Update: 10:17 PM: oops, I jinxed it.

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Every morning, the nation races to the local soda fountain to pick up their

local newspaper’s early edition to find out if young Murphy has added another hit.  Families are gathering around their transistor radios to hear if Murphy has inched one game closer to Joltin’ Joe’s record; It is indeed an exciting time to be an American.

Murphy started this year with a lot of promise but that promise turned into a painful .238 average.  However, in recent weeks Murphy has picked up 22 points on his average and has been swinging a swift stick.

Y.D. Murphy is 46 games away from reaching Joe D’s record set almost 70 years ago and 47 games away from breaking this impossible feat.

If all goes as planned, Murphy will break the record at home Vs.  the Marlins on April 18th 2010.