Chipper Strains Quad, Leaves Game

Written by Colin on April 20, 2008 – 9:57 pm

I knew it as soon as I saw Chipper slide into second.  He slid awkwardly and then was slow getting up.  And on Kotsay’s foul ball down the line, he was barely 10 feet in front of Teixeira, who had run around second and third by the time Chipper got from second past third.

Then, when Martin Prado came in to play third defensively in the top of the next inning, we all knew.  Chipper apparently tweaked his quad and decided to play if safe and sit it out the rest of the game.  He’s day-to-day.

I’m a little worried, to be honest.  Chipper has had a history of doing random weird things like this that bother him for far too long.  Or he could just bounce back.  No way to tell.   What do you think, will this be a quick trip to the bench, or will he randomly end up on the DL?  The Braves sure need his hot bat.

Tags: Chipper Jones, Injuries
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