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Upton expects to miss first week

From tampabay.com. I hope this doesn't turn into a kazmir deal from last year, where he kept having to be pushed back more and more. Hope he gets healthy soon and ready to hit some bombs in the next season. I still wonder how the can predict missing only one week when the season is still months away.

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My guess is it probably will be pushed back

He has to be pretty certain he’ll be missing time to make an announcement this early.

by GomesSweetGomes on Jan 14, 2009 11:57 AM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Problem is

That each of the guys who can play CF decently hit lefties better than righties. I wouldn’t be shocked to see a Gross/Kapler platoon in center with Joyce starting the year in RF.

Vogt early, Vogt often.

by Brickhaus on Jan 14, 2009 1:53 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

BJ Upton: Not Gritty

Rocco would’ve sucked it up.

/mymom

by PlayOnWords on Jan 14, 2009 12:30 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

bj sucked it up for most of last year

rocco got hurt last year on a rehab assignment

TB Rays in 09!!!

by RaysOfHope on Jan 14, 2009 10:38 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is interesting...
LHP Scott Kazmir has gained close to 20 pounds since the end of last season due to an increased off-season conditioning and strengthening program designed to improve his balance.

Did he do it Gomes style or Kapler style?

Tools Whore

Sign Bonds!

by Tyler on Jan 14, 2009 7:55 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

~20Lbs in 3 months is a hell of a lot

Conditioning program or not, that has to be more Gomes-esque then Kapler-esque.

by kericr on Jan 14, 2009 8:10 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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