{"id":646312,"date":"2013-03-12T10:59:04","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T14:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=220569"},"modified":"2013-03-12T10:59:04","modified_gmt":"2013-03-12T14:59:04","slug":"chipper-jones-yankees-rumors-shot-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/646312","title":{"rendered":"Chipper Jones Yankees Rumors Shot Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week, the New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman stated that Larry &#8220;Chipper&#8221; Jones would be &#8220;perfect&#8221; for the Yankees.  Now, Chipper Jones himself has shot the rumors down, much to the delight of Atlanta Braves fans.<\/p>\n<p>The rumors fueled rampant speculation that the Yankees, who are plagued with injuries, could be getting desperate, and are looking for just about anyone to fill their roster.<\/p>\n<p>Jones is more than just anyone, however.  During his 19-year <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/tag\/mlb\">MLB<\/a> career with the Atlanta Braves, Jones earned eight National League All-Star awards and was the National League&#8217;s 1999 MVP.  He ended his career in 2012 with a .303 batting average and 468 home runs.  The third baseman<\/p>\n<p>As much as the Yankees might want him (and as much as they may be willing to pay him), it seems that Jones is happy with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/chipper-jones-and-atlanta-braves-to-part-ways-retirement-announced-2012-03\">retirement<\/a>.  The baseball star took to Twitter to dispel the rumors that he could soon be seen wearing pinstripes:<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> div.twitterditto311173875209760769 { background: #C0DEED url(http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/images\/themes\/theme1\/bg.png) no-repeat; padding: 20px; } div.twitterditto311173875209760769 a { color: #0084B4; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311173875209760769 { background: #fff; padding: 10px 12px 10px 30px; margin: 0; min-height: 48px; color: #000; font-size: 22px !important; font-family: Georgia, \"Times New Roman\", Times, serif; line-height: 30px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311173875209760769 div.metadata { display: block; width: 100%; clear: both; margin-top: 8px; padding: 12px 0px; height: 55px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311173875209760769 div.follow-button { float: right; padding: 0 30px 0 0; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311173875209760769 div.metadata div.author { line-height: 20px; color: #333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311173875209760769 span.tweet { font-size: 22px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311173875209760769 div.metadata div.author img { float: left; margin: 0px 7px 0px 0px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311173875209760769 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311173875209760769 div.timestamp { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; display: block; color: #999; margin: 10px 0 0 0; line-height: 25px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311173875209760769 div.timestamp a { color: #999; text-decoration: none; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311173875209760769 div.timestamp a > span { display: inline-block; width: 16px; height: 16px; background-image: url(\"http:\/\/images.ientrymail.com\/socialditto\/everything-spritev2.png\"); background-repeat: no-repeat; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311173875209760769 div.timestamp a.twitreply > span { background-position: 0px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311173875209760769 div.timestamp a.twitreply:hover > span { background-position: -16px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311173875209760769 div.timestamp a.favorite > span { background-position: -32px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311173875209760769 div.timestamp a.favorite:hover > span { background-position: -48px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311173875209760769 div.timestamp a.retweet > span { background-position: -80px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311173875209760769 div.timestamp a.retweet:hover > span { background-position: -96px 3px; } p.indent { margin-left: 20px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311173875209760769 span.name { font-weight: bold; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311173875209760769 span.at-name a,div.twitter-inner-ditto311173875209760769 span.at-name a:visited, div.twitter-inner-ditto311173875209760769 span.at-name a:hover { color: #999; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; } <\/style>\n<div class=\"twitterditto311173875209760769\">\n<div class=\"twitter-inner-ditto311173875209760769\">\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"follow-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealCJ10\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\"> Follow @RealCJ10 <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/RealCJ10\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_images\/3061437924\/1936fc4bf49f32fa023a942c95e5bc9c_normal.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span class=\"name\"> Chipper Jones <\/span><br \/><span class=\"at-name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/RealCJ10\" class=\"at-name\">@RealCJ10<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"tweet\"> Enough with the rumors! While I am flattered about the speculation of being enticed out of retirement, I&#8217;m happy with life as a bad golfer! <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"timestamp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=311173875209760769\" class=\"twitreply\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Reply<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/retweet?tweet_id=311173875209760769\" class=\"retweet\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Retweet<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/favorite?tweet_id=311173875209760769\" class=\"favorite\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Favorite<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/RealCJ10\/status\/311173875209760769\" title=\"Mon Mar 11 17:56:47 +0000 2013\">20 hours ago<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/download\/iphone\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter for iPhone<\/a>&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/socialditto.com\/\">@socialditto<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Later on, Jones even joked about how the rumors had raised his Twitter follower count:<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> div.twitterditto311286383086010368 { background: #C0DEED url(http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/images\/themes\/theme1\/bg.png) no-repeat; padding: 20px; } div.twitterditto311286383086010368 a { color: #0084B4; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311286383086010368 { background: #fff; padding: 10px 12px 10px 30px; margin: 0; min-height: 48px; color: #000; font-size: 22px !important; font-family: Georgia, \"Times New Roman\", Times, serif; line-height: 30px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311286383086010368 div.metadata { display: block; width: 100%; clear: both; margin-top: 8px; padding: 12px 0px; height: 55px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311286383086010368 div.follow-button { float: right; padding: 0 30px 0 0; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311286383086010368 div.metadata div.author { line-height: 20px; color: #333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311286383086010368 span.tweet { font-size: 22px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311286383086010368 div.metadata div.author img { float: left; margin: 0px 7px 0px 0px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311286383086010368 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311286383086010368 div.timestamp { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; display: block; color: #999; margin: 10px 0 0 0; line-height: 25px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311286383086010368 div.timestamp a { color: #999; text-decoration: none; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311286383086010368 div.timestamp a > span { display: inline-block; width: 16px; height: 16px; background-image: url(\"http:\/\/images.ientrymail.com\/socialditto\/everything-spritev2.png\"); background-repeat: no-repeat; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311286383086010368 div.timestamp a.twitreply > span { background-position: 0px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311286383086010368 div.timestamp a.twitreply:hover > span { background-position: -16px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311286383086010368 div.timestamp a.favorite > span { background-position: -32px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311286383086010368 div.timestamp a.favorite:hover > span { background-position: -48px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311286383086010368 div.timestamp a.retweet > span { background-position: -80px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311286383086010368 div.timestamp a.retweet:hover > span { background-position: -96px 3px; } p.indent { margin-left: 20px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311286383086010368 span.name { font-weight: bold; } div.twitter-inner-ditto311286383086010368 span.at-name a,div.twitter-inner-ditto311286383086010368 span.at-name a:visited, div.twitter-inner-ditto311286383086010368 span.at-name a:hover { color: #999; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; } <\/style>\n<div class=\"twitterditto311286383086010368\">\n<div class=\"twitter-inner-ditto311286383086010368\">\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"follow-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealCJ10\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\"> Follow @RealCJ10 <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/RealCJ10\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_images\/3061437924\/1936fc4bf49f32fa023a942c95e5bc9c_normal.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span class=\"name\"> Chipper Jones <\/span><br \/><span class=\"at-name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/RealCJ10\" class=\"at-name\">@RealCJ10<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"tweet\"> 4 thousand new followers today. Welcome everyone! I guess Yankee rumors help that. Maybe a Sox rumor tmrw? C&#8217;mon Rossy, make it happen! <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"timestamp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=311286383086010368\" class=\"twitreply\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Reply<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/retweet?tweet_id=311286383086010368\" class=\"retweet\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Retweet<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/favorite?tweet_id=311286383086010368\" class=\"favorite\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Favorite<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/RealCJ10\/status\/311286383086010368\" title=\"Tue Mar 12 01:23:51 +0000 2013\">13 hours ago<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/download\/iphone\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter for iPhone<\/a>&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/socialditto.com\/\">@socialditto<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p>(Image via Djh57\/Wikimedia Commons)<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=1cA2n1yQ81s:vHYUFPXjWwA:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=1cA2n1yQ81s:vHYUFPXjWwA:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=1cA2n1yQ81s:vHYUFPXjWwA:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=1cA2n1yQ81s:vHYUFPXjWwA:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=1cA2n1yQ81s:vHYUFPXjWwA:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=1cA2n1yQ81s:vHYUFPXjWwA:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=1cA2n1yQ81s:vHYUFPXjWwA:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=1cA2n1yQ81s:vHYUFPXjWwA:mfZ73u_VV2s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=1cA2n1yQ81s:vHYUFPXjWwA:mfZ73u_VV2s\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/webpronews\/all\/~4\/1cA2n1yQ81s\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week, the New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman stated that Larry &#8220;Chipper&#8221; Jones would be &#8220;perfect&#8221; for the Yankees. Now, Chipper Jones himself has shot the rumors down, much to the delight of Atlanta Braves fans. The rumors fueled rampant speculation that the Yankees, who are plagued with injuries, could be getting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7356,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-646312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7356"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=646312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646312\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=646312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=646312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=646312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}