Chipper Jones Can’t Catch a Break

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 Chipper Jones Can’t Catch a Break
Just a bruise, instead. I’ve heard of some pretty weird and freak injuries occurring in baseball, but this has to be up there. How many guys get injured during batting practice? I know Nomar did — he was hit on the heel with a batted ball (though that never made any sense). But everything happens to him , so why should that surprise us? Well, because what Chipper did was, well, ... [link]

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Blog The Casbah: Why Yes, Bob, I Am Curious
Published 6/14/2008 by PUNTE at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... . LARRY BROWN SPORTS says Chipper Jones can’t catch a break. And he’s right. I guess this Jose Canseco - Vai Sikahema fight is really gonna happen, right ...

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