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Baseball has been played for 130 years or so. In that time, few men to ever put on a uniform were better at their craft than Pedro Martinez and Chipper Jones.
This weekend, Martinez was inducted to the Hall of Fame after a phenomenal career. Chipper will be joining Pedro in the Hall in a couple years. Here's an awesome story involving the two greats:
First time I ever met Pedro in a clubhouse he was wearing a fluorescent yellow shirt and singing a song he made up about Chipper Jones.
— Molly Knight (@molly_knight) July 26, 2015
It was season Chipper was flirting with .400. Pedro told me if it was last wk of season and CJ was close he'd absolutely toss him meatballs
— Molly Knight (@molly_knight) July 26, 2015
Pedro loved Chipper Jones so much. Was in awe of how good he was for so long and how tough he was to face.
— Molly Knight (@molly_knight) July 26, 2015
Chipper flirted with the .400 average in 2008 for months before eventually tailing off in mid-August. He ended the year hitting .364/.470/.574. He was 36 years old.
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