Chipper Jones’ tweeted photo of himself assembling a basketball hoop (© @RealCJ10 via Twitter)

Retirement is something less than a slam dunk for Chipper Jones

12/27/2012

Give the man an "F" in DIY. Chipper Jones seems like a good bet to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame when he's eligible in five years, but seeing how the early stages of his retirement are going, he might be thinking about a comeback. The Atlanta Braves great has been filling the hours puttering around the house and recently assembled a basketball hoop in his workshop. And, look, it comes with a helpful accessory. Oh, wait. That wasn't in the instructions. "Never said I was the sharpest tool in the shed," Jones tweeted. No, but the hacksaw he'll need to cut the ladder free might be. [Source]

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