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Tulowitzki upholding Dirtbag SS tradition

By Will Kimmey
Baseball America

Thursday, May 19, 2005

The first time Troy Tulowitzki put on his Long Beach State hat, someone called him Crosby Jr. The reference was to Bobby Crosby, his predecessor as Dirtbags shortstop and the 2004 American League rookie of the year winner with the Athletics. Tulowitzki admits the comparisons to a 2001 first-round draft pick were flattering at first, but he wanted to sculpt his own image rather than live up to someone else's. The junior has accomplished that task during his college career, though he has met and ...

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