The HR Derby just seems to not interest me anymore. I love the long ball, but the whole thing has gotten kinda meh. What annoys me is how sometimes the participants will let 15 pitches go by just to get the one they want.
An idea I came up with to make the contest more interesting...Give each batter 3-5 minutes to hit as many homeruns as possible. No worrying about outs, just how many balls you can have leave the yard. You can let balls go by that aren't to your liking, but you only have so much time to get your score up. Plus, I'd mix in blue or red balls that would be worth 2 points if hit for a home run. It'd be the HR Derby's version of a "money ball."
Big ups to fielder for getting hot at the end. He was hitting BOMBS. Trumbo hit some serious Bombs too.
McCuthen was a terrible replacement. Line drive hitter who's been getting lucky this year with swings that are usually doubles. Should have been Jay Bruce.
Other than that, I kinda do agree with the guy that suggested they put them on a timer. It gets pain dry boring when guys are letting 5+ pitches go. Maybe use a pitching machine to standardize the location and wait between pitches and give them an allotted amount of time.
Trumbo gave many Americans Trumboners tonight. Think it was pretty clear who had the most pop. Him and Joey Bats were in another league. Don't care that Fielder won.
Trumbo gave many Americans Trumboners tonight. Think it was pretty clear who had the most pop. Him and Joey Bats were in another league. Don't care that Fielder won.
Pitching machines are less accurate than a batting practice pitcher. They're also different to hit what with hitters' timing mechanisms. And they can't throw to a particular hitter's sweet spot. Hitters wouldn't want to do it if that were the case.
BLOWOUT!! Ron washington is doing an awful job!!! Putting in all his pitchers. Really? Left Verlander in there way too long bringing in Harrison and Nathan before so many other great pitchers what a joke!! Selfish piece of shit. Yeah it is the allstar game so who cares and btw as a Yankee fan.. I miss Melky
Read that the Rangers are interested in Justin Upton. One of Andrus, Profar, and Olt will have to be a part of any deal I'm sure. If Profar is as good as people think, I guess Andrus is the most expendable, though I'm a pretty big Andrus fan.
AJ was the biggest snub this year. Way better year than Mauer and Wieters. Comes through again in the clutch with the bases loaded, down 1 run in the 9th inning. I don't know the stats but he has to be one of the most elite hitters with RISP in 2012 so far.
AJ was the biggest snub this year. Way better year than Mauer and Wieters. Comes through again in the clutch with the bases loaded, down 1 run in the 9th inning. I don't know the stats but he has to be one of the most elite hitters with RISP in 2012 so far.
Really it's Napoli's spot he should've taken. Nap got in because of his post season last year. Mauer and Wieters were deserving.
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