Chipper Jones Understands the Concept of 'Average', Is Not Concerned with .400
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| Foul Balls found this 5/19/2008 on sports.aol.com [flag] |
It is May. May 19th in fact. I really wish that people would remember that when the talk of Chipper Jones hitting .400 for the entire season begins to heat up. Sure, it's fun to imagine the possibility of him hitting that magic number, but it's also fun to imagine that Chris Shelton can launch 89 home runs in one season. And not to dog Chipper (which is what a Chris Shelton comparison ...
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On Deck: Lance Berkman Is a Machine
Published 5/19/2008 by Fornelli (noreply@blogger.com) at Foul Balls
[image] While some people are busy spending their time pondering whether or not Chipper Jones is going to be able to maintain that .400 batting average of his (here's a hint: he's not), Lance Berkman is looking to join Larry in the discussion. Lance is currently in the midst of a 17-game hitting streak in which he's hitting .565--Can he hit .500 for the rest of the season? I say yes--with 8 home runs and 27 runs driven in. He's used that streak to raise his average on the season up to .399. In other words, he hit ball good. Make ball go far. Of course, ...
