Braves' Player Recap: Chipper Jones

Today's Braves' recap will be on legendary third baseman Chipper Jones.
Jones was originally drafted by the Atlanta Braves and made his major league debut with them back in 1993. He missed all of the 1994 season, but then came back in 1995 to help the Braves win the World Series. In 1999, Chipper won the National League MVP award. He hit .319 that year to go with 45 home runs and 110 RBI's. Chipper helped lead the Braves to the playoffs thirteen times during his spectacular 19-year career.
2012 ended up being Chipper's last year in the big leagues, and he had a final season to remember. He had a great year and helped lead the Braves into the playoffs again. There are three games that he had this year that really stick out though, they will be recapped in order of when they took place.
The first game occurred on May 2nd at home against the Philadelphia Phillies. Phillies' ace Roy Halladay started that game against the Braves, and the Phillies staked him to a 6-0 lead by the fifth inning. That's when things changed for Atlanta. Halladay lost it in the fifth and the Braves eventually tied the game on a Brian McCann grand slam. The game became a back and forth affair and later was tied in the 12th inning 13-13. That is when Chipper strolled to the plate with a runner on. He sent a Brian Sanches pitch over the right-center field wall to give the Braves a dramatic victory, in a game where the Phillies appeared to have locked up a win after a few innings. Chipper went three for six on the night with his home run and two RBI's.
The second game happened on August 16th at home against the San Diego Padres. It was Chipper Jones bobble head night at Turner Field and plenty of fans showed up to get their last bobble head ever of the beloved third baseman. With all the attention on Chipper he didn't disappoint. He hit home runs in his first two at-bats of the night to send the fans into a frenzy. That was probably the loudest Thursday night ever at Turner Field, especially when they were playing the miserable Padres. Chipper finished that night going two for four with his two home runs and three RBI's.
The third and final big game took place on September 2nd, again at home against the Phillies. Chipper only went one for five on the night, but that one hit proved to be the biggest of them all. The Braves were down 7-2 in the bottom of the ninth and somehow scored three runs to make it 7-5. Chipper came to the plate with two men on base and two outs and Phillies' closer Jonathon Papelbon was pitching. Chipper quickly went down two strikes, but Papelbon tried to throw the same pitch, big mistake. Chipper sent this ball once again over the right-center field fence to give the Braves an 8-7 victory in another improbable come-from-behind win over the Phillies. It was the last home run of his infamous career. 
I had the special privilege of attending all three of these fantastic games. It reminded me how good of a player Chipper Jones really is. He leaves Atlanta fans with many memories, like these, that we will never forget. He ended up batting .287 with 14 home runs and 62 RBI's this year. His final career numbers: .303 average with 468 home runs and 1,623 RBI's. Chipper will sorely be missed next season, but his legacy will live forever in our hearts. Thank you Chipper, for all you did for the Braves and for the fans of Atlanta.