Sunday is big, for Chipper and Braves Nation: a trip down Memory Lane (and he may have to miss the ceremony)

Sunday is big, for Chipper and Braves Nation: a trip down Memory Lane (and he may have to miss the ceremony)

 

AJC’s best of Chipper

          Mark Bradley takes a look back.

 

Chipper may not be there?

          He’s fixing to be a Daddy again. Kid’s got bad timing.

 

Smoltz, Glavine and Maddux on Chipper

          “"I think I called him a piece of [expletive] rookie ..” And so it goes.

 

 

 

 

One-name legend, Hank, on another one-name legend

          A radio interview with Hank Aaron.

 

Remember when Chipper was signed?

          It was to a record bonus. “If Todd Van Poppel doesn’t want to play for the Atlanta Braves, I’ll be more than happy to take his place.”

 

 

 

 

Did you know Chipper has a beer?

          And he had a hand – or taste buds – in creating it

 

Still getting used to the whole thing

          He had Chick-fil-a on a short trip to Cooperstown in April, trying to come to grips with the election.

 

Ohhh, yes, 1996 is still painful

          Chipper on what the Braves coulda been (video)

 

He admits having a long shadow, wants kids to blaze their own trail

          Video

 

Ex-Braves offer their congrats

          In the Hall and maybe should be in the Hall. (video).

 

Two decades of memories

          He did not like facing the pitcher who made Macon his home, Kevin Brown.

 

It’s been how long since he was called up?
          He was 21 and in Richmond and playing shortstop, where he had 43 errors in 139 games.

 

Former teammate Mark DeRosa sits with Chipper

          And they talk for about 10 minutes.

 

 

 

Chipper and Atlanta, forever together

          Along with his walk-up song.

 

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