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Chipper Jones just ended Danny Kanell :D

Discussion in 'RayGator's Swamp Gas' started by tilly, Nov 23, 2024 at 8:32 PM.

  1. northgagator

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    If I am not mistaken Chipper's father went to Stetson.
    He was a good high school prospect who had good offers to sign a pro contract.
    He opted out to go to college and play ball there. After college he was not getting those good offers. Thus he advised his son to sign after he completed his high school years.
     
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  2. paidinfull

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    He was the first overall pick in the draft. Those guys sign 99.999999% of the time.
     
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  3. beechgator

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    Chipper went straight to the minor league Greenville Braves, not Atlanta. That's a fact and ì know that because i got his autograph at the old Tinker Field in Orlando when they played the Orlando Twins. I still have the ball too. Fun fact!
     
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  4. AgingGator

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    Kanell is such a Nole!
     
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  5. Gatorologist

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    Typical nole with an insecurity complex bigger than his talent.....
     
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  6. AgingGator

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    If one is a first round pick out of high school in baseball, it would be beyond foolish to go the college route.

    If an MLB teams invests a first round pick in you, you will most likely get the best development possible with none of the bullshit that comes from and with some college coaches.
     
  7. Atl_Gatr

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    Not a fan. We go to church with some of his immediate family and they are some of the kindest people on earth. He got zero of that. DK that is.
     
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  8. Claygator

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    What network employs this loser? He's straight up embarrassing.
     
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  9. zman-1

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    What talent do you speak of???
     
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  10. antny1

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    The guy is a perpetual 13 year old. Always amazed at how unapologetically immature and petty he is. I can't think of one comparison that continues to have a platform in sports. He embarrasses himself every year with zero self reflection or growth.
     
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  11. GatorRider

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    I hope this is somehow posted in the locker room as fuel for next Saturday night. DK should shut his pie hole.
     
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  12. FranceGator

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    He's a troll. Alas, we live in an Age of Trolls.
     
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  13. TJtheGator

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    The internet has given every troll a voice.

    But somehow the ACC Network pays him for it. :confused:
     
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  14. tilly

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    Nowadays the #1 overall pick can live off the signing bonus if he is good with his money.
    The top 5 picks get around $10M and even the last pick in the first round got $2.7M as a signing bonus before ever facing or throwing a pitch.
     
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  15. ValdostaGatorFan

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    When I see that pic, I think of that bit from the movie Step Brothers.

    [​IMG]
     
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  16. Pnick81

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    Honestly don’t give a rats ass about him or his opinions.
     
  17. UF24ou14

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    He's not acting.
     
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  18. Gatorrick22

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    And he's been a huge Gator fan all his life.
     
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  19. paidinfull

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    They’re in the turnover purse.
     
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  20. ValdostaGatorFan

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