Home Run Derby thread

Dunnnnleavy · Post by **Dunnnnleavy** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:35 pm

BOBBY ABREU IS CRUSHING! 19 HRs with 2 outs to go in the first round...jeez

edit: 24 dingers...i feel sorry for Jason Bay coming up to bat 2nd

Tariq's Dilemma · Post by **Tariq's Dilemma** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:43 pm

Bobby DID kill it.

To every part of the ballfield too.

Anyone else see how fucking gay mike piazza is?

Damn

Dunnnnleavy · Post by **Dunnnnleavy** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:47 pm

ahaha, yea Piazza definitely deserves the fat :blaowarrow: . and Johnny Damon looked really uncomfortable, like an "Ugh, I can't believe I was hoaxed into this" face. Piazza might've been drunk or some shit.

Tariq's Dilemma · Post by **Tariq's Dilemma** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:28 pm

I feel bad for Jason Bay

He got

by Bobby.

Positive A · Post by **Positive A** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:40 pm

Bobby Abreu was filthy out there. So was Carlos Lee actually, but since Abreu hit 1,598 home runs in his first at bat, Carlos didn't seem special.

Dunnnnleavy · Post by **Dunnnnleavy** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:44 pm

Carlos will end up winning it

stupidregister · Post by **stupidregister** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:46 pm

Holy crap, major league players using corked bats to blast meatballs 450 ft, how exciting. Shit gets old fast.

Tariq's Dilemma · Post by **Tariq's Dilemma** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:52 pm

stupidregister wrote:Holy crap, major league players using corked bats to blast meatballs 450 ft, how exciting. Shit gets old fast.

Do you enjoy anything?

stupidregister · Post by **stupidregister** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 10:04 pm

Tariq's Dilemma wrote:
stupidregister wrote:Holy crap, major league players using corked bats to blast meatballs 450 ft, how exciting. Shit gets old fast.
Do you enjoy anything?

Not mindless awing at a repeated action consisting of meatheads swinging a stick while fans drool at how far some roid freak can send a ball into orbit.

You're telling me you watched every swing? Come back an hour later and it's like you didn't miss a thing.

Oh and I like the nice political touch to try and draw interest. You think plastering someone's flag on the jersey is gonna draw any more significance to the event? Nobody cares about the stupid "World Baseball Classic" that hasn't even started yet.

T-Wrex · Post by **T-Wrex** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 10:14 pm

"I don't want to play in Detroit.. the field is too deep." - Juan "Gone" Gonzolez

Positive A · Post by **Positive A** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 10:43 pm

Pudge is creepin'...But I think Papi's got it.

T-Wrex · Post by **T-Wrex** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 10:44 pm

Positive A wrote:Pudge is creepin'...But I think Papi's got it.

GO PUDGE GO! GO PUDGE GO!
Win it at home.. OFF TO THE FINALS!

Positive A · Post by **Positive A** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 10:54 pm

So much for Papi.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:25 pm

So wait, Pudge can hit homers just not in the regular season?

Positive A · Post by **Positive A** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:29 pm

Philaflava wrote:So wait, Pudge can hit homers just not in the regular season?

LOL. For real. What does he have? 6 or something? He hit some knocks too. Abreu put on a clinic. He's the man. Underrated as fuck. Like, he's got a permanent spot on the all time underrated team, hitting before Rafael Palmeiro.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:33 pm

Positive A wrote:
Philaflava wrote:So wait, Pudge can hit homers just not in the regular season?
LOL. For real. What does he have? 6 or something? He hit some knocks too. Abreu put on a clinic. He's the man. Underrated as fuck. Like, he's got a permanent spot on the all time underrated team, hitting before Rafael Palmeiro.

Yeah, I been saying that about Abreau since the late 90's. But back to Pudge, that fucko is on my fantasy team and I think he's batting something like .290 with 6 HR's, so yeah where the fuck is all this coming from tonight.

If a lead off like Brian Roberts can hit them, so can the #2 guy.

Positive A · Post by **Positive A** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:44 pm

Philaflava wrote:
Positive A wrote:
Philaflava wrote:So wait, Pudge can hit homers just not in the regular season?
LOL. For real. What does he have? 6 or something? He hit some knocks too. Abreu put on a clinic. He's the man. Underrated as fuck. Like, he's got a permanent spot on the all time underrated team, hitting before Rafael Palmeiro.
Yeah, I been saying that about Abreau since the late 90's. But back to Pudge, that fucko is on my fantasy team and I think he's batting something like .290 with 6 HR's, so yeah where the fuck is all this coming from tonight.

If a lead off like Brian Roberts can hit them, so can the #2 guy.

there aren't many catchers out there who are producing lately, though. .290 ain't all that bad out of that position. Tigers will be alright in the 2nd half. Pudge will be Pudge soon enough.

eternalreflection · Post by **eternalreflection** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:23 am

uh Abreau isn't juicing, and crushed the old total, and single round records

Tariq's Dilemma · Post by **Tariq's Dilemma** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:30 am

Positive A wrote:
Philaflava wrote:
Positive A wrote:
Philaflava wrote:So wait, Pudge can hit homers just not in the regular season?
LOL. For real. What does he have? 6 or something? He hit some knocks too. Abreu put on a clinic. He's the man. Underrated as fuck. Like, he's got a permanent spot on the all time underrated team, hitting before Rafael Palmeiro.
Yeah, I been saying that about Abreau since the late 90's. But back to Pudge, that fucko is on my fantasy team and I think he's batting something like .290 with 6 HR's, so yeah where the fuck is all this coming from tonight.

If a lead off like Brian Roberts can hit them, so can the #2 guy.
there aren't many catchers out there who are producing lately, though. .290 ain't all that bad out of that position. Tigers will be alright in the 2nd half. Pudge will be Pudge soon enough.

Being a right handed hitter at comerica is tough though, man.

Pudge himself has said that the stadium has been eatin his hits up.

Tariq's Dilemma · Post by **Tariq's Dilemma** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:34 am

And stupid, you can't act as if the home run derby wasn't good for baseball. Yeah, them trying to push the whole "baseball around the world" angle is just trying to hide the imperialistic nature of the sport, but Bobby and Poppi singehandily will make people forget the Balco-era of baseball all the faster.

This home run derby was just what baseball, and the fans, needed.

Positive A · Post by **Positive A** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:44 am

Tariq's Dilemma wrote:And stupid, you can't act as if the home run derby wasn't good for baseball. Yeah, them trying to push the whole "baseball around the world" angle is just trying to hide the imperialistic nature of the sport, but Bobby and Poppi singehandily will make people forget the Balco-era of baseball all the faster.

This home run derby was just what baseball, and the fans, needed.

True enough. It was awesome watching Abreu crush the ball with that text book left handed swing.

What happened to the North American contigent though? Bay and Texeira with 1 dinger between the 2 of them. Sad.

T-Wrex · Post by **T-Wrex** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:45 am

Is unpudgy Pudge still Pudge?.. He's really slimmed down this year..
Hmm.. Balco??.. But he's still an all-star catcher.. he needs a new nickname.

Gregg Popabitch1 · Post by **Gregg Popabitch1** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:47 am

i hate home run derby even though i watch it every year. the international theme this year made it even gayer even though i had alot of fun watching the dominicans' antics.

the only home run derbys i ever liked were the old school home run challenges where they pit cats like the mick, stan musial, willie mays, hank aaron against each other one on one.

bringinoutbangerz · Post by **bringinoutbangerz** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:17 pm

Interviews with latin born players are funny

Sam Ryan: "How important was this?"

Abreu: "I yoos love to play, for may cooowntry"

Rachel Hobozal · Post by **Rachel Hobozal** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 1:49 pm

stupidregister wrote:
Tariq's Dilemma wrote:
stupidregister wrote:Holy crap, major league players using corked bats to blast meatballs 450 ft, how exciting. Shit gets old fast.
Do you enjoy anything?
Not mindless awing at a repeated action consisting of meatheads swinging a stick while fans drool at how far some roid freak can send a ball into orbit.

You're telling me you watched every swing? Come back an hour later and it's like you didn't miss a thing.

Oh and I like the nice political touch to try and draw interest. You think plastering someone's flag on the jersey is gonna draw any more significance to the event? Nobody cares about the stupid "World Baseball Classic" that hasn't even started yet.

In other words: when kids were delegated the task of picking teams, you were the last one picked in every sport, you played right field on your little league team, batted ninth, and only came into the game at all because of the manditory rule that states every player must have at least one at bat and play a full inning in the field.

Not being able to hit the ball 1/8th the distance as Brett Butler on a check-swing is no excuse for such obvious hatred of all things athletic, my aptly titled little friend, the stupid register.

FoJaR · Post by **FoJaR** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 6:54 pm

Cleanhobo wrote:you played right field on your little league team

YO MAN, DONT DISS RIGHT FIELD.

stupidregister · Post by **stupidregister** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 11:12 pm

Cleanhobo wrote:
stupidregister wrote:
Tariq's Dilemma wrote:
stupidregister wrote:Holy crap, major league players using corked bats to blast meatballs 450 ft, how exciting. Shit gets old fast.
Do you enjoy anything?
Not mindless awing at a repeated action consisting of meatheads swinging a stick while fans drool at how far some roid freak can send a ball into orbit.

You're telling me you watched every swing? Come back an hour later and it's like you didn't miss a thing.

Oh and I like the nice political touch to try and draw interest. You think plastering someone's flag on the jersey is gonna draw any more significance to the event? Nobody cares about the stupid "World Baseball Classic" that hasn't even started yet.
In other words: when kids were delegated the task of picking teams, you were the last one picked in every sport, you played right field on your little league team, batted ninth, and only came into the game at all because of the manditory rule that states every player must have at least one at bat and play a full inning in the field.

Not being able to hit the ball 1/8th the distance as Brett Butler on a check-swing is no excuse for such obvious hatred of all things athletic, my aptly titled little friend, the stupid register.

I think you need to get out more.

Mo Cheeks · Post by **Mo Cheeks** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 8:08 pm

Still not a fan of Abreau, struck out with the bases loaded last night, 3-2 heater right over the middle right by him

guy is Crutch when it counts, he has a decent avg with runners in scoring position but with 2 outs he is batting in the 220's

Rachel Hobozal · Post by **Rachel Hobozal** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 6:33 pm

stupidregister wrote:
Cleanhobo wrote:
stupidregister wrote:
Tariq's Dilemma wrote:
stupidregister wrote:Holy crap, major league players using corked bats to blast meatballs 450 ft, how exciting. Shit gets old fast.
Do you enjoy anything?
Not mindless awing at a repeated action consisting of meatheads swinging a stick while fans drool at how far some roid freak can send a ball into orbit.

You're telling me you watched every swing? Come back an hour later and it's like you didn't miss a thing.

Oh and I like the nice political touch to try and draw interest. You think plastering someone's flag on the jersey is gonna draw any more significance to the event? Nobody cares about the stupid "World Baseball Classic" that hasn't even started yet.
In other words: when kids were delegated the task of picking teams, you were the last one picked in every sport, you played right field on your little league team, batted ninth, and only came into the game at all because of the manditory rule that states every player must have at least one at bat and play a full inning in the field.

Not being able to hit the ball 1/8th the distance as Brett Butler on a check-swing is no excuse for such obvious hatred of all things athletic, my aptly titled little friend, the stupid register.
I think you need to get out more.

Coming from you, that's probably the most

worthy comment I've ever heard. Thanks for that.

stupidregister · Post by **stupidregister** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 7:57 pm

You decided to bring up a topic that was dead for days just to try and insult me. Well done, sir.