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Today's Two Cents: Jerry Crasnick

June 26, 2009

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It's been a pretty heavy week. Wimbledon got underway with its normal share of upsets, the United States stunned Spain in soccer and a bevy of NBA trades preceded a draft that saw Blake Griffin go No. 1 and Ricky Rubio slip. South Carolina lost, and then found, its wayward governor. And two entertainment legends passed away well before their time.

In other words, we need a breather. And few things in sports are as ultimately meaningless, or as simultaneously entertaining, as Hall of Fame debates in baseball.

Do you think Chipper Jones will be a first ballot Hall of Famer?

Ryan, My sense is yes. If he doesn't make it on the first ballot, I don't think he'll last beyond 2-3 years. One of the greatest switch-hitters ever. Full transcript.

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