Home Run Derby!
by Stacey on Jul 12, 2010 7:30 PM EDT
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I never think I'm going to enjoy the Home Run Derby. It just seems silly and it doesn't always feature the greatest home run hitters in the game (Albert Pujols, Josh Hamilton, and Justin Morneau have all said they're not interested). But when I start watching it I almost always enjoy it. It's more because of the players on the sidelines with their video cameras and their kids running around and all that good stuff.
Participants this year include: David Ortiz, Miguel Cabrera, Matt Holliday, Corey Hart, Vernon Wells, and Hanley Ramirez. Robinson Cano was supposed to participate but the Yankees won't let him.
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I’ve debated back and forth about going. It’s not very often the all-star game comes to the city you’re living in. But tickets were too pricey and it’s kind of a meat head event. Plus I figure i can it when the All-Star games comes to National Stadium since I’ll probably be moving there eventually.
Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns.
I went in 1993
I was there for the entire workout day which included the derby. It was a lot of fun. But I was 14 so take that for what it’s worth.
Oh and now we’re warming up Uehara. He’ll die. He will actually DIE if he pitches in this heat. -KenDixonFanClub
by Stacey on Jul 12, 2010 7:49 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I went up for FanFest that year
Still have a commemorative ball I bought. Great time. But I wasn’t 14, I was almost 25. :)
"Overdrive the sound and make it sound pretty rude." - Jimmy Page
Let's stick the hand in the pirahhna tank
Didn’t 2002 prove Cito right about keeping a starter in reserve for the 10th?
You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.
I guess, sure
just make sure it isn’t the home town guy.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
LOL
They won’t let Cano do the derby, but they’ll let Swisher?
Well Cano did miss a couple games last week
He’s got a sore back or something. I wouldn’t chance that either.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
any reason why you left Chris Young and Nick Swisher off your list?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I wrote this a few days ago
And they hadn’t been announced yet. I wasn’t sure if I’d have a chance to post it tonight.
Oh and now we’re warming up Uehara. He’ll die. He will actually DIE if he pitches in this heat. -KenDixonFanClub
by Stacey on Jul 12, 2010 8:13 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
This song bugs me so much
Not because i dont like the song itself, which i think it somewhat catchy if not quite my tastes, but because of all the people who i’ve heard singing along who have no idea who the fuck Mr. Mister is.
Off topic
Sign that I’m getting old: my spam is now filled with messages talking about how I can meet thousands of single PARENTS in my area.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
There's a lot of single moms at UFC PPVs in bars.
Strange but true. Went to Ocean City for a UFC PPV last month. It was Cougar Town on one side of the bar by 10 pm.
"Overdrive the sound and make it sound pretty rude." - Jimmy Page
I'm rooting for anyone not named Swisher, Ortiz, or Wells
I think i’d like to see Hanley win, but I usually pull for an AL player, so I guess i’ll take Cabrera.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
BOBBY V!
I DON’T Hate you!
Bring back Andino.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jul 12, 2010 8:08 PM EDT reply actions
I like it
And I love Bobby, even if he didn’t want to manage the worst team in baseball.
Bring back Andino.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jul 12, 2010 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
but you'd have to look at that creepy logo every day
it’s like wearing a mugshot on your sleeve or something
"If I were a horse, I'd go over to AJ [Burnett]'s house all the time!" -- Rob Dibble
I'd manage any major league team
Bring back Andino.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jul 12, 2010 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Which will make more for the Boys and Girls Club:
“The Decision” or “The Home Run Derby”
Bring back Andino.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jul 12, 2010 8:13 PM EDT reply actions
"the decision"
was just about the worst idea ever.
"Being an Orioles fan is like having very painful genital warts."
"harden the fuck up mike gonzalez."
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by danielreese05 on Jul 12, 2010 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
the only part of "the decision" i watched
was the decision itself, and i still felt dirty afterwards.
some people feel bad for cleveland
but i say let em rot, who gives a shit. lebron’s a dickhead, but the east needs a team that can beat the lakers. might as well be miami.
"Being an Orioles fan is like having very painful genital warts."
"harden the fuck up mike gonzalez."
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by danielreese05 on Jul 12, 2010 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
look at it this way
heat: lechoke, wade, bosh
bulls: rose, noah, boozer, korver
knicks: stoudemire, soon to be melo.
the east is gonna be stacked with superteams. it’s a good deal i think.
"Being an Orioles fan is like having very painful genital warts."
"harden the fuck up mike gonzalez."
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by danielreese05 on Jul 12, 2010 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
being an Orlando fan...
this list hurts me.
What up?
by snakethejake on Jul 12, 2010 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
well sure, howard and maybe rashard lewis if he remains productive
but its not a young team like the others, i cant see them staying in it that mix much longer. but hey, basketball isn’t really my thing im not really sure what’s going to happen.
"Being an Orioles fan is like having very painful genital warts."
"harden the fuck up mike gonzalez."
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by danielreese05 on Jul 12, 2010 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
rashard lewis remaining productive?
i’m guessing you didn’t watch him against the celtics? he might be done. howard and jameer nelson are still under 30.
one series doesn't define next season
and jameer nelson is overrated IMO. his ppg dropped 4 points last year.
"Being an Orioles fan is like having very painful genital warts."
"harden the fuck up mike gonzalez."
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by danielreese05 on Jul 12, 2010 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah Jameer is as streaky as LUUUKE, and I’m holding out that Rashard gets back to old form.
What up?
by snakethejake on Jul 12, 2010 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Ty Wigginton + Kids sighting
I win, I’m also the only one watching so….
Bring back Andino.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jul 12, 2010 8:15 PM EDT reply actions
I'm not in love with any of these players.
I guess I’ll root for Cabrera.
Oh and now we’re warming up Uehara. He’ll die. He will actually DIE if he pitches in this heat. -KenDixonFanClub
by Stacey on Jul 12, 2010 8:15 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
forgetting last year?
actually, i don’t care either. i’d go for swisher if he wasn’t a yankee and he didn’t burn me in fantasy a couple years ago when he was with the chisox. so i’m going for corey hart.
in the photo-op with the players and kids
Prince Fielder told the kid he’d been paired with that if he wanted to win, he’d have to help the cause by eating a lot.
i kind of love Prince Fielder.
"If I were a horse, I'd go over to AJ [Burnett]'s house all the time!" -- Rob Dibble
this
he had no business being in it last year
"Being an Orioles fan is like having very painful genital warts."
"harden the fuck up mike gonzalez."
The Signing Bonus: We're back in business.
by danielreese05 on Jul 12, 2010 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
i reallllly hate the backbackbackbackbackbackbackback thing....
"Being an Orioles fan is like having very painful genital warts."
"harden the fuck up mike gonzalez."
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Chris Berman has been played out for decades
Oh and now we’re warming up Uehara. He’ll die. He will actually DIE if he pitches in this heat. -KenDixonFanClub
by Stacey on Jul 12, 2010 8:40 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Man, this is boring.
Insert something witty here.
by Knubles and Bits on Jul 12, 2010 8:27 PM EDT reply actions
The "Hart" puns need to end
Bring back Andino.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jul 12, 2010 8:32 PM EDT reply actions
What, no sunglasses?
Must not be dark yet.
"Overdrive the sound and make it sound pretty rude." - Jimmy Page
hamilton's got nothing on corey hart
"Being an Orioles fan is like having very painful genital warts."
"harden the fuck up mike gonzalez."
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8 year old girl running around in the outfield trying to field major league popups in the california sun.
i’ve seen this movie before. it ends badly.
"Being an Orioles fan is like having very painful genital warts."
"harden the fuck up mike gonzalez."
The Signing Bonus: We're back in business.
Man this actually looks like the steroid infested HR derbys that I remember.
Hart is punishing the ball.
Insert something witty here.
by Knubles and Bits on Jul 12, 2010 8:36 PM EDT reply actions
A-Rod and ESPN
perfectly douchey together.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
why is he even there?
oh right, fans can vote can’t we…
"Being an Orioles fan is like having very painful genital warts."
"harden the fuck up mike gonzalez."
The Signing Bonus: We're back in business.
by danielreese05 on Jul 12, 2010 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
was he not voted in this year?
wow. i’m proud to be an american again/
"Being an Orioles fan is like having very painful genital warts."
"harden the fuck up mike gonzalez."
The Signing Bonus: We're back in business.
by danielreese05 on Jul 12, 2010 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
i love how that one fan has the tiny little butterfly net
should work, right?
"Being an Orioles fan is like having very painful genital warts."
"harden the fuck up mike gonzalez."
The Signing Bonus: We're back in business.
wait where is my lebron-status update on the ESPN ticker?
Winning means you're willing to go longer, work harder, and give more than anyone else.
- Vince Lombardi
C. Youngs day is done
Bring back Andino.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jul 12, 2010 8:54 PM EDT reply actions
Mark McGwire making the green monster his bitch
was my favorite.
Insert something witty here.
by Knubles and Bits on Jul 12, 2010 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
That there is
I mean, Ortiz has rebounded nicely.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Day is done for Vernon
Bring back Andino.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jul 12, 2010 9:02 PM EDT reply actions
ESPN
please do us a favor, and hop off papi’s junk.
thanks.
"Being an Orioles fan is like having very painful genital warts."
"harden the fuck up mike gonzalez."
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that's like telling...
lifetime to stop showing television for women.
What up?
by snakethejake on Jul 12, 2010 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
only in a perfect world you mean
"Being an Orioles fan is like having very painful genital warts."
"harden the fuck up mike gonzalez."
The Signing Bonus: We're back in business.
by danielreese05 on Jul 12, 2010 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
hahaha
Insert something witty here.
by Knubles and Bits on Jul 12, 2010 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
one of these days i wanna see one of those kids jump up and rob a home run
"Being an Orioles fan is like having very painful genital warts."
"harden the fuck up mike gonzalez."
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ENOUGH ABOUT THE FUCKING SHOES MORGAN
"Being an Orioles fan is like having very painful genital warts."
"harden the fuck up mike gonzalez."
The Signing Bonus: We're back in business.
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"Being an Orioles fan is like having very painful genital warts."
"harden the fuck up mike gonzalez."
The Signing Bonus: We're back in business.
by danielreese05 on Jul 12, 2010 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
He is also a vicim of terrible humor from Chris and Joe
Seinfeld on SNY on the other hand, with Kieth Hernandez was better
Bring back Andino.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jul 12, 2010 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I just got done watching Outland
an epically bad 80’s B-movie/ Space-Western. Exploding heads, ftw!
"This is the Nineties, Bubba, and there is no such thing as Paranoia. It's all true."~Hunter S. Thompson
my goodness
if that ball wasn’t hit hard…then I’m santa claus!
"Being an Orioles fan is like having very painful genital warts."
"harden the fuck up mike gonzalez."
The Signing Bonus: We're back in business.
even if he was a yankee
andy pettitte is a pretty swell guy IMO
"Being an Orioles fan is like having very painful genital warts."
"harden the fuck up mike gonzalez."
The Signing Bonus: We're back in business.
*is
"Being an Orioles fan is like having very painful genital warts."
"harden the fuck up mike gonzalez."
The Signing Bonus: We're back in business.
by danielreese05 on Jul 12, 2010 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Andy Pettitte is an ugly douchenozzle IMO
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Andy Pettitte pitches with his mouth agape and has the eyes of a goat!
Classic line from the Jim Rome Show regarding Mr. Pettitte
"This is the Nineties, Bubba, and there is no such thing as Paranoia. It's all true."~Hunter S. Thompson
by PBR me ASAP! on Jul 12, 2010 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
jim rome is suuuuuuch an overdone asshole.
"Being an Orioles fan is like having very painful genital warts."
"harden the fuck up mike gonzalez."
The Signing Bonus: We're back in business.
by danielreese05 on Jul 12, 2010 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I agree about Rome. He is annoying and not worth listening to.
But some of his regular callers are hysterical.
"This is the Nineties, Bubba, and there is no such thing as Paranoia. It's all true."~Hunter S. Thompson
by PBR me ASAP! on Jul 12, 2010 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
If there's anyone more repulsive
than someone who thinks the universe revolves around NY or Boston, it’s someone who thinks it revolves around LA
You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.
.
"Being an Orioles fan is like having very painful genital warts."
"harden the fuck up mike gonzalez."
The Signing Bonus: We're back in business.
mainly the participants..
but yeah, the evening light too.
What up?
by snakethejake on Jul 12, 2010 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
a guy with an Orioles hat caught a bomb
"I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it." -duck
by tgraham3 on Jul 12, 2010 10:13 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
the red sox get to see not only what they have in ortiz
but what they could have had in hanley. the lugo/scutaro SS carousel would never have happened.
Go Hanley Ramires, Marlins are #1....after the Orioles of course.
What's more frustrating than being a Marlins and Orioles fan? Eye surgery???
darn it...Ortiz won it. Oh well.
What's more frustrating than being a Marlins and Orioles fan? Eye surgery???
I think we need a Legends/Celebrity Softball game
if for nothing else…. 3DG is doing the play by play
All they do is hit home runs.....
i never thought late 90s early 00s style baseball would be so boring
ugh.. ESPN
So on the Sportscenter recap of the home run derby, during a highlight of a Nick Swisher shot, we get the following:
“Is Nick Swisher gonna have to hit a pitch?” - Said in the same tone as “Is Wayne Brady gonna have to hit a bitch?”
I mean on Dave Chappelle that line was hilarious, but it just seems really douchey to say on a sports network. Maybe they have a job for Rick Dempsey.
Utz makes a delicious everything that they make.
Baltimore is Baltimore. That's kind of what I know. - Manny Machado, 6/7/10
by Eat More Esskay on Jul 13, 2010 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions
This
"This is the Nineties, Bubba, and there is no such thing as Paranoia. It's all true."~Hunter S. Thompson
by PBR me ASAP! on Jul 13, 2010 8:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Just throwing this out there...
I was pretty disappointed.
Taking the steroids out of it really lowered the entertainment.
JK, obviously…
But seriously, it was pretty lousy.
"If I was being paid thirty-thousand dollars a year, the very least I could do was hit .400." - Ted Williams
Big papi really is a nice guy
I mean I am no Bosox fan but this guy just seems like a true nice guy, he truly likes to give the fans a show, and understands that this is all for the fun of the fans.
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