SAY IT AIN’T SO, CHIPPER JONES
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After winning the 2008 National League batting title, Chipper Jones has shaved 100 points off his batting average, which has him considering retirement. Kinda sad.
The 37-year-old Atlanta Braves prohibited dilemma strike a career-best .364 final year, imprinting his third true deteriorate batting over .320. This year however, Chipper’s numbers have plummeted to .269 given Jun 9th, where his normal appearance at .335. So is it only bad mechanics or an additional whinging damage ruining his groove?
Jones winced in viewable suffering after distinguished out as a pinch-hitter Wednesday night opposite the New York Mets, aggravating his stretched left groin muscle. He is deliberate day-to-day at this point.
The career .308 hitter sealed a three-year, $42-million stipulate prolongation behind in Mar which will run by 2012, but he says he competence only cling to up his cleats if he can’t find his honeyed pitch again.
“If I behind up this year with the same kind of year subsequent year, I don’t wish to fool around the game,” he said. “The diversion is not fun to me when I’m not personification up to my standards.”
He’s right though. Everyone knows it’s not fun to siphon at something. Besides, may be it’s time he eventually settles down and lives happily ever after with me.
[Braves] | [MLB Rumors] | [Sabernomics] | [Deadspin]
