Braves retire Chipper Jones' No. 10 jersey

"The reason I want to take some time away from baseball is that I want to rekindle that flame,'' he said. "At the end of last year, I was done. I wanted to

Chipper Jones returned to Atlanta to celebrate the retirement of his number just a year after retiring :: David Goldman/AP

"The reason I want to take some time away from baseball is that I want to rekindle that flame,'' he said. "At the end of last year, I was done. I wanted to play opening day this year. That's the only day that I've missed it. I woke up the next morning and was thrilled that I didn't have to go to the ballpark.''