Chipper Jones is the National League’s version of Derek Jeter, and it’s about so much more than having spent an entire career with the same organization.
More? That would be nice.
Jones has always put the team’s interests ahead of his own personal stats — whether it’s moving to the outfield for two seasons or giving himself up to score a runner from third.
When A-Rod, clearly a better fielder at the time, was traded to the Yankees Jeter stayed at shortstop, forcing A-Rod to play 3rd. Sutcliffe comically uses an example that not only doesn’t prove his claim but buries it.
The one statistic that jumps out to me is his game-winning RBIs. Since 1995, Jones has 183 game-winning RBIs — that’s more than Manny Ramirez, Barry Bonds and Gary Sheffield.
Sutcliffe uses a statistic that was shown useless and dropped by MLB and statisticians years ago.
Rick Sutcliffe: Still clueless.