Homerun Derby Thread 7/13/2009

Anywhere in the country. There’s not much to them. You can find fancy ones that go above and beyond a basic Philly cheesesteak, but for some reason that’s not good enough because you haven’t a real cheesesteak until you have been to Philly.

It’s like people gushing about In-and-Out burgers when even going somewhere like Red Robin is so much better.

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions

This is absolutely false.

I’m sure you can get a decent cheesesteak outside of Philly. Ingredients wise, it seems like it’d be cake. But I’ve never had one.

by sammy on Jul 13, 2009 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions

You must not get out much.

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions

Red Robin and In and Out aren't even the same thing

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by bluemax on Jul 13, 2009 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions

Not my point.

My point is, there is nothing special about a “real” Philly cheesesteak (e.g. a cheesesteak from Philadelphia).

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions

Basically, people glorify things that really aren't anything special or unique.

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions

Like Ryan Howard.

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions

Let's call Ryan Howard Penis

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by JamMasterJesus on Jul 13, 2009 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions

I hate my girlfriend.

The Yankees suck-a-doodle-doo!

by JamMasterJesus on Jul 13, 2009 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions

I meant that he was overrated, but whatever floats your boat.

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions

Unique.

Philly cheesesteaks are unique. They may not be your cup of tea, but you can’t get ’em like that anywhere else.

by sammy on Jul 13, 2009 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions

See, that is patently false.

You may not get a Pat’s cheesesteak anywhere else, but you can get a cheesesteak anywhere in the world that tastes the same as your general Philly cheesesteak.

I’m not hating on cheesesteaks from Philadelphia. I’m saying there is nothing special about them. I have had better cheesesteaks elsewhere. My In-and-Out example was supposed to point out that people glorify the restaurant because you can only get it in California (yeah, I know there are other states that have them), but I have had a better burger elsewhere.

Maybe there is something about the taste for you that makes the cheesesteaks better in Philadelphia, but I have enjoyed a cheesesteak equally, if not more, away from Philadelphia.

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions

You can get one that tastes like Jim's

In my kitchen.

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by section331 on Jul 13, 2009 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't believe it!

You don’t know what a real cheesesteak is until you have been to Philadelphia!

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions

I hope you're kidding....

Because I’m not.

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by section331 on Jul 13, 2009 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions

!!!!!!!!

Yes, it was sarcasm. I thought the exclamation points would have made it obvious.

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm sleepy.

I have actually been to Jim’s on South St, which is what I base my recipe on; plus, I can cook, which helps.

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by section331 on Jul 13, 2009 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions

Can I come?

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by JamMasterJesus on Jul 13, 2009 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions

You want that wit'

Whiz and ’shrooms?

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by section331 on Jul 13, 2009 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions

Cheese whiz and Psilocybin mushrooms?

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions

YES.

Though there is no way I would walk around Philadelphia on any sort of hallucinogens….you don’t really need them…

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by section331 on Jul 13, 2009 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions

We're arguing different things.

When I hear “Philly cheesesteak,” I hear “Pat’s or Gino’s cheesesteak.” There are subtle differences between those two, but a large gaping yawn between those cheesesteaks and cheesesteaks from anywhere else. So when I say you can’t get a ‘good’ Philly cheesesteak outside of Philly, by ‘good,’ I mean a close facsimile. Like you can’t get a ‘good’ In-and-Out Burger outside of In-and-Out.

by sammy on Jul 13, 2009 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions

So then what I said earlier WASN'T false because we are arguing different things.

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions

Unless I were to contend that

the only real cheesesteak is a Philly cheesesteak. :)

by sammy on Jul 13, 2009 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions

But, yes, facetiousness aside, I'll concede the point.

by sammy on Jul 13, 2009 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions

Perhaps

but In and Out is still awesome.

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by bluemax on Jul 13, 2009 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh definitely.

But I have had a better burger.

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Yes, but that's not the point.

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions

It is the point, though.

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Not many places have a kick-ass secret menu!

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by JamMasterJesus on Jul 13, 2009 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions

So have I!

But In and Out is still awesome!

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by bluemax on Jul 13, 2009 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions

Lies!

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions

In N Out is a very good burger for fast food. Of course you can get a better burger elsewhere.

No Californian would argue that you have to go to California for a burger because In N Out is the best burger in the world.

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions

I have met Californians that have made this accusation.

Apparently In N Out was a bad example because it touched some nerves.

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions

In-and-Out is what it is, and you're not getting those burgers anywhere else.

Like you’re not getting Dick’s anywhere but in Seattle. Or McDonald’s anywhere but McDonald’s. Doesn’t mean you can’t have good burgers (or cheesesteaks) elsewhere. I’ve never had a cheesesteak anywhere but Philly that tastes like a “wiz wid” from Pat’s.

by sammy on Jul 13, 2009 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions

Looks pretty delicious to me

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by gregrabble on Jul 13, 2009 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions

Don't tempt me with your delicacies, Mr. Rabble.

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by JamMasterJesus on Jul 13, 2009 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh boy, I hope calling me Mr. Rabble does not become a regular thing here

I don’t mind Greg, but that’s not my real name either

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by gregrabble on Jul 13, 2009 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Who is Greg Rabble, then?

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions

I used to write like short stories when I was a lot younger

And for whatever reason I invented a character named Greg Rabble and used him as the main character in every story. For some reason it just stuck and I use it for every username pretty much.

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by gregrabble on Jul 13, 2009 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions

A lot younger?

You’re 17!

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by bluemax on Jul 13, 2009 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm talking like 8, 9

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by gregrabble on Jul 13, 2009 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Cute story Mr. Rabble.

Thug Life

by Slow Country on Jul 13, 2009 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions

Rabble Rabble Rabble!

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

I know your name...

It’s just that Mr. Rabble has such a nice ring to it.

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by JamMasterJesus on Jul 13, 2009 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Looks so delicious...

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by Fin on Jul 13, 2009 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions

There's an awesome place near my house

but unless you plan on being in LA it doesn’t do you much good.

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by bluemax on Jul 13, 2009 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions

Where in LA?

by sammy on Jul 13, 2009 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions

Mar Vista/Culver City

http://losangeles.metromix.com/restaurants/restaurant/submariners-los-angeles/543875/content

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by bluemax on Jul 13, 2009 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions

Joe Morgan is routing for Ryan Howard.

You’d think morgan would hate this kind of event since Howard can’t get any RBI’s or move the runners over.

by levnclf on Jul 13, 2009 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions

Except, you know, for leading the league in RBI last year with 148

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions

And ~ 140 for the two years before that.

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions

I think he meant that Howard can't drive runners in because it's a home run derby, not a game.

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions

Shaking your fist at Morgan is like shaking your fist at a thunderstorm.

Just accept that he’s an act of God.

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions

Sigh,

How could someone is the 2nd or 3rd best 2nd baseman in the history of the sport be so ignorant about what makes good baseball?

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by Trenchtown on Jul 13, 2009 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions

Athletic talent has nothing to do with brains

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Somebody ought to do a count of all the completely wrong things this booth says.

Berman, Morgan, and Phillips – nightmare team.

by Manzanillos Cup on Jul 13, 2009 6:15 PM PDT reply actions

With Joe Buck providing smug-faced cameos.

I’m so happy I don’t have the sound on.

by schismatix on Jul 13, 2009 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions

Dave Campbell on the radio side....

by msb on Jul 13, 2009 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions

Anyone else watched his new show?

Most of it was garbage but Artie Lang was steal showing hilarious

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by Trenchtown on Jul 13, 2009 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Pujols is the only person who can save this Derby from disaster.

Cruz was awesome, but I wanted to see him hit it out of the stadium.

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 6:19 PM PDT reply actions

Fielder almost did it to right center.

by levnclf on Jul 13, 2009 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions

Morneau says Joe is just growing into his strength.

“He’s 6’5” which most people don’t know"

by msb on Jul 13, 2009 6:23 PM PDT reply actions

Is Mauer really that tall?

Wow, that’s a big man behind the plate. Much like Matt Wieters.

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions

He's so lanky, that you have to see him next to someone else to really tell.

by msb on Jul 13, 2009 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Did they mention that he asked his HS coach to come and throw to him?

by msb on Jul 13, 2009 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions

I missed Cruz and Fielder

and from the way the rest of this derby has gone I feel like I missed the best part already.

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by bluemax on Jul 13, 2009 6:26 PM PDT reply actions

Pujols.

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions

Coming up next, I think.

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions

I am hoping he makes me say wow.

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by bluemax on Jul 13, 2009 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions

Wowie wow

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 6:27 PM PDT reply actions

"Cruz and Fielder are in, unless Mauer gets really hot"

I don’t think he understands how the home run derby works…

by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 13, 2009 6:30 PM PDT reply actions

Here's to Pujols.

by JMKaustin on Jul 13, 2009 6:32 PM PDT reply actions

Hot damn this is streaming on mlb.com, so I can watch it at work!

Let’s go Albert!

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 6:33 PM PDT reply actions

RYAN FRANKLIN SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF ME

I hope you die. I hope we BOTH die.

by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 6:34 PM PDT reply actions

Oh lordy.

by msb on Jul 13, 2009 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions

ESPN just freeze for anyone else?

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by Trenchtown on Jul 13, 2009 6:35 PM PDT reply actions

I haven't had any problems.

by levnclf on Jul 13, 2009 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions

It's back

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by Trenchtown on Jul 13, 2009 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions

If Brandon Inge beats Pujols, holy cow that's pretty funny

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 6:36 PM PDT reply actions

That isn't possible, Inge hit 0

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by gregrabble on Jul 13, 2009 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions

Oops, for some reason I thought he hit 3

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Well Albert is sucking it up.

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 6:36 PM PDT reply actions

Shit!

by JMKaustin on Jul 13, 2009 6:38 PM PDT reply actions

As I understand it, a lot depends on your pitcher

by msb on Jul 13, 2009 6:38 PM PDT reply actions

All these guys, even Prince and Cruz

look like they’re trying too hard. Last year hamilton looked like he was hitting golf balls.

by levnclf on Jul 13, 2009 6:40 PM PDT reply actions

He probably had more energy due to the crack

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by gregrabble on Jul 13, 2009 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions

I wish Chris Berman would quit screaming at home runs that barely clear the fence.

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 6:41 PM PDT reply actions

HE HIT THIS ONE A TON

:hits the ground 10 feet in front of the wall:

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by Jack Moore on Jul 13, 2009 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions

Or:

fan reaches over the fence and gifts him an home run.

by levnclf on Jul 13, 2009 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions

The cameramen are the real criminals - each one looks like it's traveling out of the stadium because they zoom way the hell in on the ball and tilt the camera upward as soon as its hit

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions

Still,

it doesn’t help that Berman hysterically screams “BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK!!!!” on every ball hit into the air.

by schismatix on Jul 13, 2009 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm surprised that Nelson Cruz put on so much better of a show than Pujols

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by gregrabble on Jul 13, 2009 6:41 PM PDT reply actions

Steroids!

Seriously, did you see him without a batting helmet on?

Chicks dig the long ball.

by LauraBu on Jul 14, 2009 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions

Mark Reynolds would of done way better.

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 6:41 PM PDT reply actions

He would have swung and missed like 6 times

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by gregrabble on Jul 13, 2009 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions

He would of swung and missed 10 times.

He also would of hit 20 out of the park.

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions

Upton would've hit one out of the damned stadium.

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions

Get that fucking goo off the screen.

by Teej on Jul 13, 2009 6:41 PM PDT reply actions

What are you referring to?

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions

That green trail behind that ball that they are superimposing on the screen sometimes.

Kind of like the glowing hockey puck that Fox tried back in the 90s.

by Teej on Jul 13, 2009 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh that! I agree 100%.

It looks like a guy’s drawing it in real-time. Terrible. The ball does NOT knuckle like it says it does.

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions

They should have let Morrow throw

for the derby instead

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by Trenchtown on Jul 13, 2009 6:42 PM PDT reply actions

Winner of the HR derby should determine home field advantage for the World Series

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 6:45 PM PDT reply actions

Fucking Ichiro.

by Teej on Jul 13, 2009 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't even know what that means but I laughed

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Pena is going to win this

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by gregrabble on Jul 13, 2009 6:45 PM PDT reply actions

Or not

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by gregrabble on Jul 13, 2009 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions

I blame Albert's subpar approach on the fact that he's not wearing a hat.

WTF?

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 6:45 PM PDT reply actions

approach=results

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions

Screw hats

I hope you die. I hope we BOTH die.

by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions

Who here has seen Branyan take batting practice?

What does he hit like? Opposite field or pull? Always puts on a show or works on mechanics and usually hits line drives?

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 6:46 PM PDT reply actions

The time I saw him he was crushing mammoth bombs to RF over and over

I hope you die. I hope we BOTH die.

by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions

Is somebody else getting crappy signal over MLB.com?

by Double06 on Jul 13, 2009 6:47 PM PDT reply actions

The notion that the derby affects a players 2nd half performance is redicolous.

It’s glorified batting practice!

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 6:47 PM PDT reply actions

Griffey always claimed it messed with his swing

by msb on Jul 13, 2009 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't get why the players video tape the hitter. Each other clowning I'd understand

But the hitter? Better coverage on the official broadcast wouldn’t you think?

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 6:48 PM PDT reply actions

I'd pay $2 to watch Chris Bermann and Joe Morgan play 1-on-1 baseball

I hope you die. I hope we BOTH die.

by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 6:50 PM PDT reply actions

Ichiro would've won this thing.

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by Jack Moore on Jul 13, 2009 6:51 PM PDT reply actions

IchiBranyo would have 30 HR in the first round.

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions

What would this player look like?

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by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions

Like Helen of Troy.

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions

They both took a dive

to allow Pujols to move on

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by Trenchtown on Jul 13, 2009 6:52 PM PDT reply actions

And Albert avoids discrace.

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 6:53 PM PDT reply actions

That was a statement bomb

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by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 6:54 PM PDT reply actions

What's anoying is that pujols shouldn't even have been in the "bat off".

by levnclf on Jul 13, 2009 6:54 PM PDT reply actions

Yeah. The third one wasn't a home run.

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions

They should've reviewed it

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by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions

Instant Replay!

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm all for instant replay, but instant replay in the home run derby is silly.

50!

by joof on Jul 13, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions

I just wanted to see the fans react to Pujols missing the 2nd round on a disputed HR.

I hope you die. I hope we BOTH die.

by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Home field advantage?

by schismatix on Jul 13, 2009 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions

Why do they have people wiping the sweat off

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 6:54 PM PDT reply actions

I don't understand how ESPN can continue to employ Chris Berman

NELSON CRUZ IS NOT AN UNKNOWN YOU RAGING ASSPONY

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 6:55 PM PDT reply actions

What does Chris Berman know about baseball anyways?

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Doen't he do football mostly?

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by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions

He mostly screams and shouts inane bullshit while making up awful nicknames for players.

Also, he’s a complete asshole.

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions

JESUS!

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions

The nicknames thing just isn't funny and it never was

I hope you die. I hope we BOTH die.

by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions

Uhhhhh...

Career high 34 RBI dummy. Case closed.

by levnclf on Jul 13, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions

Try again

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions

WHY DAVID WRIGHT WHY?

A G-FORCE AD? REALLY? REALLY?

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 6:58 PM PDT reply actions

I love how people are trying to act like that movie is going to be a blockbuster.

Like saying it over and over again will make it so.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jul 13, 2009 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions

My gf is in love with Wright.

I think I now have what I need to make an end to that.

by levnclf on Jul 13, 2009 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Sorry, Girlfriend.

by levnclf on Jul 13, 2009 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Make a gif of him saying "Holla!"

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jul 13, 2009 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm technologically challenged. How does one make a .gif?

by levnclf on Jul 13, 2009 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions

I actually have no clue. I've never tried.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jul 13, 2009 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions

Cuuuuttteee

I hope you die. I hope we BOTH die.

by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions

I was going to watch it

But no cable, and ESPN do not mix.

So the only thing I have to contribute to this thread is that I make a mean Philly cheesesteak.

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by section331 on Jul 13, 2009 6:59 PM PDT reply actions

Free stream on mlb.com, I believe

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Yup,

that’s where I’m watching it.

by JMKaustin on Jul 13, 2009 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Of course I know that NOW

But it’s two hours in, so the appeal is lost for me. :(
I’ll take my ASG medicine tomorrow and like it.

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by section331 on Jul 13, 2009 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Pujols just hits missles out there, he have much of an uppercut though

I hope you die. I hope we BOTH die.

by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 7:03 PM PDT reply actions

*doesn't have (?)

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Sorry I'm terrible today

I hope you die. I hope we BOTH die.

by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions

The fact that home runs carry over is stupid. Why even have rounds?

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 7:04 PM PDT reply actions

More commercials.

by levnclf on Jul 13, 2009 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions

Because then you get things like last year where Hamilton lost despite having twice as many homeruns

50!

by joof on Jul 13, 2009 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions

Rest?

I think everyone thinks of Josh Hamilton as the real winner of last year’s because he hit the most overall home runs in the round (which correlates pretty strongly with putting on the best show).

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions

I was thinking the same thing. The old format was much better I think.

I guess it kind of discourages hitters from hitting enough to get into the 2nd round and stopping. Also kind of counteracts the whole fatigue thing, but yeah it’s stupid.

by Zwakamatsu on Jul 13, 2009 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't think I've ever seen Pujols hit a ball that didn't sound like a firecracker.

He seriously does not miss the sweet spot very much at all.

by Zwakamatsu on Jul 13, 2009 7:07 PM PDT reply actions

Except during the Derby.

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions

Turns out his BP pitcher opted for a vacation, so his pitcher tonight was someone he'd never hit off before.

by msb on Jul 13, 2009 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions

Well this information was needed before I laid down 5K on Pujols at the sports book!

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions

Having Joe Morgan analyze every freaking swing isn't annoying at all

Holy crap how does he have a job as an announcer of anything

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 7:07 PM PDT reply actions

So ESPN can have an announcer with multiple 10 WAR seasons?

50!

by joof on Jul 13, 2009 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions

DON'T YOU STAT GEEKS EVER GIVE IT A REST

(Just kidding)

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions

Way to dissapoint the home crowd Albert.

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 7:09 PM PDT reply actions

Yeah, you let me down Albert

I hope you die. I hope we BOTH die.

by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Because Morgan has

a BrocastersERA of 1.23.

by levnclf on Jul 13, 2009 7:09 PM PDT reply actions

Does anybody else think Prince Fielder sounds like Kevin Smith?

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 7:10 PM PDT reply actions

Done dipping

Now I’m showing my support for a free Cuba

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by Trenchtown on Jul 13, 2009 7:14 PM PDT reply actions

Really? That was a fast pinch

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions

It was starting to bug me

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by Trenchtown on Jul 13, 2009 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions

What brand do you use?

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions

That kind that tastes like crap and causes cancer

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions

APOPTOSIS

by royalcurve on Jul 13, 2009 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions

(Failure of)

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions

FAILURE OF APOPTOSIS

by royalcurve on Jul 13, 2009 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't even know what that is

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions

Your cells may!

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions

Not my brain cells apparently

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Fantastic

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh Kermit!

by royalcurve on Jul 13, 2009 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions

Cells are probably not very smart though

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by tootthekazoo on Jul 13, 2009 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions

You know that somepark where people spontaneously exploded all over the place?

It’s like that, except with individual cells who are doing pre-programmed combustion.

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Except it's natural, necessary, and doesn't involve combustion.

Otherwise, yeah.

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions

This is why I'm not a great biology professor.

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions

So it's the little white lesions in the mouth?

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions

Apoptosis is scheduled cell death.

One of the causes of cancer is the disruption of the genes responsible for regulating that. Without it, cell replication can go on unchecked .

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Gotcha

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Skoal or European Snus

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by Trenchtown on Jul 13, 2009 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions

Snus? Like the kind you snort?

I used to use regular cut Copenhagen, the Skoal long cut classic was similar. Jeez Skoal has a lot of choices

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions

My brother always used the Apple flavored kind

Can’t remember if it was Skoal or Cope, but he always paid me nicely to buy it for him. I’d tell the shopkeepers it was for my Grandma and that if I didn’t buy it she’d make me change her bedpan

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by tootthekazoo on Jul 13, 2009 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions

Skoal makes apple

it’s what my buddy use to chew, now he chews peach, he has no taste

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by Trenchtown on Jul 13, 2009 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions

No thats snuff

Snus is the tobacco pouches that they just started making in the U.S. oddly I find girls tend to like snuff more then guys

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by Trenchtown on Jul 13, 2009 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions

It was a flash in the pan in the early to mid-90's, I never heard much about it after that.

Copenhagen regular is labeled snuff so I thought the European designation was the difference

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions

The european desgination

is that they alter the nicotine level in the tobacco so its a lot higher which they aren’t allowed to do in the U.S.

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by Trenchtown on Jul 13, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions

And they have cool flavors

like “citrus menthol” and “energy drink”

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by Trenchtown on Jul 13, 2009 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions

Anything but the dirt flavor of regular Copenhagen was kind of ick

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Good old longcut original

My buddy Flanny chews that all the time

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by Trenchtown on Jul 13, 2009 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions

They made a Jack Daniels flavor for awhile

Wouldn’t recommend it, the worst. Especially with a hangover. I nearly said worst thing ever, but “Fielder…no fielder is going to catch that!”-Berman, was the worst thing ever.

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions

I have to imagine that

Chris Berman covering a Cher song is theoretically the worst thing ever

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by Trenchtown on Jul 13, 2009 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Shoot me right between the eyes, I want to the end coming

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions

The kids in the outfield are making NO plays

I hope you die. I hope we BOTH die.

by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 7:17 PM PDT reply actions

NO! YEAH! NO! YEAH! NO! YEAH!

50!

by joof on Jul 13, 2009 7:17 PM PDT reply actions

Hahahahah

Yeah they’re cracking me up too.

by JMKaustin on Jul 13, 2009 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions

The Green Sperm Effect

I hope you die. I hope we BOTH die.

by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 7:20 PM PDT reply actions

Fuck you Pat O'dea

I will enjoy my drink

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by Trenchtown on Jul 13, 2009 7:23 PM PDT reply actions

That was the worst camera work ever.

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 7:25 PM PDT reply actions

Actually that was a production problem, they didn't switch to the right camera

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by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Like I said, worst camera work ever.

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions

My point was that the cameramen were doing their jobs, the guys in the truck dropped the ball, so technically it wasn't bad camerawork

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by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions

Technically yeah.

But I consider the guys who work with the Pelco switching terminals(or whatever company they use) to be part of the camera work.

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions

The guys in the truck are A/V department not camera department.

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by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions

This has also quickly become the worst Derby ever.

I’m beginning to see why people hate the Derby. Not exciting. I blame the participants.

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions

"What makes Michael Young a great star in this league is that he's a great teammate. His teammates love him." - This doesn't help.

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions

What the hell is light-tower power?

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 7:25 PM PDT reply actions

The ability to hit baseballs up into the outfield lights

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Nelson Cruz is a monster

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 7:27 PM PDT reply actions

I think I want to see him win

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by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions

Absolutely

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions

Ryan Howard seems like a really nice dude.

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 7:29 PM PDT reply actions

There it is! The Griffey should've been here moment!

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by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 7:31 PM PDT reply actions

Alright, I'm back. Shit, Pujols out that sucks.

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by gregrabble on Jul 13, 2009 7:33 PM PDT reply actions

Fielder ain't too shabby either.

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 7:35 PM PDT reply actions

Damn 488?

50!

by joof on Jul 13, 2009 7:35 PM PDT reply actions

503!

50!

by joof on Jul 13, 2009 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Fielder and Cruz final. I'll take it

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by gregrabble on Jul 13, 2009 7:35 PM PDT reply actions

503 feet!?

JESUS CHRIST 503 FEET

by BrianL on Jul 13, 2009 7:35 PM PDT reply actions

Whatever,

Bryce Harper did that at 16, while curing cancer, which is what allows me to continue to enjoying chew

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by Trenchtown on Jul 13, 2009 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions

They should use Aluminum bats during the derby. There would be insane home runs hit.

50!

by joof on Jul 13, 2009 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions

I was thinking about this earlier.

They should have sort of exhibition using aluminum bats.

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Harper did it with wood

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by Trenchtown on Jul 13, 2009 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions

His 500-foot shot at Tropicana was with aluminum.

by Teej on Jul 13, 2009 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh

well that just ruins everything, thanks a bunch

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by Trenchtown on Jul 13, 2009 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions

Not really. It's still about the equivalent of a 450-foot home run with a wood bat.

Linky and analysis.

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions

Tell that to my cancer ridden esophagus

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by Trenchtown on Jul 13, 2009 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions

GMZ will cure cancer if Harper doesn't get around to it.

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions

He's sixteen.

by seattlebruin on Jul 15, 2009 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions

Oh, I thought you wrote this as a negative

I should try reading subthreads first

by seattlebruin on Jul 15, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions

503!

I hope you die. I hope we BOTH die.

by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 7:35 PM PDT reply actions

503 FT DAMN

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by gregrabble on Jul 13, 2009 7:36 PM PDT reply actions

So wait, we are seeing HitTracker live?

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 7:36 PM PDT reply actions

That was crushed!

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 7:36 PM PDT reply actions

My goodness!

by ThundaPC on Jul 13, 2009 7:36 PM PDT reply actions

WuZZOW

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 7:36 PM PDT reply actions

Our GM drafted him!

50!

by joof on Jul 13, 2009 7:37 PM PDT reply actions

He Does Not Get Cheated tm

I hope you die. I hope we BOTH die.

by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 7:37 PM PDT reply actions

At least the final should be interesting as both guys are absolute animals

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 7:38 PM PDT reply actions

That HD slow-mo shot was amazing, I still haven't gotten used to those

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 7:39 PM PDT reply actions

They really are spectacular.

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Don't they put one in Safeco everytime we play the Yankees or the BoSox?

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions

No idea, but I'd love to watch Gutierrez read line drives in slow motion

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions

He moves his lips

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs

But he has lips like silken pillows, so it's kind of erotic

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions

I have no official authority

but sub-thread closed

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by Trenchtown on Jul 13, 2009 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions

If you think that's worthy of closing a subthread, you should go back to lurking for a whike.

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions

Um....

I’ve been here since 2005 ish

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by Trenchtown on Jul 13, 2009 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions

The workings of your brain are boggling my mind

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions

Psshaw, you guys make the really funny jokes with all the science and stuff

I love those sub threads

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions

In a good way, the boggling

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions

YES network brings their own high speed cameras for all Yankees games. FSN is way too poor to afford such equipment

I hope you die. I hope we BOTH die.

by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh goodness.

Raul Ibanez sighting. I hope he has a giffable fielding blunder during the ASG.

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 7:39 PM PDT reply actions

"Will the Price be King, or will the Nelson be cruzing?"

Oh my god.

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 7:39 PM PDT reply actions

err Prince

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't get how the name Fielder has anything to do with being a king.

Fuck you, Berman.

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions

This is sarcasm I hope

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions

I would hope.

Or that dude is an idiot!

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions

I love Curtis Granderson.

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by gregrabble on Jul 13, 2009 7:43 PM PDT reply actions

Joe Morgan is convinced that Fielder will get tired because he is fat.

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 7:45 PM PDT reply actions

It's not fat, it's tofu.

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions

Soy cheese

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by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions

Look who also has the sweetest facial hair...

I hope you die. I hope we BOTH die.

by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 7:46 PM PDT reply actions

Cruz just killed somebody with that foul ball.

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 7:48 PM PDT reply actions

Maybe a metric that calculates the height, distance, and total number of HR's to annoint the true winner?

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 7:49 PM PDT reply actions

"The Rangers are really starting to believe in themselves."

So announcers just pretty much say whatever the fuck they want, I guess

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by BRKLN M'S on Jul 13, 2009 7:50 PM PDT reply actions

Step number 3 of any decent 12-Step program.

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions

Did Steve Phillips really just say "nobody told me I'd need math!"?

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 7:50 PM PDT reply actions

Anaheim and Texas mentioned when talking about the AL West race. No mention of Seattle.

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 7:50 PM PDT reply actions

Shocking

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by gregrabble on Jul 13, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions

PLENTY OF PEOPLE KNOW WHO NELSON CRUZ IS YOU BLABBERING IDIOT!

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 7:51 PM PDT reply actions

I didn't hear it, but I'm going to guess Joe Morgan said it

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by gregrabble on Jul 13, 2009 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Berman

by abender20 on Jul 13, 2009 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Damn!

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by gregrabble on Jul 13, 2009 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Guess again.

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions

How does Brandon Inge have ~ the same number of HR's as the rest of these guys?

I just don’t see it with his swing

by Kermit. on Jul 13, 2009 7:54 PM PDT reply actions

When was the last good home run derby?

2005?

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 7:55 PM PDT reply actions

I enjoyed Hamilton's show last year

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by gregrabble on Jul 13, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, but one good hitter does not make a good derby.

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions

Last year's had my attention.

by levnclf on Jul 13, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Hamilton put on a nice show last year.

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Career service is a stupid reason to make somebody an All Star.

And it’s an even stupider reason to make somebody the All Star starting pitcher.

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by Goose on Jul 13, 2009 7:57 PM PDT reply actions

We can give the traditionalists the All-Star game.

by Wilder. on Jul 13, 2009 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Then don't make it count for anything god damnit.

by Zwakamatsu on Jul 13, 2009 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

I like Greinke so much that I bought a Greinke T-shirt at Kauffmann, but I'm cool with Halladay being the starter.

Greinke is the best choice, but Halladay has been the second to fourth best pitcher in the league this year and has been pretty underrated for most of his career. The Wakefield one is the one that hacks me off, since that’s about who GETS on the team, not the order they pitch in.

by Decatur on Jul 13, 2009 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions