Chipper seems to be really hurt

[Guest ShaqandWade323]

Could be torn ACL or MCL. It's the Curse of Mazzone.

[prinmemito]

terrible for the braves. terrible for chipper. i like him. he's a great hitter. i like all those oppo field blasts he gets every year.

[Hollyberry]

I thought I heard the Braves announcers say it was his ankle.

[Guest markotsay7]

How sad.

 

Not that I wish injury on anyone.

[Hollyberry]

This is from Braves.com

The loss was compounded by injuries to Chipper Jones, who left the game in the seventh with a sprained right ankle, and Marcus Giles, who left earlier that inning with a strained right quad muscle.

[Guest ShaqandWade323]

This is from Braves.com

 

The loss was compounded by injuries to Chipper Jones, who left the game in the seventh with a sprained right ankle, and Marcus Giles, who left earlier that inning with a strained right quad muscle.

 

 

Ah I see, but still the Braves seem to be struggling especially the pitching. I guess Mazzone was more valuable than Cox.

[TSwift25]

This is from Braves.com

 

The loss was compounded by injuries to Chipper Jones, who left the game in the seventh with a sprained right ankle, and Marcus Giles, who left earlier that inning with a strained right quad muscle.

 

 

Ah I see, but still the Braves seem to be struggling especially the pitching. I guess Mazzone was more valuable than Cox.

 

It's been 6 games.

[TheMarlinsWinThe]

I think they're leading the league in offense and worst in the league in pitching

 

of course, it's 6 games

[Guest Fritz]

This is from Braves.com

 

The loss was compounded by injuries to Chipper Jones, who left the game in the seventh with a sprained right ankle, and Marcus Giles, who left earlier that inning with a strained right quad muscle.

 

 

Ah I see, but still the Braves seem to be struggling especially the pitching. I guess Mazzone was more valuable than Cox.

Do you really think John Smoltz and Tim Hudson forgot to pitch over the winter?

 

[CYmarlins]

their pitching has been off a bit, but it would benefit us if chipper wouldnt be in the lineup when we face the braves

[Fish4Life]

Sucks! Had Chipper on my fantasy team...

[Passion]

Daniel Cabrera was fantastic under the new tutelage of Mazzone this past Friday.

 

1.1 IP 7 ER 7 BB 47.5 ERA

 

He's doomed for the year.

 

Oh wait, that's the Calendar and it says there are 156 more games this year.

[Mets_bs]

Cue some AAAA jabroni who'll hit .350 and lead them to the playoffs.

 

Chipper's a dick, and man does he kill the Mets. I don't root for injuries, but I'm not about to act like I'm sad about it either.

[QuickGold]

Pitching always sucks in April. Every year pitchers get rocked and everyone freaks out but by June & July, everything evens itself out.

[JetsMania]

Whats the latest on Chippers injury?

[QuickGold]

Chipper Jones goes on DL with sprained ankle, knee

By PAUL NEWBERRY, AP Sports Writer

April 10, 2006

 

ATLANTA (AP) -- Atlanta third baseman Chipper Jones went on the 15-day disabled list Monday because of a sprained right knee and ankle, but the injury wasn't as severe as the Braves feared.

 

Jones was injured Sunday when he charged in on Mike Matheny's slow roller in the eighth inning of Atlanta's 6-5 loss to the San Francisco Giants.

 

The Braves held their home opener against the Philadelphia Phillies without one of their most dangerous hitters, who has been plagued by injuries in recent years. This is the third straight season that Jones has gone on the DL.

 

Jones underwent an MRI on his knee and an X-ray of his ankle. The examination showed both were merely sprained.

 

"Our doctors say this is an injury that will heal itself," general manager John Schuerholz said. "It just takes time. It may not take quite as much time as 15 days, but we want to make absolutely certain that he's completely healthy before he returns, so we're putting him on the disabled list."

 

Jones appeared to get his spikes caught in the soggy field and grabbed his right knee as soon as he hit the ground. He rolled around the field in pain, staying down for several minutes before he was helped off.

 

Initially, Jones thought he had torn his anterior cruciate ligament, flashing back to a similar injury to his left knee in 1994. But he left the stadium with an air cast on his ankle and nothing on his knee.

 

Before Monday's game, Jones said he didn't think it would be necessary to go on the DL. The Braves decided otherwise, not wanting to risk him coming back too soon.

 

"I hate to lose him for even one day," Schuerholz said. "But when you look at what occurred and to have this result, it's very positive."

 

Jones, a five-time All-Star who turns 34 this month, went on the disabled list in 2004 with a strained right hamstring that bothered him much of the year and led to him moving back to third base after two years as a left fielder.

 

Last season, an injured toe in his left foot put him on the DL for six weeks. He played in just 109 games with 21 homers and 72 RBIs -- all career lows.

 

Second baseman Marcus Giles also left Sunday's game, going out in the seventh with a sore right quadriceps muscle. But he was back in the lineup as the leadoff hitter for the home opener.

 

Meanwhile, right-handed reliever Blaine Boyer, who was farmed out to Triple-A Richmond last week, was placed on that team's disabled list Monday. He was bothered at the end of last season and most of spring training with an inflamed rotator cuff, but he felt good enough at the end of spring to claim a spot in the Braves bullpen.

 

But it was quickly clear that Boyer wasn't ready to pitch. He made two appearances, giving up four hits, a walk and three runs in two-thirds of an inning.

[Mauer7]

just makes it easier for the mets to take the division

[MarlinsFans46]

Please stop bringing up old threads unless you have something with substance to say.