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If Melvin Upton smiled, his face might crumble like an oyster cracker. There are diseases less serious than Melvin, who always has the look of a man wanting to beat the hell out of someone.
But when Padres General Manager/international importer A.J. Preller traded him to Toronto for yet another Latin American wing, a whole lot of fun was removed from the club’s bag. A.J.’s signature dish on the menu now is an uncooked sopa.
Upton had become a joy to watch, playing a tremendous, Gold Glove-caliber left field — his catch-throw-to-first when he subbed in center may have been the greatest double play in club history — and had walk-off magic.