Chipper on why he decided to return: “My teammates wanted me back.”

Topics: Tearing his ACL last August | The other knee gives him more problems than the one he injured in August | Deciding to come back | His teammates wanting him back | Proving the naysayers wrong | This team is on the rise again | Losing to San Francisco last year | Rehab | Bad days | Taking 2 out of 3 against Philadelphia recently | The Braves staff | Competing against Philly | We need to bring it everyday | Hitting | Cut Fastball theory | Mariano Rivera’s Cutter | Left handed hitters are neutralized by the Cutter; you can’t pull it | Bullpens are better now a days | 3,000 hits | Doubts he can get to 3,000 |

Topics: Great summer in Atlanta | The team’s playing really well, we’ve been very consistent | It feels like home being back on top of the division | Rotation is back on track after a couple rough seasons | This team resembles the 1995 team that won the World Series | We are deeper now than we were back in the day | Not as many holes as in the past | Next season | Retirement | Hasn’t decided about playing next year, but it won’t be drug out like Brett Favre | Bobby Cox | When is it time to walk away | Playing for someone other than Bobby Cox | Cox’s replacement | The culture needs to stay the same when Bobby leaves | Hall Of Fame | Comparisons with the greats are flattering |