Home Run Derby Thread (1 Viewer)

[Limp Ditka]

Not funner than the others, but Bour's got a groove going

 

[ChiefD]

I would like to see them bring back a retired person who could still hit bombs.    

Frank Thomas

Dale Murphy

Griffey

Bonds

Honus Wagner 

Ty Cobb or Tommy Lee Jones 

Martha Hooch

 

[Limp Ditka]

See, who needs Berman when you have 8 year olds in the crowd to make bad name puns?

BOURNADO!

 

[ChiefD]

Not funner than the others, but Bour's got a groove going

He has a softball game after this.

 

[The General]

Sano v Bour final going to get HUGE ratings.

 

[Cowboysfan8]

Sucks Stanton got knocked out but its just about time for the judge. 

He better bit a pile of em lol

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Crap.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Sano v Bour final going to get HUGE ratings.

If you don't want to watch the home town guy in the finals of the HR Derby, then GFY.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

22.

Eff.

I object. 

 

[Zegras11]

holy ####

 

[Limp Ditka]

my god. He's just launching popups into the right field bleachers.

 

[Frostillicus]

@Capella's Marlins representing!  :thumbsup:

 

[The General]

If you don't want to watch the home town guy in the finals of the HR Derby, then GFY.

I'm very excited for Marlins fans.

 

[Capella]

You would have left three innings before

Five

 

[SHIZNITTTT]

WTF is up with Giancarlo's eyebrow?  Is that a thing again?  I remember guys doing that in the 80's        

 

[Limp Ditka]

 

[SHIZNITTTT]

That translator must have ate her last employer. 

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Omg omg omg omg

 

[Limp Ditka]

I'm very excited for Marlins fans.

Happy now?

 

[ffldrew]

Hitting them to every field

 

[Eephus]

If you don't want to watch the home town guy in the finals of the HR Derby, then GFY.

Most exciting thing to happen to Marlins baseball since Loria's last lawsuit

 

[The General]

Happy now?

You Bour's cousin?

 

[Peyton Marino]

jesus

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Cashman built him in a lab. 

An awesome lab. 

 

[James Daulton]

I thought most of his shots to right were just popups.  Nope.

 

[Limp Ditka]

You Bour's cousin?

Has nothing to do with the player, has to do with being entertained. Watching the home town crowd get behind the home town guy in the first round was electric and as long as he got on a run in the later rounds, it would have only gotten funner

 

[James Daulton]

Would softball guy employee his take two steps forward and hit method?

 

[Parrothead]

holy #### he hits the ball hard

 

[FishTacoTuesday]

my god. He's just launching popups into the right field bleachers.

I'm still skeptical he can maintain his MLB production long-term but he's one of the strongest guys to ever play, at least that I've seen. 

 

[Limp Ditka]

I'm only here to watch who mass media tells me I should be here to watch.

 

[The General]

Has nothing to do with the player, has to do with being entertained. Watching the home town crowd get behind the home town guy in the first round was electric and as long as he got on a run in the later rounds, it would have only gotten funner

Guess we have to make do with this crappy Judge guy  

 

[Eephus]

So now they do the same thing all over again?

 

[FishTacoTuesday]

Most exciting thing to happen to Marlins baseball since Loria's last lawsuit

Noted, and you've now been served. 

 

[Capella]

I'm still skeptical he can maintain his MLB production long-term but he's one of the strongest guys to ever play, at least that I've seen. 

I was curious about this the other day and looked at his milb history and I just don't see how this isn't the greatest half of baseball of his career. Crazy though. 

 

[Limp Ditka]

Guess we have to make do with this crappy Judge guy  

Never said I had a problem with him advancing, but you go right ahead and think you're making a point.

 

[James Daulton]

And his name is judge.  I bet someone will come up with all kinds of nicknames and costumes based on this. 

 

[FishTacoTuesday]

I was curious about this the other day and looked at his milb history and I just don't see how this isn't the greatest half of baseball of his career. Crazy though. 

I think he's more Gallo and Schwarber than what he's doing, but that isn't terrible either.  He hit 56 homers in 1500 MiLB PAs, he has 30 this year in 360 PAs.  His big frame seems very susceptible to changing eye level and breaking balls, but so far he's handled it very well.  Also seems like a guy you'd generally root for, except he plays for the Yankees and all. 

 

[FishTacoTuesday]

Sano on the other hand is probably almost as strong, and a guy I believe in long-term.  He's athletic as hell, as is Joey Gallo (who was invited to this HR derby but declined)FWIW.  People who think baseball isn't getting great athletes should watch these two, they would have both made great speed rushers in the NFL. 

 

[Limp Ditka]

Selling all of my shares of Gary Sanchez starting tonight.

#HRDCurse

 

[FishTacoTuesday]

Selling all of my shares of Gary Sanchez starting tonight.

#HRDCurse

<-------Big Sanchez fan

 

[Capella]

I think he's more Gallo and Schwarber than what he's doing, but that isn't terrible either.  He hit 56 homers in 1500 MiLB PAs, he has 30 this year in 360 PAs.  His big frame seems very susceptible to changing eye level and breaking balls, but so far he's handled it very well.  Also seems like a guy you'd generally root for, except he plays for the Yankees and all. 

Yes, I was curious how he handled off-speed. Weird he ever sees a fastball. 

He also nailed a chick my buddy is infatuated with last year. I love bringing that up to him. 

 

[Parrothead]

And his name is judge.  I bet someone will come up with all kinds of nicknames and costumes based on this. 

he probably drove to the derby in the Cruising Vessel

 

[Limp Ditka]

Yes, I was curious how he handled off-speed. Weird he ever sees a fastball. 

He also nailed a chick my buddy is infatuated last year. 

#exitvelocity

 

[Capella]

#exitvelocity

My buddy is like 5'7 and a 140 pounds lol. Probably not what she's looking for. 

 

[Limp Ditka]

Way to summon the beast, Karl

 

[FishTacoTuesday]

Sano is 6'4" and 260 and he seriously is athletic.  He's average in advanced fielding metrics at 3B, but when a guy that big makes some of the plays he can make, it looks even more impressive.  And I HATE THE ####### TWINS.  @Frostillicus

 

[Limp Ditka]

Sano is 6'4" and 260 and he seriously is athletic.  He's average in advanced fielding metrics at 3B, but when a guy that big makes some of the plays he can make, it looks even more impressive.  And I HATE THE ####### TWINS.  @Frostillicus

Twins are pretty hateable.

 

[FishTacoTuesday]

My buddy is like 5'7 and a 140 pounds lol. Probably not what she's looking for. 

He didn't have the double Chalupa she was seeking.  Judge has the triple Chalupa! 

 

[Frostillicus]

Twins are pretty hateable.

Lovable!

 

[FishTacoTuesday]

This really is more funner without Berman.