Chipper Jones informed Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez that he could put him in the lineup for Sunday afternoon's game against the Mets at Citi Field.
But looking at the big picture, Gonzalez opted to take the cautious route. Thus Jones was out of the starting lineup in his last regular-season game in New York and in front of the Mets fans with which he has developed a love-hate relationship over the past two decades. He walked as a pinch-hitter in the ninth and was then removed for pinch-runner Reed Johnson in the Braves' 3-2 victory. "It's obviously kind of bittersweet," Jones said. "It's the last time I'll be coming here as a player unless we face the Yankees in the World Series. I wish things would have worked out so I could have played today. I really wanted to get out there today. But as I've said so many times, sometimes the body doesn't allow you to do so." Chipper Jones will be making his last trip to Milwaukee tonight for final three game series with the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers will present him with a gift honoring his great success over these many years. The first pitch is at 7:05 CST tonight. GO BRAVOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!