LOS ANGELES —Â Braves legend Chipper Jones threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 1 of the NLDS against the Dodgers in Atlanta. Not to a player or coach, though. The Braves’ mascot was on the receiving end.
After the game, a 6-1 Braves loss, Jones, who is one of the best Twitter follows in baseball, posted this sarcastic comment:
He then followed with another tweet: “Nor will it EVER happen again!”
Evidently, Braves players were not happy Jones had gone on the radio earlier in the day with the team’s flagship station, 680 The Fan, and predicted the Dodgers would win the NLDS in four games. So no player volunteered to catch the pitch.
Former manager Bobby Cox threw out the ceremonial Game 2 first pitch to Tim Hudson. The Braves won that game, 4-3. The Braves were trying Monday night to force a Game 5 on Tuesday back in Atlanta.