Steady Jones not thinking about .400
Published 5/19/2008 by Mark Bowman at Major League Baseball News
As Braves third baseman Chipper Jones flirts with hitting .400, many believe the switch-hitter has a good shot at being the first player since Ted Williams to reach that rare feat. Of course, Jones is not one of them.
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