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The many feats of Chipper Jones

As his career winds down, legendary switch-hitter's numbers are piling up

Updated: September 27, 2012, 5:26 PM ET
By Jayson Stark | ESPN.com

All of a sudden, it's here. The End. The finish line. Not just of an unforgettable season, but of a unique and historic baseball career.

And now that he's arrived, at last, at the final week of his surreal journey -- at least the regular-season portion -- Chipper Jones finds himself looking backward, looking forward, looking everywhere at once. It's a crazy time. And a beautiful time.

He has accepted all the lovely parting gifts. He has gotten "a little misty" over the ovations ...

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