by BillyMafia » Wed May 06, 2009 9:22 am
I was listening to game yesterday and the TB announcer was saying that he was pulling off the ball and hitting a lot of grounders to the strong side. I think it is more of a head/confidence problem right now over health problem. Way too many K's especially to start the game just sets a bad tone for rest of AB's.
B.J. Upton, CF TB
News: If anyone could appreciate how B.J. Upton felt, it was Dioner Navarro. "I feel like I haven't been contributing offensively," Upton said Tuesday after his seventh-inning double ended an 0-for-20 skid -- longest of his career -- and helped the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3. "I don't know if I'd say it was a relief, but it was definitely a little bit of weight off my shoulders." Upton was stuck in a 5-for-53 rut. Upton finished 1-for-4 in the game and is hitting .157.