Jones sidelined after being hit by pitch

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Now here's a familiar pose from Chipper Jones
Published 5/22/2008 at Big League Stew
Am I the only one who saw this picture on the Internets last night and figured that Chipper Jones' run in the .400s was predictably being put on the shelf? Luckily, it turns out he was only hit by a pitch and expects to be back for tonight's game against the Mets. From MLB.com: Jones left during the seventh inning of the Braves' 11-4 win after being hit above the right ankle by Mets reliever Scott Schoeneweis. Jones' shin was swollen after the game, and pitcher Tim Hudson joked with Jones that he had been put out of the game by a curveball. After being hit, Jones hobbled around near the Braves' dugout before heading ...

If You Want Chipper Jones to Hit .400, You Should Root for Him to Get Hurt
Published 5/22/2008 by Josh Alper at FanHouse
Filed under: Atlanta, Braves, NL EastChipper Jones left last night's game with the Mets after being hit by a pitch on the shin. The injury isn't thought to be serious, nor is he still suffering any problem with the sore groin that kept him out of action for a game last week. Some may look at these events and see storm clouds gathering and another, season halting injury on the horizon for Jones. "What a shame," those people would say. "In the midst of a run at .400, the old injury bug crops up and cost's dear old Chipper a shot at history." Such people would be wrong. An injury, so long as it's serious enough to force him from the ...