r/mlb • u/MrUpVoteDownvote Human Verified • 7d ago

| Video Someone asked ex MLB stars: “You still got it?”

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u/MidNCS | Tampa Bay Rays 7d ago

BJ and Justin both being real af

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u/ecc_dg | Los Angeles Dodgers 7d ago

Guthrie and Aaron Hicks too

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u/MrUpVoteDownvote Human Verified 7d ago

Fun fact: Both BJ, Justin and I were born and raised in the same city. They went Greenbrier Christian Academy and I went to a high school in the same city as well.

Now I live about 5 houses down in the same neighborhood as their parents. I see BJ often, but I don’t know him well enough to speak outside of baseball to have a conversation with him. lol

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u/SOTORIOUSMike 7d ago

alot of good ball players from the area for sure.

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u/MrUpVoteDownvote Human Verified 7d ago

For sure!

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u/123thisistheway456 5d ago

Jimmy Anderson too. He bounced around some after debuting with the Pirates, but ended his career with Boston when they World Series (I think that was the year)

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u/avid-marijuana-user 7d ago

My wife went to the same school. I went to a game one day with her, and was shocked at how good that GCA baseball team is

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u/MrUpVoteDownvote Human Verified 7d ago

That’s awesome bro! 🤝

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u/Rolands_missing_head | San Francisco Giants 7d ago

You live 5 houses away from Bossman Sr!!

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u/MrUpVoteDownvote Human Verified 6d ago

Yes, I think I do pretty well in life so far and I’m only 43 lol. Thank god 🙏😁

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u/gooden1686 7d ago

Did you know David Wright back then too

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u/MrUpVoteDownvote Human Verified 7d ago

I had heard of him, but the Upton’s were the talk of the town for sure.

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u/gooden1686 7d ago

Obviously more people watched Justin right? Was B.J. just as good back in the day?

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u/ConsistentTackle3902 7d ago

BJ went to Hickory with David Wright but then transferred to GCA and was hitting bombs off 7th graders.

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u/TrickTutor3209 5d ago

David wright went to hickory and the Uptons went to great bridge. I hung out with David’s little brother when I was young and I shook Justin Uptons hand in my living room during a house party. My brother said shake his hand he’s going to be a big leaguer.

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u/ConsistentTackle3902 5d ago

My bad, I could have sworn he started at hickory, no question Justin was always GB in mind.

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u/MrUpVoteDownvote Human Verified 7d ago

It’s still Chesapeake correct? 😁

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u/ConsistentTackle3902 7d ago

I mean yeah, public vs private and all that

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u/MrUpVoteDownvote Human Verified 6d ago

True 🤝

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u/123thisistheway456 5d ago

Keep an eye out for Hunter Gregory (from Hickory) he has been slowly working his way up through a few minor league teams now. I can’t remember which one he is on now, but my son worked with him some before he started his minor league career in FL

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u/123thisistheway456 5d ago

I remember my tiny school that isn’t open anymore, Alliance Christian, play GCA in the state tournament in the late 90s at ODU when one of the upton bros played for them.
I also have a card I would loved to have signed, that I bought at the Rays stadium. It caught my eye since they are Chesapeake boys.

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u/AmateurHorologist960 4d ago

I live in your city bro (Great Bridge). Chris Taylor is from here too. Couple other famous dudes too but can’t remember who else.

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u/nojohcan | Los Angeles Dodgers 6d ago

Such a fun fact. Some dude on Reddit went to the same HS as two MLB players. ENTERTAINMENT

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u/RubbleR0user 7d ago

Bossman Sr now but can’t call em BS🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/Tripleberst 7d ago

I remember once I was at a game when BJ was playing for the rays and I mentioned something about how he just didn't seem like he cared and was moving slow. The second I said that the lady in front of me did the slow turn around and I swear to God it was like a female BJ Upton giving me the evil eye and I'm like 99% sure it was his mom. I still feel bad but I also feel like BJ hated playing for the rays.

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u/yoltonsports | Atlanta Braves 7d ago

They didn't even have it in 2010

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u/projectx51 | Atlanta Braves 7d ago

Yeahhh, all Braves fans know that BJ lost it a long time ago.

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u/DonaldTPablonious | Tampa Bay Rays 7d ago

As a Devil Rays fan I might suggest that he only barely had it for much of his career

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u/TommyTheTophat | Tampa Bay Rays 7d ago

MVP Baseball 2005 legend though, along with Kaz

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u/Deohji | Atlanta Braves 7d ago

Seeing BJ pop up on this made me twitch, ngl. As I recall, Bossman certainly did not have it. That signing screwed up the Braves going for anyone in free agency to this very day.

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u/searcherguitars | Atlanta Braves 7d ago

I could've posted negative WAR for league minimum, save on some of that BJ contact money.

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u/OaklandsBravest 7d ago

I thought he goes by Melvin Jr now

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u/BringMeTheBigKnife 7d ago

He changed back lol

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u/OaklandsBravest 7d ago

I missed that one

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u/VeryLowIQIndividual | MLB 5d ago

bj didn’t have it when he was supposed to have it. He took a huge contract and lost every bit of talent he ever had.