.400 isn't last crusade for Braves' Jones

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USA Today: Hitting .400 isn’t last crusade for Atlanta’s accomplished Jones
Published 5/30/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
USA Today: Hitting .400 isn’t last crusade for Atlanta’s accomplished Jones Like telling the world that Mickey Mantle was no slouch! “The one thing that I wanted to be,” Jones says, “that (Mantle and Murray) weren’t was the all-around guy who hit for average, power, drove in runs, scored runs, was a tough out, on-base percentage, all those things. “Not that they were any slouches, but from an average standpoint, Mickey hit .298. I don’t know what Murray’s average was (.287), but, you know, the one thing I can say is, from an average standpoint, ‘I got ‘em.’ “ ...He is cautious ...

Chipper Jones Thinks He's a Better All-Around Player Than Mickey Mantle
Published 5/30/2008 by Josh Alper at FanHouse
... 's place in the history of baseball is pretty secure. He's been a MVP, the offensive leader of the winningest National League team of his era and a solid player at two different defensive positions. He may be the second-best switchhitter in baseball history, in fact, but he's not sure he ranks that low on the list. ...