Open Thread- Home Run Derby

50 Responses to Open Thread- Home Run Derby

1. Professor Longnose says:

   July 11, 2011 at 7:08 pm

   Go, Cano! I hope he does better than Swisher did last year. Love the guy, but he was pathetic.

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2. YankeesJunkie says:

   July 11, 2011 at 8:04 pm

   Personally, I would love to see a guys like Ichiro who can hit BP ball out the park. That is what this competition pretty much is.

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3. Professor Longnose says:

   July 11, 2011 at 8:06 pm

   I saw saw two people in the stamds standing next to each other holding up signs that had a target and said “HIT IT HERE. WIN A FREE OVEN MITT.”

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4. Steve S. says:

   July 11, 2011 at 8:21 pm

   I’d love to see Sam Fuld in the HR Derby. That would be hilarious.

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5. Steve S. says:

   July 11, 2011 at 8:29 pm

   Is anyone going to top A-Gon? 9 is pretty good.

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   Professor Longnose Reply:
   July 11th, 2011 at 8:30 pm

   They did a whole thing about how well the ball travels here. So I think someone will do more than 9 at some point.

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6. Professor Longnose says:

   July 11, 2011 at 8:47 pm

   Cano is pounding the ball. If he took the bad pitches, he’d win this easy.

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7. Steve S. says:

   July 11, 2011 at 8:48 pm

   Wow. Cano is killing it.

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8. Sean P says:

   July 11, 2011 at 8:55 pm

   Man, Cano had some moon shots.

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9. Steve S. says:

   July 11, 2011 at 8:58 pm

   This is the one day of the baseball season when I miss the steroids. McGwire and Sosa did the derby way back when, and it seemed every other shot pushed 500 ft.

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   Professor Longnose Reply:
   July 11th, 2011 at 9:01 pm

   Maybe they should change it to a Bunt Derby.

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10. Professor Longnose says:

    July 11, 2011 at 9:07 pm

    Ooh, looks like Bautista won’t make it past the first round.

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11. Steve S. says:

    July 11, 2011 at 9:15 pm

    The NL is teh suxor

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    Professor Longnose Reply:
    July 11th, 2011 at 9:21 pm

    Been that way for a while.

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12. Professor Longnose says:

    July 11, 2011 at 9:16 pm

    Matt Kemp is bombing. Bautista may have more of a shot.

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13. Matt Imbrogno says:

    July 11, 2011 at 9:21 pm

    I can has Justin Upton?

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14. Professor Longnose says:

    July 11, 2011 at 9:22 pm

    If Ortiz hits 5 or more, Bautista is out.

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15. Sean P says:

    July 11, 2011 at 9:50 pm

    Here’s hoping for Papi to break a leg, literally, in the next round

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16. Professor Longnose says:

    July 11, 2011 at 10:08 pm

    Wow. Cano’s already hit another 8, with 4 outs to go in round 2.

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17. Professor Longnose says:

    July 11, 2011 at 10:09 pm

    Cano’s beat Gonzalez’s first round.

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18. T.O. Chris says:

    July 11, 2011 at 10:12 pm

    So Robbie has stolen the show at this point.

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    Professor Longnose Reply:
    July 11th, 2011 at 10:13 pm

    He’s really on. And the 4 longest homers so far, too.

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    T.O. Chris Reply:
    July 11th, 2011 at 10:17 pm

    His 475 shot was projected at 495. That’s a bomb.

    By the way, who the hell goes to a game to get in the pool?

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    Professor Longnose Reply:
    July 11th, 2011 at 10:20 pm

    That is kind of bizarre. Of course, in 110-degree heat, I might think different.

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    T.O. Chris Reply:
    July 11th, 2011 at 10:27 pm

    Arizona heat is not bad. I lived there for a while. They have almost no humidty, so it never feels as bad as it really is. Houston is the opposite, we have 90+% humidity daily damn near. In fact it’s easy to get heat stroke in Arizona because you never feel it coming on, and you hardly sweat.

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    Professor Longnose Reply:
    July 11th, 2011 at 10:28 pm

    Then they’re just showing off!

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    T.O. Chris Reply:
    July 11th, 2011 at 10:31 pm

    Haha probably. The drive home would be weird. You probably live 30+ minutes away, and you’re wet.
19. T.O. Chris says:

    July 11, 2011 at 10:15 pm

    Fielder has to hit 13 to make this interesting, because I think Gonzalez has at least 7 in this round.

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    Professor Longnose Reply:
    July 11th, 2011 at 10:21 pm

    He’s capable of it. He had an amazing tie round.

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    T.O. Chris Reply:
    July 11th, 2011 at 10:29 pm

    Yeah, but 15+ home runs in 10 outs is harder than 5 home runs in 5 swings.

    If I was him I wouldn’t have taken those last 2 swings in the tie breaker. Just making yourself more tired.

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    Professor Longnose Reply:
    July 11th, 2011 at 10:34 pm

    Well, he didn’t. The AL clinches. It’s Gonzalez vs Cano. And they’re probably both tired.

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    T.O. Chris Reply:
    July 11th, 2011 at 10:36 pm

    They both hit 20 so it’s even at least. I know the numbers start over, but they both spent the same amount of energy, or there about.

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20. T.O. Chris says:

    July 11, 2011 at 10:35 pm

    Down to Cano and Gonzalez now. They could’ve called this NL Vs AL East.

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21. T.O. Chris says:

    July 11, 2011 at 10:40 pm

    Robbie and his dad look almost nothing alike, except they have identical smiles.

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22. T.O. Chris says:

    July 11, 2011 at 10:43 pm

    You gotta get at least one phone number from that diving pool catch.

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23. Professor Longnose says:

    July 11, 2011 at 10:52 pm

    I don’t expect Cano to match Gonzalez in this round, but he did really well anyway.

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24. Professor Longnose says:

    July 11, 2011 at 10:57 pm

    Of course, I could be wrong. He’s still hitting them out.

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25. Professor Longnose says:

    July 11, 2011 at 11:00 pm

    He’s got 7. On pace to beat Gonzalez!

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26. Professor Longnose says:

    July 11, 2011 at 11:00 pm

    8! 6 outs to go.

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27. JW12 says:

    July 11, 2011 at 11:00 pm

    WOW

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28. Professor Longnose says:

    July 11, 2011 at 11:01 pm

    9! But only 4 outs to go.

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29. Professor Longnose says:

    July 11, 2011 at 11:02 pm

    10! 1 more to tie.

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30. Professor Longnose says:

    July 11, 2011 at 11:03 pm

    11! One more for the win, and 4 outs to go!

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31. Professor Longnose says:

    July 11, 2011 at 11:05 pm

    He did it!

    But he didn’t finish the round. Too bad. Might have had more.

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32. T.O. Chris says:

    July 11, 2011 at 11:09 pm

    I think Cano just borrowed Sabathia’s beast mode!

    Well without Alex out for a month plus, Cano started his 4 hole hitting early!!

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    Professor Longnose Reply:
    July 11th, 2011 at 11:11 pm

    That was fun.

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    Eric Schultz Reply:
    July 11th, 2011 at 11:15 pm

    I usually don’t enjoy the home run derby, but I got a kick out of watching Cano and A-Gone go to work.

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    Professor Longnose Reply:
    July 11th, 2011 at 11:19 pm

    Yeah, I’ve never had more than passing interest, but this one was great.

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33. Duh, Innings! says:

    July 12, 2011 at 1:56 am

    Fun(ny) fact:

    Jeter is second in BA among everyday Yankees not on the disabled list, third if Nunez is indeed the everyday 3B while A-Rod is out.

    Cano .296
    Nunez .279
    Jeter .270

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    Matt Imbrogno Reply:
    July 12th, 2011 at 8:23 am

    Of the regular nine: 7th in OBP, 9th in SLG.

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