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Chipper willing to pay after blasting ump's calls
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08:13 AM ET 07.04 | With an end of a five-game winning streak also came the end of civility with the Braves, who weren't able to mount a rally late Sunday. Chipper Jones tried to take first base twice on what he thought was a two-out walk in the ninth inning and was called out on strikes in a 5-4 loss to the Orioles. He never looked back at rookie home plate umpire Mark Ripperger, but Jones made his feelings clear afterward. ... Jones has called out umpires before and taken his fines, something he said he was prepared to do again. Manager Fredi Gonzalez might be writing a check as well. "I came back in here and looked at them on video; I thought they were awful," Gonzalez said. "I thought the balls were away, not even close. It???s hard to lose a game on those two balls like that."
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Hey Chipper, how about hitting the freakin ball instead of whining about a borderline pitch in the 9th inning
Piltdown Rabbit
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Gimpy Larry should retire.
PherrisPhain
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Yes, with two strikes you should be swinging but you can't do much with a ball that is 6 inches off the plate. The rookie ump should have got it right on the second chance but rather chose to try and show up a HOF'er because he started walking to first on the previous bad call. Regardless, on a separate note, Chipper needs to retire if he can't accept that he belongs in the bottom half of the batting order at this point.
SOBE
Aurora , CO
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The guy is a .260 hitter over his last 162 games with very average power numbers in a hitters park. I think it goes deeper than umpires and the strike zone.
50yearfan
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Sad when you have to pay for being right but get that check hand ready Chipper. Thanks for speaking up dude.
DENVERROB
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1st ballot.
Mondo Jay
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Well, I will say this...the umpire was very consistent on those last two pitches.
Mondo Jay
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Nice. At 39 do you still call someone Chipper?
50yearfan
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He struck out swing in the 7th inning, not like the first time that game he struck out. Jeesh! Pitchers get short changed all the time on calls.
50yearfan
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Turner Field is a hitters park? Try again Pokey.
Piltdown Rabbit
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Yes, from both the standpoint of where he stacks up as a 3rd baseman and how he stacks up as a switch hitter. Maybe not first ballot (whatever that means), but he's in.
Piltdown Rabbit
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Bitching about a call with two outs in the ninth inning is bush league stuff. Complaining later that it cost the Braves the game is just stupid. Everyone is told, starting in little league, that with two strikes if it's close, be swinging
Piltdown Rabbit
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When the alternative is Larry, the answer is yes
Piltdown Rabbit
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He's only been a fan for 50 years. He can't know everything. Maybe he was recalling Fulton County Stadium, the "launching pad". Now that was a hitter's park.
Mondo Jay
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All the Braves do is cry.................
So, does Tampon Bay...........
Home Theater Guy
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It is time to start evaluating umpires. This year, the officiating has been less than desired. Umpires have to much controll of the outcome of a games!!!!!!
slipped on a peeling
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Yep. All you can really ask for is consistency. The bad umps start calling it differently near the end of the game. Others won't give some strike calls to rookies that they would to an established veteran. That's an insult to the game.
Hatrunner
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