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The European Green Party (or European Greens or EGP) is the Green political party at European level. As such it is a federation of green parties in Europe.

History[link]

Before the foundation of the European Green Party in 2004 the Green Parties of Europe were organized differently, in a loose coordination between 1979 and 1993 and in a federation between 1993 and 2004.^[1]

1979 to 1993[link]

In 1979 the Coordination of European Green and Radical Parties (CEGRP) was set up to coordinate the participation of Green and Radical parties in the 1979 European Parliament election. There were considerable differences between the Green and Radical groups and the parties were unable to form a common pan-European electoral platform. Although some parties polled well, no Green entered the European Parliament.

In the 1984 election the Greens participated again. They held a congress in the spring of 1984 in Liège and set up a restructured European Green Coordination (EGC), with a secretariat provided by the Dutch Political Party of Radicals. They also issued a Joint Declaration of the European Green Parties. Furthermore, overall the member parties had grown stronger. Eleven MEPs of member parties were elected to the European Parliament.^[2] They formed the Green Alternative European Link (GRAEL) in the European Parliament. The group was too small to be recognized by the Parliament for funds and committees and therefore it joined the Rainbow Group, which also encompassed regionalists, the Danish People's Movement against the European Community and some radicals and socialists. The European Greens formed a loose confederal triangular structure with the autonomous GRAEL in parliament, the weak EGC as a supra-national coordinating body and the member parties. The position of the European Greens was also weakened by the principle of rotation which some member parties (Germany and the Netherlands) used, with their MEPs being replaced by another after serving half their term. This rotation technique originated with the German Greens to prevent their members being co-opted by the informal negotiation system within the Bundestag,^[3] but it served them badly within the European Parliament. For the Dutch parties the choice for rotation was a compromise between three parties which had only two seats in parliament: one seat was kept by the top candidate while the second seat rotated between the second and the third candidate. This way each party would have a representative in the EP. Finally there still was considerable diversity in the opinions of the Greens, especially between pro-European and Eurosceptic tendencies. These factors weakened the position of the Greens in Parliament.

In the 1989 election the Green parties won 26 seats.^[4] Because of political conflicts with the continuing Rainbow Group, the European Greens formed a separate parliamentary group, The Green Group in the European Parliament. During this period the Greens became more entrenched in parliament.

1993 to 2004[link]

In June 1993 the European Federation of Green Parties was formed by the members of the EGC in Kirkkonummi, Finland. The organization became more structured, it now had a triennial Congress, a Council and a Federation Committee (executive). It strengthened its ties with the Green Group in the European parliament.

In the 1994 election Green parties won a total of 20 seats.^[5] They were joined by a member of the Danish Socialist People's Party and one member of both the Italian South Tyrolean People's Party and La Rete. Again the Greens formed a separate group from Rainbow Group, now renamed the European Radical Alliance.

In the 1999 election the Greens performed particularly well winning 38 seats.^[6] They formed a combined group with the European Free Alliance, which represented regionalist parties and independence movements, which previously participated in the European Radical Alliance. The relationship between the Greens and these parties was different from before, as the Greens were stronger both numerically and politically.

Since 2004[link]

The European Green Party was founded at the Fourth Congress of the European Federation of Green Parties on February 20–22, 2004 in Rome, a party convention with over 1,000 delegates. Thirty-two Green parties from all over Europe joined this new pan-European party. The foundation of the new party was finalised with the signing of the treaty constituting the party in the Capitol of Rome. As such the Greens were the first to form a political party at European level, the other European federations followed suit between 2004 and 2006.

In the 2004 European Parliament election the member parties won 35 Seats. In the 2009 European Parliament election, even though the European Parliament was reduced in size, the EGP member parties won 46 seats, the best result of the Green Parties in 30 years.

Ideology and issues[link]

The European Greens have always been committed to basic tenets of Green politics, such as environmental responsibility, individual freedom, inclusive democracy, diversity, social justice, gender equality, global sustainable development and non-violence.^[7]

However, its relationship to the European Union and its institutions has changed dramatically and is still the subject of a lively debate. In the 1970s and 1980s the European Greens were generally skeptical of European political and economic integration, which was seen as contrary to environmental and social interests. In its 1984 program, the European Greens advocated the formation of an alternative Europe, which would be neutral and decentralized. In 1989, some member parties adopted a more parliamentary course and became more supportive of European integration. The program advocates the democratization of Europe's institutions. In their 1994 program, the Greens abandoned their principled opposition of European integration and began to propose pragmatic alternatives for the European Union's policies and institutions. The 1999 and 2004 programs also reflect this.

There is also a considerable range of opinions across member parties: they range from pro-European, such as the Luxembourgish Dei Greng to Eurosceptic, such as the Swedish Miljöpartiet de Gröna.

In the area of Internet politics, the European Greens–European Free Alliance parliamentary group became famous for the strong support of a proposed free information infrastructure, especially in their work on the directive against software patents in 2003.

Representation[link]

In this table one can see the results of the Greens for the six direct elections to the European Parliament, in terms of seats and votes. It also shows how many European Commissioners the European Greens have, who led the parliamentary group. It also lists how the Green parliamentary group and supra-national organizations was named and what European parliamentary group they joined.

Organization[link]

Organizational structure[link]

The European Green Party is constituted out of political parties from European countries (although not necessarily from European Union member states). Parties can also become observer. Since 2004 individual membership of the European Green Party is also possible, these do not enjoin special rights however.

The most important bodies of the EGP are the Congress, the Council and the Committee.^[10]

• The Congress consists out of 400 representatives of member parties and Green MEPs. These are allotted proportionally on basis of their votes in the most recent European or national election. Each party has at least four members. The congress has the last word on general policy of the EGP and its guiding principles.
• The Council consists out of representatives of the MEPs and the member parties, small parties have one representative, larger ones two. The council is responsible for political affairs between congresses and it decides over organizational matters, such as the election of committee, the application of members and observers and the statutes of the EGP.
• The Committee consists out of nine members, including two spokespersons (one man and one woman), a secretary-general and a treasurer. They are responsible for daily political affairs, execution of the council's decisions and the activities of the secretariat-general.

All of these bodies decide with a two-thirds majority.

The European Greens are organized in several regional networks. These are organized around seas, creating somewhat of a bioregional structure: such as the Green Islands Network ("a network for Green Parties in Britain, Ireland and associated islands"), the Baltic Sea Greens, the Green Mediterranean Network, Green Adriatic Network and the North Sea Greens

Member parties[link]

States with member and observer parties of the European Greens in 2011.

Country or Region	Name (original language)	Name (in English)	Status	MEPs
Albania	Partia e Gjelber	Green Party	member	n/a
Austria	Die Grünen	The Greens	member	2
Flemish Community of Belgium	Groen!	Green!	member	1
French Community of Belgium	Ecolo	Ecolo	member	2
Bulgaria	Зелена партия	Green Party[11]	member(suspended)	0
Cyprus	Κίνημα Οικολόγων Περιβαλλοντιστών	Ecological and Environmental Movement	member	0
Czech Republic	Strana zelených	Green Party	member	0
Estonia	Eestimaa Rohelised	Estonian Greens	member	0
Finland	Vihreät	Green League	member	2
England and Wales	Green Party of England and Wales	Green Party of England and Wales	member	2
France	Europe Écologie–Les Verts	The Greens	member	14
Georgia	საქართველოს მწვანეთა პარტია	Georgia Greens	member	n/a
Germany	Bündnis 90/Die Grünen	Alliance '90/The Greens	member	14
Greece	Οικολόγοι Πράσινοι	Ecologists Greens	member	1
Hungary	Zöld Demokraták	Green Democrats	member	0
Ireland	Green Party/Comhaontas Glas	Green Alliance	member	0
Italy	Federazione dei Verdi	Federation of Greens	member	0
Latvia	Latvijas Zaļā Partija	Latvian Green Party	member	0
Luxembourg	Déi Gréng	The Greens	member	1
Malta	Alternattiva Demokratika	Democratic Alternative	member	0
Moldova	Partidul Ecologist din Moldova "Alianța Verde"	Ecologist Party of Moldova Green Alliance	member	0
Netherlands	De Groenen	The Greens	member	0
Netherlands	GroenLinks	GreenLeft	member	3
Northern Ireland	Green Party in Northern Ireland	Green Party in Northern Ireland	member	0
Norway	Miljøpartiet De Grønne	Environmental Party The Greens	member	n/a
Poland	Zieloni 2004	Greens 2004	member	0
Portugal	Os Verdes	The Greens	member	0
Romania	Partidul Verde	Green Party	member	0
Russia	Зелёная Альтернатива	Green Alternative	member	n/a
Scotland	Scottish Green Party	Scottish Green Party	member	0
Slovakia	Strana zelených	Green Party	member	0
Slovenia	Stranka mladih Slovenije	Youth Party of Slovenia	member	0
Spain	Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds	Initiative for Catalonia Greens	member	1
Sweden	Miljöpartiet de Gröna	Environmental Party The Greens	member	2
Switzerland	Grüne / Les Verts / La Verda / Verdi	The Greens	member	n/a
Ukraine	Партія Зелених України (Partija Zelenych Ukrajiny)	Green Party of Ukraine	member	n/a
Andorra	Els Verds d'Andorra	Greens of Andorra	observer	n/a
Azerbaijan	Azərbaycan Yaşıllar Partiyası	Green Party of Azerbaijan	observer	n/a
Belarus	Biełaruskaja Partyja "Zialonyja"	Belarusian Party "The Greens"	observer	n/a
Bulgaria	Зелените	Bulgarian Greens	observer	0
Croatia	Zelena lista	Green List of Croatia	observer	n/a
Denmark	Socialistisk Folkeparti	Socialist People's Party	observer	2
Hungary	Lehet Más a Politika	Politics Can Be Different	observer	0
Serbia	Zeleni	Greens	observer	n/a
Turkey	Yeşiller	Greens	observer	n/a
Europe	Federation of Young European Greens	Federation of Young European Greens	observer	n/a
Europe	European Network of Green Seniors	European Network of Green Seniors	observer	n/a
sources[12][13]

De Grønne from Denmark were expelled from the EGP in 2008.^[14] The reason was that De Grønne intended to cooperate with the People's Movement against the EU in the upcoming elections which sits in the European United Left–Nordic Green Left parliamentary group instead of the European Greens–European Free Alliance-group.

Beside these parties, it is also remarkable EQUO, in Spain. In this country there have always been many separated green parties, most of them very local and electorally weak. Lacking the existence of a strong green party, some efforts had been made to unite strengths into the Confederación de Los Verdes, receiving however a modest electoral support. With this scenario, EQUO, a newborn Spanish green party created to unify all the people with green ideology, attracted in 2011 most members and parties in the Confederación de Los Verdes, along with people from other parties or people who had never been politically active. For this reason, the EGP publicly supported EQUO on 13 November 2011, during the Spanish general election campaign, announcing a «Motion for Emergency resolution on the support of the European Green Party towards EQUO in view of the Spanish elections».^[15] As a newborn party, EQUO still has to fulfil several conditions to become an official candidate party to the EGP, but several documents show the members' desire to become the referent of the EGP in Spain.^[16][17]

On 13th May 2012, the EGP decided to withdraw the membership of the former representative of the Greens in Spain, Los Verdes^[18], after several months of negotiations, and mainly because 13 out of 16 parties (formerly within the Confederation of the Greens) decided to join EQUO.

Linked organisations[link]

The most important organization linked to the EGP is the Federation of Young European Greens, which is a similar federation of Green youth organizations.

The EGP fosters a European Network of Green Seniors and a European Green Gender Observatory.

Formally the European Greens–European Free Alliance in the European Parliament is also an independent organization with official ties to the EGP.

Elected representatives of Member Parties[link]

European institutions[link]

Organisation	Institution	Number of seats
European Union	European Commission	0 / 27
European Union	European Council (Heads of Government)	0 / 27
European Union	Council of Ministers (Participation in Government)	2 / 27
European Union	European Parliament	47 / 754
Council of Europe	Parliamentary Assembly	3 / 318

See also[link]

	Sustainable development portal
	Environment portal
	Ecology portal
	Earth_sciences portal
	Energy portal

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• Conservation movement
• Conservation ethic
• Environmental movement
• Ecology
• Ecosystem
• Earth Science
• Global warming
• List of environmental organizations
• Natural environment
• Nature
• Progressivism
• Sustainability

Notes and references[link]

External links[link]

• European Greens website

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Arunkumar is an Indian film editor and director.

Biography[link]

Arun Kumar is the director of Cocktail and Ee adutha kalathu^[1][2] and , owns to his credit a span of 11 years experience as a Film Editor in this industry. Arun, who hails from Thiruvananthapuram, had done his schooling in the prestigious St.Thomas Residential School, graduation from M.G.College, Trivandrum and later on moved to Chennai to master visual effects from Pentamedia.He started his career as visual effect artist in Pentamedia ^[3]

Arun Kumar has been director Priyadarshan's,^[4] principal editor from ‘Vettam' (2004) onwards] before he turned to filmmaking with Cocktail. He edited Kanchivaram which got National Award for the Best Film in 2008. He had also worked with other well- known directors like T.K Rajeev Kumar, Shaji Kailas, Suresh Krishna.^[5]

Arun had also been nominated for Shantharam Award and National award for best editing (Kancheevaram). Arun is the winner of 2011 Asianet Ujala Film Award & Mathrubhumi-Kalyan Film Award for the Best Editor.

Filmography (director)[link]

Filmography (editor)[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Arun Kumar at the Internet Movie Database

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Chipper Jones
Jones playing for the Braves against the Padres in 2009.
Atlanta Braves – No. 10
Third baseman / Left Fielder
Born: (1972-04-24) April 24, 1972 (age 40) DeLand, Florida
Bats: Switch	Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 11, 1993 for the Atlanta Braves
Career statistics (through May 18, 2012)
Batting average	.304
Home runs	459
Runs batted in	1,585
Hits	2,646
Doubles	529
Teams
Atlanta Braves (1993–present)
Career highlights and awards
The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award (1995) World Series champion (1995) Players Choice Award NL Outstanding Rookie 1995 7× All-Star (1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2011) 2× Silver Slugger Award winner (1999, 2000) NL MVP (1999) Players Choice Award NL Outstanding Player 1999 NL Batting Champion (2008) NL Player of the Week (April 13-19, 1998; July 29-August 4, 2002; June 26-July 2, 2006; June 2–8, 2008) Highest On Base Percentage with .470 (2008)

Larry Wayne "Chipper" Jones, Jr. (born April 24, 1972) is an American professional baseball third baseman with the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. Although initially a shortstop, he has spent most of his career as the starting third baseman for the Braves. In 2002 and 2003, Jones primarily played left field, before returning to third base in 2004.

Jones debuted in 1993, and has played his entire career with the Atlanta Braves. Chipper won the 1999 National League Most Valuable Player Award, as well as the 1999 and 2000 National League Silver Slugger Award for third basemen. He currently holds the Braves team record for career on base percentage (.406), and on July 5, 2007, he passed Dale Murphy for third place on the Braves all-time career home run list.

In his career, through the 2011 season, Jones is a .304 hitter with 454 home runs, 1,455 walks, and 1,561 RBI in 2,387 games. He is behind only Eddie Murray on the all-time switch hitters career RBI list. He is considered one of the game's best all-around hitters, and one of the best switch hitters in the history of the game.^[1][2] He is the only switch hitter in Major League Baseball history to have a .300+ career (.304 at the end of the 2011 season) batting average and 400 or more home runs.

As of the 2012 season, Jones is the most senior active MLB player to have spent his entire career with one club, playing with the Braves for 19 consecutive seasons.^[3]

Baseball career[link]

High school and minor leagues[link]

Jones attended Taylor High School in Pierson, Florida until the ninth grade, when he moved to Jacksonville, Florida. After he completed his high school career at the Bolles School in Jacksonville, Jones was selected by the Atlanta Braves with the 1st pick overall in the 1990 amateur draft.^[4] Jones then played three years in the Braves Minor League system before making his major league debut. During this time, he was involved in a bench clearing brawl with future Major League stars Manny Ramirez and Jim Thome. Thome and Jones would eventually go on to develop a good friendship over the years.^[5]

Early major league career (1993–98)[link]

Jones debuted on September 11, 1993, as the youngest player in the league. In 1994, he had been expected to compete for the starting left field job after veteran Ron Gant broke his leg during an offseason dirt bike accident, but Jones suffered an ACL tear in his left knee in spring training. As a result, he missed the entire 1994 season.^[6]

In 1995, Jones led all major league rookies in RBIs (86), games played (145), games started (123), plate appearances (602), at bats (524), and runs scored (87). That year, he finished second in the Baseball Writers' Rookie of the Year balloting behind Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hideo Nomo.^[7] In addition to achieving a level of personal success, Jones participated in the 1995 World Series, in which the Braves won in six games over the Cleveland Indians. He also participated in the 1996 World Series, in which the Braves lost to the New York Yankees in six games.

In 1998, Jones came in 9th in the voting for NL MVP,^[8] as he scored 123 runs and had 96 walks (both 4th best in the league).

MVP season (1999)[link]

In 1999, Jones won the National League MVP award after becoming the first player to hit over .300 (.319) while slugging 40 or more home runs (45; 3rd in the NL) and doubles (41), drawing 100 or more walks (126; 3rd in the league), notching 100 or more RBIs (110) and Runs scored (116), and stealing 20 or more bases (25).^[9] He was also walked intentionally 18 times; 2nd in the league, and his .633 slugging percentage was 4th best in the NL. A major factor in his selection as MVP was his performance against the Braves' chief competitors, the New York Mets. The Braves led the National League East by only one game as they entered a three-game September series against the Mets, the team that was right on their heels. Atlanta swept the series at Turner Field, though, largely thanks to Jones, who hit four home runs and drove in seven of the thirteen runs that the Braves scored. For the season, he hit .400 with a .510 on-base percentage, a 1.000 slugging percentage, and seven home runs against the Mets. During the 1999 NLCS, Jones drew the ire of Mets fans by saying, "Now, all the Mets fans can go home and put their Yankees' stuff on."^[10] In the playoffs, Jones led the Braves to the World Series against the New York Yankees, in which the Braves were swept. He did, however, hit their only home run in the series, against Yankees' starter Orlando Hernández.^[11]

2000–05[link]

Jones signed a six-year, $90 million deal in 2000.^[12] Jones batted .330 in 2001, 5th best in the league, and led the league with a .349 road batting average. On his birthday, he hit two home runs.^[13] On defense, however, his range factor of 2.14 placed him last among the regular major league third basemen who qualified for the fielding ranking.^[14]

In 2001, a season of flux for the Braves who had won consecutive division titles since their 1995 World Series victory without winning again, Jones was involved in a public "lingering feud" with former teammate John Rocker. Rocker referred to Jones on the radio by saying "Chip's white trash" and "as two-faced as they came." By late June the two claimed the feud had been put to bed.^[15]

Before the start of the 2002 season, Jones announced his willingness to move from third base to left field, to make room for the incoming Vinny Castilla. Jones proved adequate in left field, but following two more early playoff exits in 2002 and 2003, a hamstring pull in the early 2004 season and then 3rd baseman Mark DeRosa's struggles, he moved back to his regular position of third base.

In 2002, he batted .327, again 5th best in the NL. Jones was 3rd in the league with a .435 on base percentage. On August 16, 2004, he hit the 300th home run of his career in a 5–4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Following the 2005 season, Jones reworked his contract with the Braves—freeing up money for the Braves to pursue elite free agents, while virtually assuring he will end his career in Atlanta. The revamped deal gave the Braves $15 million over the course of the next three years, as well as $6 million to use in 2006. The new deal also converted two final team option years to guaranteed contracts.

2006[link]

World Baseball Classic[link]

Jones was selected to play in the inaugural 2006 World Baseball Classic (along with Braves teammates Jeff Francoeur and Brian McCann). He hit a home run in his first at bat of the Classic against Mexico off of former Atlanta Braves teammate Oscar Villarreal, who was with the team from 2006–07. Jones went 6–17 with a double and two homers in the tournament.

MLB season[link]

The 2006 season was one of numerous milestones for Jones. On June 10, he became the Atlanta Braves' all-time RBI leader when he drove in his 1,144th run against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park, passing former outfielder Dale Murphy and placing Jones third on the franchise's all-time list (including Braves teams based in Boston and Milwaukee), behind Hank Aaron (2,202) and Eddie Mathews (1,388).

On July 15, 2006, Jones recorded his 1,902nd career hit, to become the Atlanta Braves' all-time hits leader, passing Hank Aaron. The next day he hit a home run to extend his extra-base hitting streak to 14 games, matching the Major League record set by Pittsburgh's Paul Waner in 1927.^[16] A month later, on August 14, Jones had his first career three-home run game. Jones homered in his final three at bats in the Braves' 10–4 win over the Washington Nationals, finishing the night 4-for-5 with 5 RBI.

Despite successes at the plate, injuries dogged Jones throughout the season and for the first time in his career, the Braves failed to qualify for postseason play.

2007[link]

2007 was another year of impressive feats by Jones. On June 16, he hit a single in the second inning against the Cleveland Indians for his 2,000th career hit. On July 5, Jones tied and passed Braves legend Dale Murphy for first on the all-time Atlanta Braves home run list when he belted his 371st and 372nd home runs against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.^[17] This game was also the first time he hit homers from both sides of the plate since 2000.^[17] The next day, he had his 400th career double in the ninth inning against San Diego Padres pitcher Kevin Cameron, who had previously only allowed one extra-base hit all year. On July 29, Jones matched a career-high with 5 RBIs as the Braves shut out the Arizona Diamondbacks 14–0. He accomplished the feat again on August 23 against the Cincinnati Reds. In the fifth inning of an August 9 game at Shea Stadium, Jones hit a towering three-run homer to right field off Mets starter John Maine. It would later be measured at 470 feet (140 m).

Jones finished the season 1st in the NL in times reached base on an error (14) and in OPS (1.029), 2nd in batting average (.337), and 3rd in OBP (.425) and SLG (.604). He was also sixth in MVP voting, his highest finish since winning the award in 1999.

Jones with the Braves in 2008

While the Braves enjoyed some early successes, injuries to the pitching staff spoiled the ample contributions from Atlanta's potent offense. While the Braves posted a winning record, they finished third in the National League East, and sat out the postseason.

He opened the Chipper Jones' 10th Inning Baseball Academy in Suwanee, Georgia, in late 2007.

2008[link]

Jones swings at a pitch.

Jones began the 2008 season where he left off in 2007, hitting over .400 in April while slugging 7 home runs. He also had back-to-back games in which he hit two home runs. Despite these accomplishments, he ultimately lost the NL Player of the Month award in April to Chase Utley. On June 13, Jones was hitting .414 with 15 home runs, but his average dropped to .393 by June 22.

He hit his 400th home run on June 5 off Ricky Nolasco of the Florida Marlins, and he was named NL Player of the Week for the week of June 2 – 8. He was picked to start in the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, receiving the most votes by fans, managers, and other players of any NL third basemen. Jones won his first batting title at age 36, the oldest switch-hitter to win a batting title. Jones hit .364 during 2008, one point off the all-time switch-hitter high for a season of .365, set by Mickey Mantle.

In 2008, Jones tied a MLB record for most consecutive 20+ home run seasons to start a career (14).^[18]

2009[link]

In December 2008, Jones accepted an invitation to play for the USA team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. He played alongside teammate Brian McCann. Jones was scratched from an elimination game in the 2009 World Baseball Classic after straining his right oblique muscle, while playing for team USA. The announcement came an hour before the game was to be played against team Netherlands. As reported by CBC News on March 13, 2009, Jones criticized Toronto and the play schedule of the World Baseball Classic.^[19]

On March 31, 2009, Jones agreed to a three-year $42 million contract extension with the Braves; the deal includes an option that could become worth up to $61 million over four seasons.^[20] On May 28, against the Giants and Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum, Jones struck out four times in one game for the first time in his career.

In 2009, he was ranked #10 on the Sporting News' list of the 50 greatest current players in baseball. A panel of 100 baseball people, many of them members of the Baseball Hall of Fame and winners of major baseball awards, were polled to compile at the list.^[21]

In 2009, Jones led all major league third basemen in errors, with 22, and had the lowest fielding percentage of any starting major league third baseman (.930).^[22]

2010[link]

Jones before a Spring Training game

Jones got off to a poor start in 2010 and met with Atlanta Braves management in June to discuss possible retirement at the end of the season, but his performance improved as the season progressed. Jones's season came to an end after he was injured in a game against the Houston Astros on August 12, 2010; injury reports indicated that he had torn the ACL in his left knee, which would require surgery. In an August 13 press conference, he stated that he would not retire, and that "I don't want the fans' final image of me to be one of me hurt on the field".

During the off-season, Atlanta Braves general manager Frank Wren told David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal Constitution that Jones would likely be ready for Opening Day stating "I think he’s progressed very well. He had a setback earlier in the winter when he was away for a week – I think he was actually on a hunting trip – and he was not doing the [leg] lifts. But as soon as he got back on his weights, he was fine. Right now, talking to the trainers, he should not have any restrictions coming into spring training."^[23]

2011[link]

Jones made great progress with his rehab and took part in spring training. He was in the Braves' opening day lineup against the Nationals, getting the first hit and scoring the first run of the 2011 Major League Baseball season.^[24]

On April 8, 2011, Jones hit his 2,500th base hit in the Braves' home opener versus the Philadelphia Phillies.^[25] His former manager Bobby Cox was in attendance. On April 13, 2011, he recorded his 1500th RBI against the Florida Marlins, with a solo home run off Randy Choate. On April 26, 2011, Chipper recorded his 500th Double against the San Diego Padres. He also tied Mickey Mantle for second most RBIs all time by a switch hitter; Jones passed Mantle for sole possession of second place all-time on April 27, 2011 (with 1,512 RBI) after a 3-run stand up triple, helping the Braves beat the San Diego Padres 7–0.^[26]

Jones suffered from a torn meniscus in his right knee for much of the first half of the 2011 season, and received cortisone shots in an attempt to manage the pain. When this became ineffective, he elected to undergo arthroscopic surgery and was placed on the disabled list on July 9, 2011.^[27] He returned to the lineup on July 25.^[28]

On August 12, 2011, Jones hit a three run homer against the Cubs for his 1000th extra base hit.^[29] On August 19, 2011, Jones confirmed that he would return for the 2012 season, the final year on his contract, thus ending ongoing speculation about his possible retirement.^[30] On August 31, 2011, Jones hit his 450th career home run off John Lannan of the Washington Nationals.^[31]

2012[link]

On March 22, 2012, the Braves announced that Jones would retire following the 2012 season, after 19 Major League seasons with the team.^[32][33]

Jones opened the 2012 season on the disabled list, following surgery on March 26, 2012 to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. He was activated from the disabled list and was in the lineup on April 10, as the Braves faced the Houston Astros; he went 2-4 with a single and a two-run home run, helping the Braves to their first win of the season.^[34]

On April 24, Jones was in the lineup against the LA Dodgers on his 40th birthday. He hit a solo home run in Atlanta's 4-3 win, ending up with a career record of .429 (21-for-49) with five home runs on his birthday.^[35] The next day, in the final regular season at-bat at Dodger Stadium of his career, Jones knocked in the winning run in the top of the 9th inning. On May 2, Jones capped off a wild extra-inning contest with the Philadelphia Phillies by hitting a 2-run walkoff homer in the bottom of the 11th. Chipper referred to the game-winning home run as one of the best individual moments of his career, as it finished a 15-13 Braves win that saw the team rally from two deficits of five runs or more.

Accomplishments[link]

• 1st pick overall in the 1990 amateur draft
• The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award (1995)
• 7-time All-Star (1996–98, 2000–01, 2008, 2011)
• National League MVP (1999)
• 2-time Silver Slugger at 3rd base (1999–2000)
• Holds the Major League record for most consecutive games with an extra-base hit (14; tied with Paul Waner).
• 8 consecutive 100+ RBI seasons (1996–2003)
• 14 consecutive 20+ home run seasons (1995–2008); tied for MLB record with fellow Braves third baseman Eddie Mathews for most 20+ home run seasons to start a career
• Most home runs in a season by a National League switch hitter (45; in 1999; since tied by Lance Berkman)
• Third-most home runs for a switch hitter, behind Eddie Murray (504) and Mickey Mantle (536)
• Hit the first home run at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. (2008)
• 450 home runs (hit 450th off John Lannan of the Washington Nationals, August 31, 2011)
• Most home runs to begin a career playing under one manager (Bobby Cox)
• NL Player of the Week (June 2–8, 2008)
• 2008 NL (and MLB) Batting Champ with .364
• 2008 highest on-base percentage with .470
• 29-game hitting streak vs the Philadelphia Phillies
• 2,500 hits
• 1,500 runs batted in
• 500 doubles
• Hit the last official hit at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium before its demolition in 1997

Personal life[link]

Jones received the nickname "Chipper" from his father and other family members, who saw the younger Larry as a "chip off the old block."^[36]

Jones met his first wife, Karin Fulford,^[37] while he was playing with the Braves class A affiliate in Macon, Georgia. The couple married in 1992 and later divorced after it was revealed that Jones had had an 18-month extramarital affair with a Hooters waitress which produced a son, Matthew, born in 1997.^[38][39]

He married Sharon Logonov in March 2000 in Pierson, Florida. They have three sons: Larry Wayne III (Trey), Tristen, and Shea, named after Shea Stadium because of Chipper's great success in the stadium.^[40][41] One of his memorable games at Shea Stadium came on September 21, 2001, when it hosted the first major professional sporting event held in the city since the September 11 attacks.^[42]

Jones enjoys deer hunting in the offseason.^[43]

In 2008, Jones released a charity wine called "Chipper Chardonnay", with a portion of the proceeds supporting the Miracle League, an organization serving children with disabilities.^[44]

In 2012, a fan tribute song called "The Chipper Jones Song" was featured in a number of sports blogs after his retirement announcement. Big League Stew Yahoo! Sports - Listen: 'The Chipper Jones Song'

See also[link]

	Biography portal
	Baseball portal

• List of Major League Baseball Home Run Records
• List of top 300 Major League Baseball home run hitters
• List of Major League Baseball batting champions
• List of major league players with 2,000 hits
• List of Major League Baseball players with 400 doubles
• List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
• List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI

References[link]

External links[link]

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• Chipper Jones Statistics on ESPN
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