jones and his family in Texas. Jones' father says that the man was found on a remote part of the 10,000-acre ranch that isn't visited daily. He also believes the man entered the country illegally and...

The Dugout: Luncheons Are for Mortals

On Friday, the Braves celebrated Greg Maddux's election into their Hall of Fame by throwing a luncheon in his honor. Baseball fans, of course, recognize him as one of the greatest pitchers of all time. However, he's about as much of a pop-culture presence as Hideki Irabu (Maddux pieced together a shoo-in Hall of Fame...

The Dugout's Speculation Station: What Is Going On in This Commercial?

Have you seen the commercial for this year's All-Star Game yet? If not, here's a brief summary. A hand comes out of the sky and pulls the Gateway Arch out of the ground. It turns out that the Gateway Arch is a magnet that can attract baseball players and fans to it. (A special magnet.) The hand moves it all around America,...

ChipperJones News From the Web

05/28/12 Chipper Jones has fluid drained from leg contusion Source: Comcast SportsNet On the disabled list with a left leg contusion, Chipper Jones underwent a minor surgical procedure over the weekend to remove 120 ccs of fluid from a hematoma.
05/27/12 Touch 'Em All: Larsen's 'perfect' uniform will go to... Source: Philly.com - Philadelphia PA He wore it again in Game 5, on Oct. 8, 1956, when he pitched the only perfect game in postseason history and the only no-hitter or perfecto in World Series history.
05/27/12 MLB notebook: Valentine rips into 'immature' Rays... Source: Arizona Daily Star - Tucson AZ Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine called out the Tampa Bay Rays' coaching staff a day after the teams were involved in a benches-clearing scrum.
05/26/12 Braves place Chipper Jones on DL with bruised leg Source: Republican-American - Waterbury CT The Atlanta Braves have placed Chipper Jones on the 15-day disabled list with a bruised left leg and recalled catcher J.C. Boscan from Triple-A Gwinnett.
05/26/12 Chipper Jones injury update: Braves' third baseman... Source: Sporting News Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones was put back on the disabled list following Friday's game because of a contusion on his left leg, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.