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MLB Home Run Derby 2019 - Open Thread

This one’s for all the dingers, folks

Ken Griffey Jr. of the Seattle Mariners and Nomar
oh hey it’s NOMAAAAAHHHHHH
Photo credit should read TIMOTHY CLARY/AFP/Getty Images

Despite not filling one the multiple empty Derby spots with our lad Daniel Vogelbach, the MLB Home Run Derby is still happening anyways today at 5 PM PDT.

Given the choices, I’m hoping Josh Bell or Vladito runs away with it, but I have a sneaking suspicion Bregman or Chapman will go off and piss in everyone’s cereal. Whatever. Here, this is more fun—check out these images from the 1999 Home Run Derby that I found in the photo tool:

BBO-ALL-STAR-GRIFFEY JR. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images
BB0-ALL STAR GAME-SOSA-GRIFFEY
when you see the other boy chasing home run records
AFP/Getty Images
Ken Griffey Jr. of the Seattle Mariners plays with
lil’ bastard left the kid hanging, wow
TIMOTHY CLARY/AFP/Getty Images
1999 All Star Home Run Derby
cal ripken, jr seen here letting the kids play
Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images
BBO-ALLSTAR-SCHILLING-CAMCORDER
i have nothing to add to this
STEPHEN JAFFE/AFP/Getty Images
BBO-ALLSTAR-MATT DAMON
actually i do like these apples very much, thank you, matt
AFP/Getty Images
BBO-ALL-STAR GAME-GRIFFEY WINS
/injects directly into veins
TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images

DERBY TIME: 5 PM PDT

DERBY CHANNEL: ESPN