Open Thread: Home Run Derby/All-Star festivities
by YonYonson on Jul 11, 2011 5:15 PM PDT
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PrintTonight is the Home Run Derby at Chase Field in Phoenix. I figured, since I didn't see one already, that maybe some ANers would like a place to discuss this.
AL:
David Ortiz, Boston - 19 HR
Adrian Gonzalez, Boston - 17 HR
José Bautista, Toronto - 31 HR
Robinson Cano, New York - 15 HR
NL:
Prince Fielder, Milwaukee - 22 HR
Matt Holliday, St. Louis - 14 HR
Matt Kemp, Los Angeles - 22 HR
Rickie Weeks, Milwaukee - 17 HR
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WOO!
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Can I just pretend Adrian is still a Padre?
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Yes.
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Heath Bell is in the booth
He should talk more; Berman less.
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
I was wondering who that was
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San Diego Padres closer
All-around goofball.
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
I know who he is.
I just didn’t recognize the voice.
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Berman is really popular
and I have never understood why.
hello love
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Someone needs to just turn his mic's volume
BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK… GONE!
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
That was a 440 foot line drive. lol.
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Matt Kemp has a vote.
I KNOW YOU ARE HERE MIKE.
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I didn't vote.
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Mmhm.
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I just voted for Bautista.
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I thought you loved him!
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He loves the thought of him in Oakland
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
Don't we all....
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I CALLED FOR IT LAST OFFSEASON WHEN IT WAS A POSSIBILITY
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You may have mentioned that once or twice
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on occasion.
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He really does
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
Projected distance
495’?
My god.
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
I want a guy that can do that.
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it would have been funny if he would have gotten picked for it
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Barton can do 495"
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TWMOS
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Heh.
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it doesn't even look like he's trying hard.
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No Jemile :(
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I don't mind it
Jemile probably would’ve injured himself. Whereas there’s like, what, 10 catching Molina brothers?
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
Tbf he'd only have to throw about 12 pitches. Rickie is hackin at everything.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
It's weird.
He was interviewed about doing it and then all the sudden he’s out
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doing what?
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He was supposed to be Rickie's pitcher
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I wonder if the A's put the kabash on it
because we really can’t afford to have anyone else on the DL right now….
There's no crying in baseball!
You'd think they'd do that
before he went to Arizona, got a uniform and went on MLBN…..
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He's filming now.
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They said he decided not to do it?
I didn’t hear everything they said
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Jemile said "You've only got so many bullets" and he was saving them.
Which is obviously nonsense, but there you go.
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Shoulda been Wily Mo
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
that would be awesome.
did you see Jeff’s article about who should be in the derby?
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Yeah
I think so. But seriously… has any player ever been made for a home run derby MORE than Wily Mo?
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
Mike Stanton.
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He's too young this year.
Pressure would get to you.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
GUILLERMO MOSCOSO
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Rickie Weeks. Not a HR hitter.
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no shit.
On the plus side, I have a crapload of sick hours, so I’ll be using many of them this week.
This is what my back looks like right now, except with a lot more tape, and only three panels (of ten each).
There's no crying in baseball!
oddly enough, the worst feeling so far is just all the tape.
I think once they take that off, I’ll be going crazy, but for now there’s no fresh air getting to it, so it doesn’t it. But the tape? Ugh.
There's no crying in baseball!
if I'm allergic to the tape (which is actually a possibility), I'll be very cranky by the end of the week.....
There's no crying in baseball!
hopefully it will confirm my two known allergies
neomycin (an ingredient in neosporin) and erythromycin. They suspect a latex allergy, which this test will answer. And then they are testing for 26 other common allergens in medications, perfumes, soaps, metals, etc……
There's no crying in baseball!
A latex allergy?
Well I suppose that explains what you do with your downtime. ;-)
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
yup
if you have to discover a possible latex allergy, I guess the arm is one of the better places to discover it….
There's no crying in baseball!
can I get a rubdown too?
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Cano.
interesting how all four AL reps are from the East
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
TOTALLY SHOCKING AS A MATTER OF FACT
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And completely random.
I mean it definitely has ZERO significance.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Does Jose Bautista have his own theme music?
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
I think it's the Inception countdown.
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Completely unrelated
But is the A’s box office open every day even during non-home games? I want to buy tickets for Saturday but only have cash.
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by GoldenStateGuerrero on Jul 11, 2011 6:02 PM PDT reply actions
i think one of them is.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
D Gate is always open as far as I know
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D Gate is always open as far as I know
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yes, weekdays and Saturdays.
M-F 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sat 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
There's no crying in baseball!
Thanks everyone!
I was hoping they’d always keep one open.
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by GoldenStateGuerrero on Jul 11, 2011 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Hilarious article
HERE
This is the best quote
“If you want to live in a Republican state with very conservative right-wing laws, then there’s a place called Arizona,” Brown spokesman Gil Duran said.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I'm oddly (or perhaps irrationally) excited about this weekend's series.....
McCarthy, Cahill, Harden, and Gio? {swoon}
There's no crying in baseball!
YES
the match-ups are pretty sweet
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No :(
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Oh, I'm going to the doubleheader, but that's probably it.
2 games for the price of 1 is too good to turn down for me.
But I’ll likely be watching the Friday and Sunday from home.
There's no crying in baseball!
I bought my DH tix in April, otherwise I might not be going.
Of course, it also means I paid full price. {sigh}
There's no crying in baseball!
Did you see that pic of Gio that Jane Lee tweeted?
Dayum.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. —Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
That was kind of ridiculous
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The secret is out on Bautista - throw him batting practice.
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HA!
It’s so crazy it just might work
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bbl, soccer.
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back.
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I have to cover a meeting at 7
The Comcast guide says the derby will be over at 7. Ha!
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
It gave me false hope
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
Hot
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
Our booth, by 2:30, was right in the sun
We were supposed to be walking around, promoting the biz. We ran out of steam around then and just sat down.
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
Bye!
See ya later.
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
A couple of my Seattle friends had to go to Kentucky for a couple days
One of them used to live there.
Today the temperature was around 98 and the heat index showed as at least 113 with the humidity.
Good God.
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Has Berman said someone hit it to Tempe yet?
"Once you go Bed....everything else is dead." - Bed
"So you're saying we should skin the Rangers and wear them as uniforms? I’m down." - Kyli
Twitter died
"Once you go Bed....everything else is dead." - Bed
"So you're saying we should skin the Rangers and wear them as uniforms? I’m down." - Kyli
Maybe it's bad that you link your FB feed to it and we all have to read everything twice ;)
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. —Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
If Cano wins this thing, ESPN will make sure we never hear the end of it.
There's no crying in baseball!
I have TV again.
I really don’t want to be watching THIS, but there’s really nothing else on.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. —Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I'm thinking about watching a movie instead.
Maybe several movies, so I can ignore the analysis all night…
There's no crying in baseball!
It's just nice to stare at the TV again.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. —Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Anyone catch this great tweet?
Antonio Cromartie would like to thank #MLB for allowing his 43 kids to play the outfield tonight #HRDerby
Also ESPN Insider has a proposed trade of
Gio for AJ Pollock and Matt Davidson. It could give us a solution at a corner IF spot and give us a decent outfielder. Both were 09 first round picks.
Not enough.
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You mean you don't want two B- prospects, one who has questionable defense at 3rd and another who is just average at everything
for an ace?
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Where the fuck did Cano just hit that?
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Cano just wrapped up the gold glove for this year with that display.
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by mikev on Jul 11, 2011 8:05 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
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ABOUT TO GRILL UP A BUBBA BURGER
FOR SOMETHING FROM THE FROZEN FOODS SECTION THEY’RE SOOOOOOO GOOD.
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never heard of em
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Neither had I until about a week ago when Joe Posnanski tweeted this:
“Hearing Vin Scully pitch Bubba Burger (”You’ll never find a better burger than a Bubba") is my “I love America” moment."
I thought they were a LA chain or something, then I was at the supermarket the other day and I saw some. I got the sweet onion style. Very tasty.
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Ooh.
I’m gonna go on Friday.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. —Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
the new one?
me too I hope. depends on how I’m feeling then, but I’m thinking a noonish showing somewhere…..
There's no crying in baseball!
nooner?
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I'm sure it's magical.
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I have to keep reminding myself, this is not the CT thread.....I've erased three responses already.....
There's no crying in baseball!
GO TO THE CT THREAD THEN SHEESH.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. —Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
the old one
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. —Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
you are awesome.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. —Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
With wands.
Sorry.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. —Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
hey...that sounds like a time *I* might go...
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. —Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
RICKEY IS ON ESPN RIGHT NOW LEADING OFF
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WITH AN A'S HAT ON!!!!!!!
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