The Break/Sports Thread #1 For 8/12/10: Chipper Jones Out For The Rest Of The Season, But It May Lead To Another Season From Him

What tough news to here. But it may lead to another season from him instead of a planned retirement at years end:

It appears a torn left ACL will sideline Chipper Jones for the remainder of this season. But there's still a chance the Braves third baseman will at least attempt to recover from this knee injury and play beyond this year.

Jones informed his agent, B.B. Abbott, that an MRI exam performed Thursday morning revealed that his left ACL is definitely damaged. The extent of the damage to the ligament is unknown. But the 38-year-old third baseman will likely need to undergo surgery to repair the torn ligament.

"Something is definitely damaged," Abbott said. "I think he immediately needs to get it fixed."

Jones has had a resurgence in the last couple of months after a start that indicated how this looked all to be his final year.

Now the Braves will have to rely on Brooks Conrad to give them a little more contribution from third base, as Bryan McCann, Jason Heyward, and Troy Glaus already had a lot on their plate for a struggling hitting team trying to hold off the Phillies in the NL East.