Friday, January 25, 2013
Keri: D-backs GM Kevin Towers Talks Upton Trade
(www.grantland.com)
posted on January 25, 2013 at 02:04 PM by Heinie Mantush (Krusty) to arizona, atlanta, braves, dbacks, diamondbacks, justin upton
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• Asked if the Diamondbacks preferred grinding, gritty players
Towers replied, “That’s accurate. That’s the way [manager Kirk Gibson] played the game. That’s how we won in 2011, and Justin was part of that club.” Towers lauded Martin Prado as having that kind of mentality, grinding out at-bats and not striking out. He added, “Justin played hard every single day,” and “he cared, he’s a competitor.” But because he had a bit of a “swagger,” and because of his general body language, people might have perceived him differently.
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1. Walt Davis posted on January 25, 2013 at 09:40 PM # hit 0 | hit 0What an ass.
Justin hurt his thumb prett bad....played thru it..... true grit....that worked out well too.
I bet you end up with an entire roster full of grinders and tbhey all end up grinding on each other
I don't see how his admission of this changes anything. It's a readily apparent fact to anyone who looks at the transaction history since he took over as GM in Arizona.
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