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What it really means when white sportswriters talk about lack of hustleThe Yankees fell to 6-11 on Wednesday night with a 4-1 home loss to Atlanta. They got a grand total of five hits, and if not for Atlanta’s generosity in throwing away Tuesday night’s game, New York would be on a seven-game losing streak right now....

Hot Fucking Stove Update: Melvin Is B.J. AgainThe MLB hot stove has been ice cold this entire offseason, but today has brought the news we’ve all been waiting for. The news is this: he’s B.J. again....

Melvin Upton Explains His Name Change Yesterday, MLB.com reported that Braves outfielder B.J. Upton will start going by his legal name, Melvin Upton Jr. That means it'll change on his uniform, on the scoreboard, even on his bats. Today, Upton reported to Braves camp and told reporters—some of whom still called him "B.J." out of habit—th...

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B.J. Upton Shits Out A Double, According To Typo

The Associated Press would later correct its caption on this photo of B.J. Upton's fourth-inning double against the Marlins, but not before the original version was published verbatim in at least two outlets: ESPN's game HQ and on the website of the Aiken (S.C.) Standard....

Upton Brothers Collide In Outfield, But No One's Hurt, So It's Funny

B.J. Upton definitely called for this routine fly ball first, but Justin Upton either didn't hear him or didn't care....

B.J. Upton reacts to finally looking at his batting average....

The Upton brothers hit back-to-back home runs last night. The only other time in MLB history brothers went back-to-back was when Lloyd and Paul Waner did it on Sept. 15, 1938. [MLB]...