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I could not believe this. Earlier today ESPNEWS was keeping people updated on Derrick Lee's chase for batting .400. Why place a big deal on this when it is not even July?

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What would the score be of a game of minature Derrek Lee clones vs. the '27 Yankees? Mini Lees 114, '27 Yankees -3.

Is Dusty Baker mini too or is he normal size?

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I think he's got a shot at winning batting average, but the other two will be tough. Even with all the power, he's still getting a lot of singles to keep that average nice and fat. He'll smash his previous careers highs to hell, though. Coming into this season, 29 homers and 98 RBIs were his career highs. He's seven and 34 behind those numbers and it's not even July.

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I thought he was in persuit of the triple crown at ESPN.  Acting like he has even the slimmest of chances at .400 is just silly.

 

I would have figured that ESPN would have focused on the Triple Crown as well. No matter what I feel that they are jumping the gun. Wait until later July then we will know if the chase is legit.

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Fuck, I say you wait til Sept. 1 to actually start HYPING a .400 chase, unless a dude is hitting like .450 and already has it near locked up. Anyone hovering between .370 and .400 has NOTHING done in June as far as that milestone is concerned. The two closest guys to .400 I can remember were Olerud and Gwynn, and their hype began around the all-star break, and by mid Sept. they were pretty much out of contention for it.

 

I still believe we'll see a .400 hitter some day, hopefully while I'm still around, but it's not happening this season, and it won't be Derrek Lee.

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