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Article: Preview of the NL East Division.
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- St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO)
- Article date:
- March 30, 2005
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Byline: Derrick Goold
ST. LOUIS _ Through 10 full seasons in the majors, Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones has only had a view from atop the NL East. He has gone from upstart star to MVP to elder statesman, from third base to left field and back again, and never missed the postseason. The constant in his career is the NL East title.
"I'm proud I've survived the mass exodus," Jones said, referring to the yearly retooling the Braves undergo with no alteration of expectations. "It's been fun to be a part of all those titles, to move from rookie to elder statesman. ... There aren't too many players still in this division that have been division ...