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100 words on… Chipper Jones

 

photo-3The Braves announced Tuesday that they were retiring his number. He was in camp to help with drills. He showed up in full uniform, down to the can of dip in his back left pocket. He wore shades, so you couldn’t see his eyes. “I’ve put the cap on it and closed it tight,” he said. “But I’d be lying if I said I wouldn’t miss 7 to 10” — game time. He kept staring out at the field. “It all went by so quick… 19 years.” Then he got up and went out there to teach younger men.