Comments on: Chipper Jones Names Son After Shea Stadium

By: Beldar

Beldar — Wed, 01 Sep 2004 23:17:02 +0000

If he were an Astros player, think of all the family turmoil and angst that would have occurred when his son had to change his name from "Enron Jones" to "Minute Maid Jones"!

By: Bithead

Bithead — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 18:53:30 +0000

Candlestick Smith has a certain oddball charm...
Astrodome Adams does too, although you hope he never loses his hair.

By: Leopold Stotch

Leopold Stotch — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 18:44:38 +0000

Was the middle name an homage to Logan Airport? Now had he named the boy Seven, I could be down with it.

Perhaps it's time to ban all idiots from procreating.

By: Baseball Musings

Baseball Musings — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 18:39:10 +0000

And My Wife Would Not Let Me Name a Child Ford! Chipper Jones has named his son after Shea Stadium: "I love playing there," Jones said. "Check the numbers." Jones has hit 17 home runs at Shea, his highest total at a visiting park, and his first major league homer came...

By: BigFire

BigFire — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 18:33:41 +0000

It'll never be Qualcomm Park for me. It'll always be Jack Murphy or Murph.

By: Eric Akawie

Eric Akawie — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 18:27:37 +0000

I fondly remember seeing Chipper play for the Single-A Durham Bulls back in the day. He was one of those great prospects who got called up in July, wrecking a great season for the Bulls.