Gator Country

gatorbait96 · 07-08-2012, 12:25 PM

So I just got back from Atlanta and was thumbing through the program I got from the game and saw where Chipper Jones answered a question I asked him about the Gators. I have always heard he was a big fan but always wanted confirmation...Anyways here is a picture of my question and his answer.

MadduxFanII · 07-08-2012, 12:32 PM

Pretty cool, gatorbait.

Chipper's Gator allegiances have been prominent for a while. John Smoltz, a huge Michigan State fan, enjoyed needling Chipper whenever the Spartans beat us in the NCAA tournament. I believe Smoltz once stabbed a poor stuffed Gator and hid it in Chipper's locker.

bleedorangeblue · 07-08-2012, 01:49 PM

Saw Chipper in 2009 as the celebrity guest during ESPN's College Gameday when they pick who's going to win each game. He was wearing Gator gear and and made it apparent how big of a Gator fan he is. I am really going to miss watching him. The Braves will never be the same for me without #10 playing third base.

gatorbogey · 07-08-2012, 02:08 PM

never really knew this about chipper. will heckle him less now...

74nole · 07-08-2012, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by gatorbogey

never really knew this about chipper. will heckle him less now...

If you grew up in the SE it's pretty hard to pull against the Braves..............

GatorInSC · 07-08-2012, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bleedorangeblue

Saw Chipper in 2009 as the celebrity guest during ESPN's College Gameday when they pick who's going to win each game. He was wearing Gator gear and and made it apparent how big of a Gator fan he is. I am really going to miss watching him. The Braves will never be the same for me without #10 playing third base.

Believe Nick Swisher of the Yankees was a guest on the show also, and is a gator fan

Angaza · 07-08-2012, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by GatorInSC

Believe Nick Swisher of the Yankees was a guest on the show also, and is a gator fan

Nah, he went to Ohio State. OnlyGators had some story about a rumor Tim Tebow helping Swisher propose to his girlfriend, cause she's a Gator fan. Rumor wasn't true though.

LoyalGatorFan · 07-08-2012, 11:44 PM

I think AJ Pierzynski is a Gator fan....I would think Johnny Damon is since he was a verbal commitment at one time...and the Nature Boy himself Ric Flair is a big Gator fan....

LoyalGatorFan · 07-08-2012, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by 74nole

If you grew up in the SE it's pretty hard to pull against the Braves..............

Especially if you grew up in the 90's.....glory days indeed

GatorInSC · 07-09-2012, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by LoyalGatorFan

I think AJ Pierzynski is a Gator fan....I would think Johnny Damon is since he was a verbal commitment at one time...and the Nature Boy himself Ric Flair is a big Gator fan....

I thought ric flair was a gamecock fan or is that a different wrestler

**Gator_84_88** · 07-09-2012, 01:25 AM

Pierzynski, Damon, Jones and Ric Flair are all big Gator fans. Think for Flair we became his adopted team early during the Spurrier years as he became close friends with James Bates.

**RepubliGator84** · 07-09-2012, 01:31 AM

One of the many reasons why Chipper is one of my favorite Braves of all time- have to include Bobby Cox too.

Go Braves and Go Gators!

**notexgator** · 07-09-2012, 02:33 AM

I believe AJ is a Bull Gator and I know for a fact that he donates items all the time to Gator Boosters for fund raising, door prises, etc. Nic is ALL ohio state. At the national champ game in Glendale, he was all decked out in osu gear and his tailgate was 2 cars from mine. I can proudly say that he was LONG GONE before I got back out to the parking lot!

**Gatormb** · 07-09-2012, 05:33 AM

Chipper is an alumni of my high school, Bolles in Jax.

IowaGator · 07-09-2012, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by LoyalGatorFan

Especially if you grew up in the 90's.....glory days indeed

Some of us endured the 60's through the 80's when the glory days were few and far between. Lots of great players (Aaron, Neikro, and many others) during that time as well as special moments but nothing like the 90's!!

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**G8RNTN** · 07-09-2012, 01:29 PM

Good find, I never knew that about Chipper.

og8trz · 07-09-2012, 01:45 PM

I met Damon at a Flordia Georgia game a few years back when he was with the Red Sox. He was wearing UF gear. He signed with UF out of HS, but never came to school because he got a nice contract to go pro.

LoyalGatorFan · 07-09-2012, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by IowaGator

Some of us endured the 60's through the 80's when the glory days were few and far between. Lots of great players (Aaron, Neikro, and many others) during that time as well as special moments but nothing like the 90's!!

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Yeah even though the 60s-80s was for the most part tough to watch, I wish I would have been alive to see the likes of Horner, Murphy, Carty, and Niekro play...that must have been something special watching those guys put on a uniform

gtr2x · 07-09-2012, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by LoyalGatorFan

Especially if you grew up in the 90's.....glory days indeed

I could be wrong, but I think the poster was referring to the fact that if you lived in the SE, the braves were the only team and with TBS broadcasting all their games it was a natural to be a fan.

As a little kid Hank Aaron was my fav player, so I ultimately became a Braves fan. However, it waned when Deon brought his chop to Atlanta. Never have understood how a Gator fan could sit thru that abomination. Once Fla finally got a couple of teams it was easy to root for the home teams instead.

Never knew Chipper was a Gator fan, good to know, never a big fan of his, but he always seemed like a class guy.

**Juggernautz** · 07-10-2012, 12:52 AM

My my how have things changed! TBS hardly ever carries Braves games any longer.