http://braves.today.com/2008/10/08/batting-champ-chipper-continues-to-cement-hall-of-fame-status/ Daily Atlanta Braves blogs, news, analysis and discussion Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:02:25 +0000 http://www.today.com/version-2.3.1 http://braves.today.com/2008/10/08/batting-champ-chipper-continues-to-cement-hall-of-fame-status/#comment-1727 Greg in TN Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:23:57 +0000 http://braves.today.com/2008/10/08/batting-champ-chipper-continues-to-cement-hall-of-fame-status/#comment-1727 Hear, hear scribe. I do believe Chipper, whom I like to dub 'The Offensive Assassin' deserves to finish his career in a Braves uni and I have no doubt about his HOF credentials at this point. I would have really enjoyed seeing Chipper pass Mantle for the top mark for single season switch-hitters, but with all of the disappointments offensively from others in the lineup, couldn't be any more happier with the production from number 10. I can’t underscore enough how important he is to this franchise. He’s still one of the cornerstones of the club (the cornerstone now that there are questions about Smoltz’s health). At some point I do see the torch getting passed to Brian McCann, but I do think Chipper can stay at that upper echelon of hitters for the next few years depending on his health. Excellent post today, scribe. Always enjoy reading your thoughts. Hear, hear scribe. I do believe Chipper, whom I like to dub ‘The Offensive Assassin’ deserves to finish his career in a Braves uni and I have no doubt about his HOF credentials at this point. I would have really enjoyed seeing Chipper pass Mantle for the top mark for single season switch-hitters, but with all of the disappointments offensively from others in the lineup, couldn’t be any more happier with the production from number 10. I can’t underscore enough how important he is to this franchise. He’s still one of the cornerstones of the club (the cornerstone now that there are questions about Smoltz’s health). At some point I do see the torch getting passed to Brian McCann, but I do think Chipper can stay at that upper echelon of hitters for the next few years depending on his health. Excellent post today, scribe. Always enjoy reading your thoughts.

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