He's going to be an All-Star. And his work ethic continues to improve. As Ozzie told him, the only thing that can keep B.J. Upton from being a tremendous player is B.J. Upton. Chuck LaMar
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![If [Blum] plays third base, he'll get the majority of the at-bats. If he ends up playing second base, if we don't sign another middle infielder, then he would get the majority of the at-bats there. We brought him in to be a full-time player. - Chuck LaMar Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=SWYgW0JsdW1dIHBsYXlzIHRoaXJkIGJhc2UsIGhlJ2xsIGdldCB0aGUgbWFqb3JpdHkgb2YgdGhlIGF0LWJhdHMuIElmIGhlIGVuZHMgdXAgcGxheWluZyBzZWNvbmQgYmFzZSwgaWYgd2UgZG9uJ3Qgc2lnbiBhbm90aGVyIG1pZGRsZSBpbmZpZWxkZXIsIHRoZW4gaGUgd291bGQgZ2V0IHRoZSBtYWpvcml0eSBvZiB0aGUgYXQtYmF0cyB0aGVyZS4gV2UgYnJvdWdodCBoaW0gaW4gdG8gYmUgYSBmdWxsLXRpbWUgcGxheWVyLiA=&author=ICBDaHVjayBMYU1hciAgICA=&num=13 "If [Blum] plays third base, he'll get the majority of the at-bats. If he ends up playing second base, if we don't sign another middle infielder, then he would get the majority of the at-bats there. We brought him in to be a full-time player. - Chuck LaMar Quotes")
![He's a baseball player - outstanding instincts on the field, good makeup, a hard-nosed player, always has been, versatility. [He's] a better left-handed hitter than right, and that fits us, especially with Damian [Rolls] at third base. He's just a good, solid performer. - Chuck LaMar Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=SGUncyBhIGJhc2ViYWxsIHBsYXllciAtIG91dHN0YW5kaW5nIGluc3RpbmN0cyBvbiB0aGUgZmllbGQsIGdvb2QgbWFrZXVwLCBhIGhhcmQtbm9zZWQgcGxheWVyLCBhbHdheXMgaGFzIGJlZW4sIHZlcnNhdGlsaXR5LiBbSGUnc10gYSBiZXR0ZXIgbGVmdC1oYW5kZWQgaGl0dGVyIHRoYW4gcmlnaHQsIGFuZCB0aGF0IGZpdHMgdXMsIGVzcGVjaWFsbHkgd2l0aCBEYW1pYW4gW1JvbGxzXSBhdCB0aGlyZCBiYXNlLiBIZSdzIGp1c3QgYSBnb29kLCBzb2xpZCBwZXJmb3JtZXIuIA==&author=ICBDaHVjayBMYU1hciAgICA=&num=9 "He's a baseball player - outstanding instincts on the field, good makeup, a hard-nosed player, always has been, versatility. [He's] a better left-handed hitter than right, and that fits us, especially with Damian [Rolls] at third base. He's just a good, solid performer. - Chuck LaMar Quotes")
![[Cardinals Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith recently spent three days in North Carolina working with Tampa Bay Devil Rays shortstop prospect B.J. Upton , who plays for the Class AAA Durham Bulls.] And I think he's going to speak to the entire club sometime, ... Ozzie is not only full of knowledge, but he's one of the most generous people in the game. He's a class act. - Chuck LaMar Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W0NhcmRpbmFscyBIYWxsIG9mIEZhbWUgc2hvcnRzdG9wIE96emllIFNtaXRoIHJlY2VudGx5IHNwZW50IHRocmVlIGRheXMgaW4gTm9ydGggQ2Fyb2xpbmEgd29ya2luZyB3aXRoIFRhbXBhIEJheSBEZXZpbCBSYXlzIHNob3J0c3RvcCBwcm9zcGVjdCBCLkouIFVwdG9uICwgd2hvIHBsYXlzIGZvciB0aGUgQ2xhc3MgQUFBIER1cmhhbSBCdWxscy5dIEFuZCBJIHRoaW5rIGhlJ3MgZ29pbmcgdG8gc3BlYWsgdG8gdGhlIGVudGlyZSBjbHViIHNvbWV0aW1lLCAuLi4gT3p6aWUgaXMgbm90IG9ubHkgZnVsbCBvZiBrbm93bGVkZ2UsIGJ1dCBoZSdzIG9uZSBvZiB0aGUgbW9zdCBnZW5lcm91cyBwZW9wbGUgaW4gdGhlIGdhbWUuIEhlJ3MgYSBjbGFzcyBhY3QuIA==&author=ICBDaHVjayBMYU1hciAgICA=&num=1 "[Cardinals Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith recently spent three days in North Carolina working with Tampa Bay Devil Rays shortstop prospect B.J. Upton , who plays for the Class AAA Durham Bulls.] And I think he's going to speak to the entire club sometime, ... Ozzie is not only full of knowledge, but he's one of the most generous people in the game. He's a class act. - Chuck LaMar Quotes")
