Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
July 15, 2008
A Piece of Shea

Chipper Jones loves Shea Stadium and would like a piece of the place:

"I was like, 'You've got to hook me up - whether it's a seat, whether it's a sign, something that I can put in Shea's room,'" Jones said. "I'm going to try to get him up here this summer and walk him around before they tear it down.

"I hit my first major-league homer there," he continued, referring to a blast 13 years ago off Josias Manzanillo. "The Mets and the Braves have had so many epic battles over the years. It's just been a special place. It's been a place where I've really enjoyed playing. It just made sense. I love the name."

I guess the success makes up for the constant chants of, "Larry!"


Posted by David Pinto at 08:01 AM | Players | TrackBack (0)
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I think at this point a lot of Mets fans have a certain respect for Chipper and how great a player and nice a person he is. I know that's how I feel, and at some level I like that he appreciated our stadium so much that he named his kid after her.

Posted by: John Peterson at July 15, 2008 01:38 PM
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