Justin Turner currently in the company of Rod Carew and Tony Gwynn
Can Justin Turner keep his batting average above .380 by the all-star game? With Alex Wood his 1st half season is done so we know we will end the first half with a perfect 10 – 0 record.
Only 15 hitters since 1958 have managed to have at least a .380 BA by the all-star break and Justin Turner currently ranks 8th. Turner has his work cut out for him, it would be very easy for him to fall below .380 in just one game, much less four games.
I would take the under myself.
Player Split Year BA PA OBP SLG OPS Rod Carew 1st Half 1983 .402 254 .457 .498 .955 Larry Walker 1st Half 1997 .398 369 .496 .741 1.237 John Olerud 1st Half 1993 .395 372 .492 .671 1.163 Rod Carew 1st Half 1977 .394 395 .463 .586 1.049 Tony Gwynn 1st Half 1997 .394 365 .431 .588 1.019 Andres Galarraga 1st Half 1993 .391 290 .424 .646 1.070 Nomar Garciaparra 1st Half 2000 .389 286 .444 .643 1.087 Justin Turner 1st Half 2017 .384 259 .473 .571 1.044 Darin Erstad 1st Half 2000 .384 414 .441 .592 1.033 Tony Gwynn 1st Half 1994 .383 352 .447 .552 .999 Frank Thomas 1st Half 1994 .383 392 .515 .795 1.311 Todd Helton 1st Half 2000 .383 361 .479 .701 1.181 Rod Carew 1st Half 1974 .382 423 .440 .465 .905 Paul ONeill 1st Half 1994 .382 326 .475 .622 1.097 Larry Walker 1st Half 1999 .382 316 .449 .738 1.188
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Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 
My young sons were ten and twelve years old and we were on our way to see the Dodgers play the Rockies, it was 1994. We had parked the car in the parking lot next to the top deck.
Nearing the gate a young man approaches us and asks if we would appreciate some better seats.
The guy could see that I was a bit wary.
Then he says that he is Larry Walker’s brother.
Looking more closely, I can see a resemblance.
He told us that he had watched his brother play many times, was sure that we would enjoy the game more than he, handed me his tickets and wished well.
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Cool stuff. I like that he went out of his way to go to the top deck to find fans who would enjoy better seats.
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