Homerun Derby thread

[bravosfan]

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Howard beats Wright in the final.

[laxman490]

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HE HIT THE SIGN ON THE LAST HR!!!!!!

[Stoud]

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HE HIT THE SIGN ON THE LAST HR!!!!!!

That was so cool.

Translation: I'm glad I have him on my Fantasy Team.

[SPTO]

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That was a neat way to end a pretty lackluster HR derby.

[Vince]

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I think the HR derby is a really overrated event. It's basically the same thing you see all the time. Dude's hitting big shots over and over again.

MLB needs to spice up the day before the ASG events.

[SPTO]

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MLB needs to spice up the day before the ASG events.

I'd like to see different competitions like:

Strongest outfield arm: You have an outfielder throw the ball on the run to homeplate to the catcher and the most accurate throw wins.

Most accurate catcher: Have a bullpen coach or someone like that throw a pitch to the mound while one of the fastest guys in the league tries to steal 2nd base. The catcher will have 5 tries at gunning the base runner out and whichever catcher has the best percentage wins.

[Blzer]

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Yeah, that HR Derby wasn't too great. It wasn't because of the stadium, either (and sometimes the stadium plays a big role in how good it is... look at how bland US Cellular Field was for one).

At the same time, it was good to see a batch of young guys. Jason Bay was the only really young one last year, and this year, the oldest participant (Jermaine Dye) was 32 years old. Granted, it's sort of bland to watch them now, but I want to see them do it all over again in 5 years.


Hopefully next year, Bonds (for his possible last year) will be asked to go at it at AT&T Park with guys like Pujols, Ramirez, Griffey, and Sheffield. That would be a dream HRD for me.

[mjb2124]

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I think the HR derby is a really overrated event. It's basically the same thing you see all the time. Dude's hitting big shots over and over again.

MLB needs to spice up the day before the ASG events.

So do I. That's why I wouldn't spend $150 per ticket to go.

And those are tickets in the 2nd deck. The outfield bleacher seats were going for over $300 per seat.

[Motown]

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Man, i woulda loved to have seen Adam Dunn in the HR Derby...I believe he woulda won it!...we'd be seein' some 500+ BOMBS

[Vince]

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Has Adam Dunn even played in an ASG?

Honestly, I don't like seeing guys like Dye and Bay in HRD.

Do like the NBA where a player doesn't have to play in the ASG to be apart of the festivities.

Dunn and Hafner would've been great.

[Motown]

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Has Adam Dunn even played in an ASG?

Honestly, I don't like seeing guys like Dye and Bay in HRD.

Do like the NBA where a player doesn't have to play in the ASG to be apart of the festivities.

Dunn and Hafner would've been great.

Hell yeah man...Dunn & Hafner woulda been the $hiaat bruh...Adam Dunn played in the Futures game a couple years back, & he hit a MAMMOTH 540ft HR in that Game!!

[jzicc]

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So do I. That's why I wouldn't spend $150 per ticket to go.

And those are tickets in the 2nd deck. The outfield bleacher seats were going for over $300 per seat.

I was there -- 1st row 13 seats from the left field foul line (yea I paid about $250 ea) . It was worth it as my 8 year old son got a Derby ball (handed up from the field) and the guy 2 seats away caught a HR ball (I also made my ESPN tv debut).

Worth it to do it once -- especially cause in 20 years the Pirates most likely won't be here....

[jzicc]

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Hell yeah man...Dunn & Hafner woulda been the $hiaat bruh...Adam Dunn played in the Futures game a couple years back, & he hit a MAMMOTH 540ft HR in that Game!!

Not to be a naysayer but 540 would probably be the longest hr ever hit (McGwire barely cleared 500 ft) --- good article here http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/art_hr.shtml

[mjb2124]

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I was there -- 1st row 13 seats from the left field foul line (yea I paid about $250 ea) . It was worth it as my 8 year old son got a Derby ball (handed up from the field) and the guy 2 seats away caught a HR ball (I also made my ESPN tv debut).

Worth it to do it once -- especially cause in 20 years the Pirates most likely won't be here....

Nice. I didn't know you were a Pittsburgh guy. Whereabout?

I'm up in Cranberry (Seven Fields to be exact).

[jzicc]

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Nice. I didn't know you were a Pittsburgh guy. Whereabout?


I'm up in Cranberry (Seven Fields to be exact).

OT (I know I should PM a PM)

Talk about a small world ---- I just moved off of Dorchester Dr in Seven Fields to Wexford (10 days ago)...