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Roger Mooney covers the Tampa Bay Rays for The Tampa Tribune, TBO.com and News Channel 8. He has covered the Rays since their first season in 1998, including 11 years for the Bradenton Herald. Roger has also covered Florida, South Florida and Florida State football, the Bucs and the Lightning.

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Upton Set For Vero Beach-Tampa This Week

Posted Jun 25, 2007 by Aaron Knox

Updated Jun 25, 2007 at 05:20 PM

Manager Joe Maddon said injured IF/OF B.J. Upton (quad) will play for Single-A Vero Beach against the Tampa Yankees at Legends Field either Wednesday or Thursday, with a weekend return in Cleveland the goal. More than likely, Maddon said, Upton will go through the pregame routine Wednesday and test his injured leg Thursday. Depending on how well he responds, Upton could rejoin the Rays this weekend in Cleveland or next week in Boston, if all goes well. Maddon also Upton will initially play second base to avoid the excess running playing the outfield would entail.

Also today, former Rays catcher Toby Hall is back at the Trop for the first time since being traded to the Dodgers a year ago. He slept in his own bed in North Tampa and made the old drive down the Veterans Expressway and I-275 to get to the Trop, and admitted to a little nostalgia.

“There’s nothing like playing in Chicago, but as far as living here, I’ll never move from here. This is pretty nice,” Hall said.

Hall, in fact, is in Chicago’s lineup, just his 11th game in a White Sox uniform. And here are those lineups:

White Sox:
Scott Podsednik, LF
Andy Gonzalez, RF
Jim Thome, DH
Paul Konerko, 1B
Tadahito Iguchi, 2B
Josh Fields, 3B
Luis Terrero, CF
Juan Uribe, SS
Toby Hall, C

John Danks, P

Devil Rays:
Akinori Iwamura, 3B
Brendan Harris, SS
Carl Crawford, LF
Ty Wigginton, DH
Delmon Young, CF
Jonny Gomes, RF
Carlos Pena, 1B
Dioner Navarro, C
Josh Wilson, 2B

J.P. Howell, P