Chipper resents Smoltz's remarks

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ATL Journal-Constitution: Chipper resents Smoltz’s remarks (RR)
Published 6/24/2007 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
ATL Journal-Constitution: Chipper resents Smoltz ...

Smoltz Wants Chipper to Sack Up
Published 6/24/2007 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... , made some comments after Friday’s 5-0 loss to the Tigers which marked the Braves’ third straight shutout loss. Smoltz seemed to be calling out the injured players who weren’t making their way into the lineup : ...

Open Thread - Game 74: Tigers (44-29) at Braves (38-37)
Published 6/24/2007 by Ian Casselberry <info@blessyouboys.com> at Bless You Boys
... after this is all done. Shake hands and be friends, John Smoltz and Chipper Jones.  No one likes to see people bicker through the media.  (Okay - yes, we do.)  But it seems worth noting that any veiled shots that might have been perceived got Chipper onto the field yesterday.   ...

Chicken? Egg?
Published 6/24/2007 by Memphis Bengal at Sports Frog
... The philosophical questions are in honor of the Atlanta Braves, fresh off a crazy long run of winning, and, um, really good clubhouse chemistry. Like 16 years worth of each. And, it appears, with Atlanta now facing the other side of the winning ledger, the good clubhouse chemistry they have enjoyed has scattered like a frightened forest creature before a hunter. John Smoltz and Chipper Jones sniping at each other in the media? Unthinkable a few years ago, but the immediate reality in Atlanta this morning. Fascinating. ...

Under The Knife: The Testosterone Culture by Will Carroll
Published 6/25/2007 at Baseball Prospectus
I often write about the testosterone culture in clubhouses, where "sucking it up" and playing hurt are to be admired. There's a fine line between playing hurt and hurting your team. It's the job of the manager and medical staff to learn each player's limits. After that, they have to weigh the risk of exacerbation or re-injury, and gauge whether 80% of the starter is better than 100% of the backup. Also in play are how the day's matchup affects individuals, and how the long-term management strategy for the team factors in. The simmering war of words between ...