Chipper Jones will undoubtedly have his calendar cleared for tomorrow afternoon. There will be media members to visit with. There will be appearances to schedule. But more importantly, the longtime Atlanta Braves third baseman has a special phone call coming just after lunchtime.
Jones actually wasn’t the best third baseman in the long history of the Braves franchise. That distinction goes to Eddie Mathews… but only because of a defensive advantage.
But Mathews hardly ever ventured away from third… 42 games in left field, 112 at first base… instead he played 2181 strictly at third.