Will Chipper hit .400?

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Chipper Jones is on fire. From the good people at the Canadian Press : Jones hit .410 in April - an average for the month topped by only one player in the last 10 years: Barry Bonds hit .472 in April, 2004. Vladimir Guerrero also hit .410 in the opening month in 2000. As if to make the point his stellar April was no fluke, Jones has pushed his major … [ visit site to read more ] ... [link]

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Ump Bump: Ward: Will Chipper hit .400?
Published 5/8/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Ump Bump: Ward: Will Chipper hit .400? Going into the ‘78 season...didn’t we think the same thing about sour-swinging Ted Cox ? So with all that said, what do you think, blogosphere? Will Chipper hit .400? Personally, I think he’s going to do it. I think Chipper is going to hit .400 because he has health, he has motivation and, frankly, he’s just that good. ...As for motivation, consider this: Last month I wrote a post asking which Braves belong in the Hall of Fame. 184 people voted and Chipper got 72 percent of the vote. This is pretty consistent with the public ...

A Braves Blogosphere Roundup
Published 5/9/2008 by Jay Busbee at Right Down Peachtree
... probably won't be led by a dogfighting QB, and a Thrashers team that ... well ... a Thrashers team that gets a couple months off to chill. Anyway,  let's focus on Los Bravos. Despite a tidal wave -- nay, a veritable tsunami -- of injuries, the Braves are barely a scotch out of first place. And we all know Florida's going to fall apart soon enough, so screw them. Let's talk about some of the major stories making the rounds of Blogfrica. Can Chipper Jones hit .400? UmpBump thinks it's a good possibility. Hell yeah, UmpBump! This poor guy hasn't ...

What Are The Odds: Chipper's Quest For .400
Published 5/12/2008 by Vegas Watch (noreply@blogger.com) at Vegas Watch
... It's May 11th, and Chipper Jones currently has a .400 batting average. This has inspired some discussion about whether Chipper can hit .400 for the entire season. Well, it's obviously a possibility, but how unlikely is it? ...

Chipper and .400
Published 5/13/2008 by shaun at Section 435
... Tim Hudson did the stopper thing in the second game. Still, our 10-2 win in Washington and our 8-0 in Miami didn’t prove to be sparks to our road offense, so we can only hope that this time we finally figured it out. Since it was such an ugly series, let’s talk about more positive things. Will Chipper Hit .400? Chipper went 4 for 8 on the doubleheader to end the day at .406. People are starting to ask: will Chipper hit .400 this year? Some say yes. Some say no. The case against Chipper is reality. The ...

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