JUpton and Tulo exchange words

but i think it's pretty bad fucking ass if true.

J-Up was hit by a pitch and wasn't happy about it. Tulo told J-Up to get his butt down to first base - I'm paraphrasing here -- "why would we intentionally try to hit a crappy rookie hitter like you"

Tulo was right on this one in my opinion. I believe (but am not certain) this was also the same exchange where J-Up was then called out at second base for interference.

The next day during BP, J-UP approached Tulo during batting practice and hence the "do we have a problem" quote.

Bottom line, I think they now both respect one another -- They're both 2 of the highly regarded "next generation" rising stars in major league baseball --- did a photo shoot together for SI, etc. I don't think there is any lingering bad blood over the incident -

I actually think there is some level of mutual respect between the two.

Tom Verducci described what happened fairly well in this article.

During BP before Game 2, Upton approached Tulowitzki behind the cage and asked, "Do you have a problem with me?"

"No," Tulowitzki recalls saying. "It's just that if I got hit in that situation, I'm going to be happy getting on first. I understand it might not feel great, but it's a team game and that's the way you play."

Game on. Era on.

I don't want to quote too much of it, but the article also has Tulo saying he admires Upton for how hard he slid in the subsequent play that was called interference. It definitely doesn't sound like there's bad blood, at least from Tulowitzki's end.

From our end as fans? That's a different story.

Ah yes, I recall now. A year older, a year wiser, a lifetime better batter. See above stats.