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Home Run Derby Thread 2022

kcmets Jul 18 2022 02:30 PM

I'm IGT'ng because there's just too much fluffernutter.

Ceetar Jul 18 2022 02:38 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

supposed Jauss has three pots of coffee brewing already.

ashie62 Jul 18 2022 03:03 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

Pete is the 2-1 favorite.

kcmets Jul 18 2022 03:23 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

I just put on ESPN for a minute and they're discussing the over/under (sponsored by DraftKings) on how far the longest HR will travel. Sad.

Frayed Knot Jul 18 2022 03:53 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

Leave it to ESPN to run a two hour Baseball Tonight at 4:00 followed by another one hour version at 7:00 all on a night when there are no baseball games being played.

Lefty Specialist Jul 18 2022 04:33 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

Wake me when Pete's up.

MFS62 Jul 18 2022 04:38 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

Followed by the premiere of a SEVEN PART Jeter bio. Ken Burns' The Civil War was nine parts. Gimmie a break. Anyhow, this would be fun if it were held at the old LA Wrigley Field, home of the original Home Run derby. Later

roger_that Jul 18 2022 04:55 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

This wouldn't be fun if it were held at the original Garden of Eden with the original cast.

Fman99 Jul 18 2022 05:18 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

Is there a more masturbatory professional sporting event than the home run derby? I think not.

MFS62 Jul 18 2022 05:28 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

=Fman99 post_id=100208 time=1658186306 user_id=86] Is there a more masturbatory professional sporting event than the home run derby? I think not.

Maybe the slam dunk competition.

But it's close.



Later

TransMonk Jul 18 2022 05:30 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

They don't let Berman still do the “back, back, back” thing, do they? I followed last year's derby on my phone before tuning in for Pete in the last round. It's in an effort to watch as little of ESPN as possible. I would not watch at all if not for Pete. But I'm rooting for him. He looks like he's having fun.

Ceetar Jul 18 2022 05:37 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

=Fman99 post_id=100208 time=1658186306 user_id=86] Is there a more masturbatory professional sporting event than the home run derby? I think not.

and both of those things are fun!

MFS62 Jul 18 2022 05:40 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

=roger_that post_id=100207 time=1658184905 user_id=128] This wouldn't be fun if it were held at the original Garden of Eden with the original cast.

I'm not sure.

How deep were the fences in the Garden of Eden?



Later

Marshmallowmilkshake Jul 18 2022 05:44 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

Did you guys know there is an ESPN Jeter doc? :0 My wife wants me to count the number of references to The Captain, with an over/under of 75. How is Pete a second seed?

MFS62 Jul 18 2022 06:02 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

=Marshmallowmilkshake post_id=100213 time=1658187852 user_id=119] Did you guys know there is an ESPN Jeter doc? :0 My wife wants me to count the number of references to The Captain, with an over/under of 75. How is Pete a second seed?

^^^^

I did.

Followed by the premiere of a SEVEN PART Jeter bio. Ken Burns' The Civil War was nine parts. Gimmie a break.

Later

Marshmallowmilkshake Jul 18 2022 06:07 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

=MFS62 post_id=100214 time=1658188921 user_id=60] =Marshmallowmilkshake post_id=100213 time=1658187852 user_id=119] Did you guys know there is an ESPN Jeter doc? :0 My wife wants me to count the number of references to The Captain, with an over/under of 75. How is Pete a second seed?

^^^^

I did.

Followed by the premiere of a SEVEN PART Jeter bio. Ken Burns' The Civil War was nine parts. Gimmie a break.

Later


We were in a restaurant last week and the screens were showing ESPN and one of the preview shows was on, and, being ESPN they were doing a whole show previewing this thing. My wife noticed that they had Jeter sitting in a chair with a blue background and swore it looked like he had a halo. Then when ARod was in the chair -- no halo. ESPN is not subtle.

Marshmallowmilkshake Jul 18 2022 06:44 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

Here comes Pete!!!

Marshmallowmilkshake Jul 18 2022 06:52 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

Pete advances!! Telling Buster he's giving any winnings to his foundation. Good for Pete

Frayed Knot Jul 18 2022 06:54 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

Interrupting this fake baseball thread with some news about actual baseball, I just looked at the schedule and discovered that, starting tonight, we have five games over the next eleven days. Exactly how do they expect me to survive on such meager rations?

Lefty Specialist Jul 18 2022 07:15 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

Frayed Knot wrote: Interrupting this fake baseball thread with some news about actual baseball, I just looked at the schedule and discovered that, starting tonight, we have five games over the next eleven days. Exactly how do they expect me to survive on such meager rations? Well fortunately there's apparently a seven-part documentary on Derek Jeter you can watch.

Marshmallowmilkshake Jul 18 2022 07:23 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

Nice moments with Albert.

G-Fafif Jul 18 2022 07:25 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

Slight echo of the players surrounding Ted Williams at the Fenway ASG. Very sweet to see

Marshmallowmilkshake Jul 18 2022 07:35 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

Schwarber seems to be saving all his home runs for us, as the first seed goes out.

Marshmallowmilkshake Jul 18 2022 07:45 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

[url]https://theathletic.com/news/all-star-game-home-run-derby/4iPWxhiKJmLK/ Just seeing this. Allegedly, if tomorrow's game ends in a tie, it will be settled by a home run derby?

kcmets Jul 18 2022 07:52 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

=kcmets post_id=100195 time=1658176243 user_id=53] I'm IGT'ng because there's just too much fluffernutter.

I'm a knuckle head, meant DVR'ng not IGT'ng.



But I'm on lol...

Marshmallowmilkshake Jul 18 2022 07:54 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

Pete seems to be struggling in this round.

Marshmallowmilkshake Jul 18 2022 07:58 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

Pete goes out. Good job.

Edgy MD Jul 18 2022 08:05 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

I lost what was probably an illegal feed after "The Star-Spangled Banner," and that was kind of fine because that performance sapped me of all my power.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 18 2022 08:16 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

[url]https://theathletic.com/news/all-star-game-home-run-derby/4iPWxhiKJmLK/ Just seeing this. Allegedly, if tomorrow's game ends in a tie, it will be settled by a home run derby? If we didn't all of us suspect, this is actually an experiment disguised as a show, I'd almost be okay with it vs other lame solutions, maybe? But nobody trusts baseball.

Edgy MD Jul 18 2022 08:28 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

Here's hoping that this is a monkey off of Alonso's back.

Frayed Knot Jul 18 2022 09:20 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

Lefty Specialist wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Interrupting this fake baseball thread with some news about actual baseball, I just looked at the schedule and discovered that, starting tonight, we have five games over the next eleven days. Exactly how do they expect me to survive on such meager rations? Well fortunately there's apparently a seven-part documentary on Derek Jeter you can watch. Y'know, I might have even watched it if it were two or three parts. But Seven?!? He's just not that interesting. And he was intentionally not that interesting.

Fman99 Jul 19 2022 04:29 AM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

I watched not one bit of this crap.

Ceetar Jul 19 2022 07:18 AM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

=Fman99 post_id=100235 time=1658226546 user_id=86] I watched not one bit of this crap.

You want to be surprised when I blather on about it tonight!

Willets Point Jul 19 2022 08:51 AM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

Nationals fans must be happy to see their young superstar win the HR Derby just before he leaves the team. Again.

Edgy MD Jul 19 2022 09:22 AM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

I think it'd be more fun to have an array of skill competitions. Outfield arms. Race around the bases. 100 Grounders. Etc. MLB Field Day But this is the only one where the risk is deemed worth the reward.

Frayed Knot Jul 19 2022 10:55 AM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

Edgy MD wrote: I think it'd be more fun to have an array of skill competitions. Outfield arms. Race around the bases. 100 Grounders. Etc. MLB Field Day They did that one year and someone (Barry Larkin?) hurt his arm in the throwing comp and they never went back. With even hard core NBA fans now admitting that the dunk contest has been totally lame for more than a decade now, the NHL runs the best skills competition at their ASG

Edgy MD Jul 19 2022 10:57 AM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

Yeah, I figured an arm would go and they would never speak of it again. How sad to find out it happened, and if I had ever known of it, I had forgotten, as they never spoke of it again.

Marshmallowmilkshake Jul 19 2022 11:07 AM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

Apparently there is some controversy that ESPN miscounted one of Schwarber's homers and he actually beat Pujols in that round. Oops.

roger_that Jul 19 2022 12:03 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

Frayed Knot wrote: Edgy MD wrote: I think it'd be more fun to have an array of skill competitions. Outfield arms. Race around the bases. 100 Grounders. Etc. MLB Field Day They did that one year and someone (Barry Larkin?) hurt his arm in the throwing comp and they never went back. With even hard core NBA fans now admitting that the dunk contest has been totally lame for more than a decade now, the NHL runs the best skills competition at their ASG Yeah!!! because outside of the ASG, Larkin never threw a single ball with his utmost effort.

ashie62 Jul 19 2022 12:18 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

Julio Rodriguez greatly impressed me.

Frayed Knot Jul 19 2022 02:20 PM Re: Home Run Derby Thread 2022

=ashie62 post_id=100270 time=1658254690 user_id=90] Julio Rodriguez greatly impressed me.

And he's like 12 years old