Chipper Knocks Out Phillies with Ninth Career Walkoff Blast

Old number 10 never ceases to amaze Braves fans. Exactly four months to the day that Chipper Jones hit a game-winning walkoff homer against the Philadelphia Phillies to win 15-13 on May 2^nd he had a little more walkoff magic.

Braves starting pitcher Paul Maholm got roughed up early by the Phillies lineup and exited the game in the third inning down 7-1. However, the Braves started a comeback in the bottom of the ninth inning that culminated with Chipper blasting a fastball from Phillies All Star closer Jonathan Papelbon into the seats at Turner Field for a dramatic 8-7 win.

Jones’ game-winning blast was a much-needed boost for the Braves who have now won only five of their last 15 games and are trying to remain clinging on to one of the two National League wild card spots. The last couple of weeks the Braves have looked eerily similar to the hot team last year that saw a 9.5 game wild card lead blown during the final month of the season to a hard-charging St. Louis Cardinals squad that would go on to win the World Series.

With one month to play in this season, the final month of Chipper Jones’ career, the Braves hold a 3.5 game lead over the Pittsburgh Pirates for the crucial second wild card spot.

Hopefully Chipper’s late inning heroics will get the Braves back on the right track and send them to the playoffs. The Braves will likely have to settle for a wild card position, because the Washington Nationals have a 6.5 game lead in the National League East Division with the final month left to play.

The homer, which was Jones’ 14^th of the season, was the ninth walkoff home run hit during his illustrious and future hall of fame career. 

You can see Chipper’s dinger right HERE

Chipper Doesn't Recommend New York's Grand Hyatt

Who knew you should stretch before sleeping at the Grand Hyatt?

In addition to introducing the world to his own baseball language on Twitter, Atlanta Braves slugger Chipper Jones has also adapted to what really is one of the biggest things to do on the social media platform … bitching about life.

Come on you know everybody does it. Isn’t that one of the primary functions of social media to bitch about life’s problems? Bitching had never been so easy before social media sites like Facebook and Twitter were created where you can let hundreds, if not thousands or millions of people know that you have a migraine or that your girlfriend did something to piss you off with just one click of a button.

Chipper has mostly used his Twitter account for baseball speak, remarking about Braves wins and losses and bragging about every time a teammate went yicketty, but on Thursday night he finally used it for one of its main intentions … to bitch.

Apparently Chipper Jones was less than thrilled with the Braves hotel in New York City where they were in town to play the New York Mets and sent out the next three tweets:  

*“If anyone was thinkin about stayin at the Grand Hyatt in NY,dont! My AC is set on 65 and its north of 80 in here. Like a freaken sauna!”

*”The movie channels dont work and the beds make my back spasm up! Am i complaining too much? Im sorry, gotta vent to someone. Love yall!!!”

*”Ahh the power of social media. TV guy just showed up at my door. Didnt even have to call the front desk. See what happens when u vent a tad?”

There are some out there that might see these tweets and think that Jones is being a spoiled, rich athlete, but honestly it just helps to remind us that even though we’ve been watching him on TV for close to 20 years hitting home runs and winning ballgames that he’s just an average guy with typical everyday problems like me and you. Sure, we may never have stayed at the Grand Hyatt in New York City, but we’ve all had uncomfortable hotel stays.

Chances are that Braves fans are likely going to hate the Grand Hyatt just as much as Chipper does as the third baseman had to be scratched from the Braves lineup against the Mets on Friday night thanks to a bad back received from the hotel’s poor bed. Luckily the Braves didn’t need the old man to shutout the Mets 4-0, behind a stellar pitching performance by the newest Brave and trade deadline acquisition Paul Maholm.