No one wants to remember a lousy BJ

[YTF]

Least of all, the lousy BJ. Meet Melvin Upton Jr.
 
http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/bj-upton-now-melvin-upton-jr/ar-BBhR9eF

 

[Savin Hillbilly]

Melvin Upton Jr. sounds so much like an early 70s recording artist.  Maybe a member of the O'Jays who struck out on a solo career.

 

[YTF]

He might want to go that route.

 

[Soxfan in Fla]

Going by Melvin or any other name is not going to help him magically hit a baseball.

 

[Bosoxen]

To recap:
 
-BJ was short for Bossman Junior (Bossman was his father's nickname).
-His father's name is Manny, meaning Melvin is not a Junior, at all.
 
Conclusion: He's a super, raging douche. But we knew that already, so nothing's really changing.
 

Going by Melvin or any other name is not going to help him magically hit a baseball.

 
And there's this, too.

 

[LogansDad]

But now when he is struggling and depressed we can call him Mupton.  I think that's a nice bonus.

 

[Monbo Jumbo]

To recap:
 
-BJ was short for Bossman Junior (Bossman was his father's nickname).
-His father's name is Manny, meaning Melvin is not a Junior, at all.
 
Conclusion: He's a super, raging douche. But we knew that already, so nothing's really changing.
 
 
And there's this, too.

His father is Melvin Emmanuel, so yes he is a Jr. Manny was his dad's nickname.

He must have thought it an upgrade from a manual job to a BJ.

I hope he names a daughter Abbey. Then she'd be

Upton, Abbey.

 

[E5 Yaz]

What I don't understand is why his brother will go this season by Justin Upton Jr. 

 

[Bosoxen]

His father is Melvin Emmanuel, so yes he is a Jr. Manny was his dad's nickname.

He must have thought it an upgrade from a manual job to a BJ.

I hope he names a daughter Abbey. Then she'd be

Upton, Abbey.

 
Did not realize Manny was a nickname. Figured it was just short for Manuel.
 
Either way, he's still a douche.

 

[rajendra82]

BJ by any other name is still going to suck.  

 

[CaptainLaddie]

BJ Upton gave us this so he gets a pass, eternally.
 

 

[Darnell's Son]

No more Uptons at all in Atlanta, Melvin is out for at least 2 months
 
http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/baseball/upton-misses-workout-with-foot-injury/nkKzR/

 

[brandonchristensen]

It worked for Giancarlo (except he wasn't bad).