After a bouncing ball went under his...
After a bouncing ball went under his glove for a three-run double in the first inning of Game 1, Atlanta’s Chipper Jones felt like he was personally responsible for the 5-3 loss.
So in Game 2, the switch-hitter went 3 for 5, drove in three runs, scored twice and fielded his position flawlessly as the Braves rolled to 7-1 victory.
Jones, already a leader in the clubhouse at 25, has developed a system for bouncing back from a bad game.
“I’ll take a ride home with my spouse, cuss and rant and rave in the car, but once I get home, just forget about it,” he said. “Sure, I felt bad about [Game 1], but there is nothing I can do about it anymore.”
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