mvn.com - 8/10/2009
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After six days from being "demoted" to the nine spot in the batting order, B.J. Upton addressed the media about his displeasure hitting in the nine hole: "It's almost like a kick in the face," Upton said.
"To go from being a leadoff guy and last year hitting (No.) 2, 3, maybe
4 ... it's just ...
mvn.com - 8/14/2009
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mvn.com —
Headed into spring training, B.J. Upton appeared destined
to finally combine all facets of his game together...
and emerge as one of the majors' elite overall players. Although a shoulder injury sapped most of his power and his home run output fell from 24 to nine, Upton turned in a ...
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Giving Up On B.J. Upton Now Would Be Foolish
blogs.tampabay.com - 8/4/2009
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OF B.J. Upton was not happy with manager
Joe Maddon's decision to drop him from the leadoff...
spot to seventh in the Rays lineup. "I'm a little upset but I guess I brought that on myself," Upton said. Upton said he would do what he could to help the ...
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B.J. Upton "a little upset" with being dropped in Tampa ...
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A Quiet Weekend in Mexico
Rays All Day —
... Then, on Sunday, B.J. Upton’s descent in the lineup was complete. Joe Maddon’s patience in his all-field, no-hit centerfielder had reached a new low. Hopefully not his final resting place, but B.J. was placed in the nine-hole in the batting order. Of course, B.J. wasn’t all too happy about it. The Rays Party summed it up best when they said B.J. is complaining again. “What else is new?” they said. ...
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mvn.com 8/11/2009 — Ignoring the numerous articles recently about B.J. Upton's comments about being put down in the lineup, ESPN's Buster Onley (ht MLB Trade Rumors for getting the Insider info) said that some talent evaluators are convinced the Rays will listen to offers for a B.J. Upton trade this offseason. This ...
Player Profile: My street accident, B.J. Upton
hardballtimes.com 8/12/2009 — B.J. Upton has very little value for single-season leagues as he sits at a crossroads for his career. Does he become the next Carl Crawford or Mike Cameron? Click the title to read more. This post came from the Hardball Times and is copyrighted by THT. This RSS feed is intended for the personal ...
As B.J. Upton Goes, So Goes the Rays
raysallday.com 6/23/2009 — I admit it. I’m not as patient as Joe Maddon is. B.J. Upton has been driving me bonkers all season long. But, now he has been named the American League Player of the Week for this past week and is coming off a 4-6 game on Sunday in New York.
When you look at his numbers in wins as ...
Rays BJ Upton AL Player Of The Week!
myteamrivals.typepad.com 6/22/2009 — Only a short time again all of us true Rays fans were asking ourselves, "What's wrong with BJ Upton?"After starting out extremely slow this season, BJ has found his stride at bat and on the bases. Now after an amazing week on the road, BJ receives the AL Player of the Week.
BJ has ...
Upton named Player of Month
tboblogs.com 7/4/2009 — B.J. Upton is the latest Ray to earn an MLB monthly honor, being named the AL Player of the Month for June. Here’s the release: Tampa Bay Rays outfielder B.J. Upton has been named the Sharp Presents the American League Player of the Month for ...
B.J. Upton Scared Scott Richmond Straight
mvn.com 7/1/2009 — I thing I love about pitch f/x is not only to analyze pitchers, but see how those pitchers pitched to individual batters. Take a great example of Scott Richmond and B.J. Upton. On the first pitch of the game, Richmond thought a good hard moving 91 mph fastball placed up over the plate would be a ...
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Bleacher Report - MLB 8/10/2009
Why does everyone think Evan Longoria is the best third baseman in baseball? I just wrote an article about the players I would take if I were starting a team, with no limitations. I took David Wright at third base and you would have thought I ...
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