Lost - Chipper Jones' Year

[DoubleX]

Not much is being said about Chipper Jones this year, but he's having an outstanding year. His raw stats are nice - .339, 29, 102, his batting average being just .1 away from a possible batting title; he leads the NL with a 1.034 OPS, which is just great for a 3Bman (or anyone), and his 167 OPS+ also leads the NL.

I think Jones has solidified his Hall of Fame candidacy this year, but there's just no talk about what a great year he's had.

[Ytown Tribe fan]

http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=47147

You're right, the national mediots have ignored him despite having his best season in five years.

But we haven't.

[SamtheBravesFan]

I sure as hell haven't. :)

It basically comes down to a head-to-head hits battle with Matt Holliday today. It's quite possible that walks could be the enemy.

Granted, there was once a bit of buzz about Chipper, but then the Braves fell out of the race.

[skyking162]

He's fielded well, too. I'd definitely put him top 5 in MVP voting.

[geezer]

I think Holliday will ended up winning the batting crown, as well as the NL MVP, who knows.

[plask_stirlac]

Like Helton '03, no?

[rdonahue]

his batting average being just .1 away from a possible batting title;

you mean .001?

Anyways, great season for Jones despite the fact the Braves won't be in the playoffs....for the second straight year.

[AznInvasion]

I agree Holliday on Batting Title and NL MVP. Chipper had a great year and was relatively healthy for once. I was pleasantly surprised by it. He probably won't even get top 5 consideration for MVP though.

[John Shoemaker]

I always considred Chipper HOF material and this great year solidified it.

[penneyAA]

If only he could stay healthy.Misses major time every year, now.One of the greatest third baseman of all time.Padding his stats.

[SamtheBravesFan]

If only he could stay healthy.Misses major time every year, now.One of the greatest third baseman of all time.Padding his stats.

He had his healthiest season in a long time and it showed. Maybe he can build off of that and avoid unfortunate accidents, like the one in Pittsburgh. That was really his undoing this year.

[Matt1901]

It was great to see Chipper Jones have a fine season. He was the favorite player of my father, who died in August. I watched the last Braves game on TBS and pulled for Chipper to get his average above Holliday's.

[KCGHOST]

Chipper had a superb season. He missed 30 games but at his age that is probably a plus. This is a plus for his HoF candidacy though I think many of us would say he needs 3 more seasons like this one. His quality numbers are great but his counting numbers are a little light.