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The Dugout: B.J. Upton Has to Do Everything His Own Self

10/26/2008 7:20 PM ET By Jon Bois

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    • Jon Bois is a FanHouse Blogger
Last night, as I'm sure you saw, the Rays' B.J. Upton beat out an infield hit, stole second, stole third, and then scored on the subsequent wild throw to tie the game.

He wasn't done. This morning, I woke up to find that he had updated my voting registration, de-fragmented my hard drive, and re-arranged my living room furniture. Thanks, Mr. Upton! You think of everything!

A Game Four preview of sorts is after the jump.

The Dugout

**OnlineHost** Welcome to Citizens Bank Chat!

DionerIsServed: ahahahahaha

SouthGoria: Well I mean, what was I supposed to do?

DionerIsServed: all i'm saying is that it would have been a great play if you were playing badminton and i was the net

UptonSingler: /yells from batter's box

HEY GUYS ARE YOU PLANNING ON DRIVING ME HOME

DionerIsServed: /yells from dugout

NOPE

DionerIsServed: you know you should have just hauled off and pegged bruntlett in the back of the head

SouthGoria: What purpose would that have served?

DionerIsServed: would have been funny

UptonSingler: /manufactures dropped third strike into base hit

SouthGoria: I don't know. I guess I just figured that diving and flinging the ball would have worked. It worked for Moyer earlier in the game.

DionerIsServed: yes but the thing about that is that jamie moyer is like 65 feet tall

DionerIsServed: he doesn't even have to make pickoff throws, he just stands up straight on the mound, holds the ball above his head, and falls down on top of the appropriate base

DionerIsServed: like a redwood tree

UptonSingler: /steals second without a throw

SouthGoria: Why are you giving me so much crap anyway? You were the one who threw the ball into the outfield to begin with.

DionerIsServed: yeah but the difference is that i didn't look like some 7-year-old who saw a highlight reel of derek jeter's play in the ALDS and decided to recreate it in your living room

DionerIsServed: and then got this look on your face like you knocked over your mom's china set

UptonSingler: /steals third before Joe Blanton can lift his arm and throw to third

SouthGoria: Well at least my face doesn't look like one of those Wooly Willy things when you stand them up straight.

DionerIsServed: well at least i don't look like one of those pegs you put into the station wagon in "life"

UptonSingler: /waits until catcher has the ball, then steals home before catcher can drop arm to tag

UptonSingler: /dusts off, trots back to dugout

UptonSingler: Hey guys, took care of that run for you. But I'd better not fudge too many of your shifts, the manager's going to notice.

DionerIsServed: ha, are you serious

Maddon2008: /lies asleep on dugout bench

UptonSingler: sigh

/coaxes clipboard out from under maddon's face, shakes off drool

UptonSingler: /assumes managerial duties

DionerIsServed: oh yeah i forgot, have you negotiated a deal for a new stadium yet

UptonSingler: damn it you guys

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