Andy G.
06-06-2010, 04:00 AM
Kurkjian wrote a short article about the Braves' selection of Chipper Jones as the #1 overall pick in 1990, and the incredible fact that he has played his entire career in one city and for one manager. I think it's pretty cool.
Once a Brave, always a Brave (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/draft2010/columns/story?columnist=kurkjian_tim&id=5249761)
Twenty years ago this month, the Braves were strongly considering taking Todd Van Poppel, a high school pitcher from Arlington, Texas, with the No. 1 overall pick in the June draft when Paul Snyder, the Braves scouting director, said: We are taking Chipper Jones. That decision changed the direction of a franchise, a division and a league, and it made history. Chipper Jones has remained a Brave for 20 years, and played his entire career for one manager, something that might never happen again in baseball history.
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Twenty years later, Jones might be the best, most important No. 1 pick in the history of the draft because he has played his entire career for his drafting team, and for one manager, Bobby Cox....
Once a Brave, always a Brave (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/draft2010/columns/story?columnist=kurkjian_tim&id=5249761)
Twenty years ago this month, the Braves were strongly considering taking Todd Van Poppel, a high school pitcher from Arlington, Texas, with the No. 1 overall pick in the June draft when Paul Snyder, the Braves scouting director, said: We are taking Chipper Jones. That decision changed the direction of a franchise, a division and a league, and it made history. Chipper Jones has remained a Brave for 20 years, and played his entire career for one manager, something that might never happen again in baseball history.
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Twenty years later, Jones might be the best, most important No. 1 pick in the history of the draft because he has played his entire career for his drafting team, and for one manager, Bobby Cox....