Quote: Chipper is Jealous of Mets and Phillies
In an interview with the Sporting News, Braves 3B Chipper Jones had the following to say when asked about the Mets and rivalries:
“They’ve had a running feud with the Phillies the past couple of years. It’s kind of weird not to be in it… We won for 14 consecutive years, and you never, ever saw any bulletin board material. And now that these two teams are on top of the division, they can’t keep their mouths shut. Just go play baseball. It’s Cole Hamels now. It was Jimmy Rollins and Carlos Beltran the past couple of springs. These two teams are constantly going at each other verbally. You know, win with class, lose with class. Just keep your mouth shut and go play your game.”
You mean, classy like Greg Maddux rolling his eyes at every other pitch, while winning Cy Young Awards and Pennants? Or, like John Rocker cursing, insulting and flipping off the Shea Faithful? Or, you mean like telling Mets fans to go put their Yankee hats back on, like you did, Chipper, in 1999? Or like when you questioned David Wright for winning a Gold Glove?
You mean that type of classy, right?
Jones also answers questions about the Braves and Jake Peavy, Tommy Hanson, the Yankees off-season moves, and the Mets getting Francisco Rodriguez and J.J. Putz, which he describes as, ‘the rich get richer.’
