It really makes me mad when ballplayers are lazy. They're getting paid millions of dollars. It's their job to play hard, both during practice and games. B.J. Upton of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays looks like he just doesn't care. Why this from a player on a team with the best record in baseball? (note: the Rays had the worst record in baseball last season and this season things turned 180)
Upton has been benched three times in the past two weeks for not hustling and that's a well deserved punishment.
On Monday he casually ran to second base thinking he had an easy double, but was thrown out. I laughed. He looked like he was in shock.
Last night he did manage to run hard to first base on a ground ball that was overthrown. But the umpire thought he made a move to go to second base, and he was tagged and called out. Again, Upton looked like he was in disbelief.
Upton is going through some tough times, but I think he will pull himself together. And come on, he needs to, his team is on the right path toward the World Series.
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