Chipper’s Chances of Hitting .400 - In Ted Williams’ Words

DaveKingman posted 5/14/2008 from www.dugoutcentral.com [flag]

Author uses quotes from Ted Williams book to debate whether Jones has a chance at .400. [link]

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Larry Wayne Jones Jr. And The Chase For .400 [MLB Closer]
Published 5/30/2008 by Rick Chandler at Deadspin
... the Denton Outlaws, where my strong suspicion is that he inhabits this costume. It's nice to see someone chase a hallowed milestone non-chemically, although Jones has a long way to go. The player to take .400 the farthest since Ted Williams did it was George Brett, who was at .400 on Sept. 19, 1980. Sports Illustrated has a rundown of serious assaults on .400 here, and Dugout Central examines the subject via Williams' book, The Science of Hitting, here. On Thursday, Mark Teixeira had a homer and four RBI and Jorge Campillo, who was ...

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