Home Run Derby Open Thread
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It'd be great to see Evan win it all
but I’ll be happy if he makes it out of the first round.
Everything they are saying is that this will heavily favor the lefties.
Blake
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A right handed hitter will win...
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BELIEVE in 08!
Just going against the grain....
anyone want a pic of anyone in the derby sides Longo?
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BELIEVE in 08!
I'm picking Hammy
cause he’s got more Raw power than almost everyone in baseball.
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A lot of people are picking Hammy
because he has a 71-year-old as his BP pitcher.
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Well that's asinine
But Hammy is talking about hitting the ball out of the park. Not a home run, it’s out of the freakin’ stadium. He’s going to be fun to watch. I’m really, really excited about this, although I’m not excited about listening to Berman. Why can’t Kurkjian and Gammons do it. They are so much better to listen to, and are just as excitable without being annoying.
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I love the Longo, but you got to pick Hammy
Yankee Stadium always has favored LH batters, Alex Rodriguez not withstanding.
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I think Korn was unavailable
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Per Wiki:
3 Doors Down’s official website reported that Brad was injured on February 3, 2006 in a one car accident (he wasn’t driving) in Mississippi. He suffered severe lacerations and bruises to his face but made a full recovery. 3 Doors Down cancelled two tour dates as a result. It was later revealed Arnold’s injuries as caused by the accident were more severe than initially stated. Arnold needed 40 stitches to his face and his ear had to be reattached. Bassist Todd Harrell said, “If Brad wasn’t wearing his seatbelt, he’d probably be dead now.” Arnold’s wife, who was driving the car when it hydroplaned, was uninjured.
Oops.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
BOOOO BERMAN YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY LONGO
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They said Uggla was starting.
If this is the order, then Longo will hit fourth.
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To keep people from buying HDTVs
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I hope he's talking if Kaz gets on camera
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Getting in right now with my pick: Hamilton wins.
This is the only HR Derby open thread I know of on any of the sites I hang around at.
I just realized I’m slowly becoming a Rays fan just by sheer dint of the amount of time I spend here.
There are worse things to be.
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Hamilton's tattoos are really disgusting, by the way.
I like pretty much everything about the guy, but it’s a shame he’s defaced his body like that.
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You like his tats?
Well, to each their own.
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This is the first time we've had a HRD guy and three all-stars
Won’t be the last time, but gotta live it up.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
anyone seen articles mentioning the number of homeruns hit by derby participants heading into the all-star break in previous years?
They are suggesting that the chances are against the home run leader.
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
This whole All-Star event is partly about kissing the Yankees' asses
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Erin Andrews is hot. I'll give that to her.
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King-size bed. Honeymoon suite.
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Some people aren't midgets.
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Erin Andrews came because of Longo's bat.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
EVen Jeter is choosing Cracker Josh.
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OH SHIT JETER PICKED HAMILTON NOW HE'S DOOMED.
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All he needs are a few fist pumps.
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Hamilton VS Longoria in the finals...
and longoria crushes josh…
I'm going for Longo vs. Uggla
All-Florida final. With Longo winning, of course.
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
First knock
Uggla hit it into Monument Park
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He gets a bottle of water from his kid
And then gives one to Hanley
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Damn...good thing CC isn't here..
he’d be swinging at every one of those pitches
I love it when you can hear the players cursing and Berman just says nothing.
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Grady Sizemore is up
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Not a bad showing for Dan, but I don't think it gets him into the second round
BTW, am I the only one who enjoys the HR Derby more than the AS Game?
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"Who needs steroids?"
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haha....ortiz is like
wtf….that’s weak, i woulda hit it over the second level.
WHY ARE THEY CUTTING TO A STUPID INTERVIEW WITH ORTIZ IN THE MIDDLE OF SIZEMORE'S RUN?
Fuck you ESPN, you Boston/NY ballwashers.
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I want to see ESPN's reactions
When we win the division
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Grady's just dropping Bombs
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HAHAHA YOU SUCK LITTLE GIRL
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Oh man that one was almost out
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6 HR
4 to the upper deck, one over an upper deck ledge into the old bullpen area, and two just foul in the upper deck
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Aite, 6 to beat
GO LONGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Longo's next
I predict at least one in the dead zone bleachers behind the bullpens
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If either Hamilton or Longoria go to the second round, and especially the finals, then they will.
The narrative will be impossible to resist.
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How many did Abreu get when he put on that ridiculous display a few years back, anyone remember?
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Because it can't go to 100
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Kazmir's being interview re: Longo on the MLB.tv feed
That’s what I’m watching. Pretty cool.
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MLB has bonus coverage in between the commercial breaks.
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Kazmir prediction just now: 10 HR for Longo in the 1st round
No pressure, Evan!
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I want to believe
that there’s not going to be another X-Files movie
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As long as it's not one of the alien conspiracy...
it should be pretty good. All the little freakshow types were pretty creepy/funny
I hope it doesn't suck. But it probably will. Always loved the show, it really only went to pure crap in the last season.
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First hit is a squirter down the LF line
Then he hits his first homer oppo.
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Someone needs to give him another bat
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Yeah, he's not gonna do too well. Oh well.
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Yeah, he's not gonna do too well. Oh well.
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Kazmir's stoned out of my mind
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He does look perpetually high. It's an awesome look because he also looks like a boyish goober
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I think it's the Red Sox BP pitcher
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Two consecutive upper deck shots!
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He's really fallen off a cliff, hasn't he?
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We could trade him to ESPN for John Kruk
and still improve
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
The Phillies are the biggest laughing stock in baseball history.
Never forget
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Memo to Longo
Bring your own BP pitcher next time
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by JMB on Jul 14, 2008 8:47 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd
You are the winner!
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I love that Braun is having his agent pitch to him.
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Hate to say I told you so
He just doesn’t have a swing thats tailored to these kinds of events….Doesn’t mean he isnt a beast of a HR hitter
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 14, 2008 8:48 PM EDT reply actions
WHY ARE THE TALKING ABOUT THE METS?
THEY DON’T HAVE A F’N CONTESTANT IN THE DERBY
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Well, why did they talk to David Ortiz?
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd rather he saved that power for the second half of the season
You know, with are All-Star offense and all…
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So are we staying for Hammy?
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Why not stay for the whole game?
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I am...It should be a lot of fun
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Why would you leave? It would still be fun even if no Rays were involved.
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But a lot of them were one round and done
Though that one round would often have 15+ dingers
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 14, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
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by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 14, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Berkman just cost State Farm a ton of money
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That would be hilarious. LANCE BERKMAN KILLED MY GRANDMA BY MAKING STATE FARM CANCEL HER POLICY
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by esoteric on Jul 14, 2008 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Berkman is such a badass
Huge anti-steroid guy, too. So you don’t have to wonder whether he’s juicing.
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Him and Frank Thomas are pretty much the only two players from the steroid era that I 100% believe played clean.
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Where? Never heard that.
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I've heard rumors to that effect too, that he did some stuff during those injury-plagued years in Cincy
But I consider it all just rumor.
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Heh, you're talking about Junior to a Mariners fan, after all
But I’m not touchy. I would be incredibly disappointed, but not shocked or heartbroken.
Pretty much the only guy it would break my heart to find out was a juicer is Edgar.
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He should try it again
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How do you know? Did he just have that rep?
Thomas and Berkman have spoken out loudly over the last decade about the need for more stringent testing standards (Berkman said a couple months ago that players were still using HGH and that MLB needed to start using blood-testing to catch them). So that’s why it’s pretty certain that they’re clean. Either that or they’re the craftiest liars on the planet.
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He had that rep, and he was one Skinny dude throughout his career
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Well, being skinny is no real guarantee. Look at the pitchers who've been nabbed.
But I have no reason to doubt what you’re saying about Crime Dog.
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Being skinny doesnt mean a lot...
Sometimes they just put on 5-10 pounds
Frankly I don't care too much about them juicing
But I’ve always held McGriff to a higher regard.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
The thing is, he is NOT fat. Not at all.
He just has a chubby-looking face, which makes everyone THINK he’s a fatass. But in reality he’s in quite good shape.
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Except Youkilis is terrible
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I yield to no man in my disdain for the Sox and Youkilis's primadonna act
But he’s very, very good. Underrated, in fact, because he justifies playing 1B despite not having too much power – his OBP is walk heavy. He may not age well (old player skills and all that) but he’s quite good this year.
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R.J., how many HRs would you hit in a little league field?
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Too many to count if you were pitching.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Hammy never had that dream
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Bad feelings from him yelling "You suck!" while Friedman was on TV.
Friedman got the guy re-instated, there was no reason to be a douche like that, especially when it’s you yelling at a TV.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
During last year's draft.
Some Cincy reporter caught him and reported it.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
In his defense
Friedman did say he would have been in A-Ball if he stayed in Tampa. Which was clearly a cheap shot considering he was hitting well in the big leagues after dominating during spring training.
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To be honest, Friedman wasnt really helping him because he is nice...
Hamilton is a commodity. If it was some non prospect with a drug problem, he would be released, and the front office would care less.
We haven't been faced with something like that from a non-prospect
But without talent he was just a drug addict.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Right....
What I’m saying is big prospects get a TON more rope/chances then a non prospect. I saw some crazy shit in my short time in baseball. Not complaining, just saying the only reason Friedman or any other FO would have helped him was cause he had talent, not cause they cared.
He was coming off of knee surgery and wasn't doing great in Hudson Valley
Why wouldn’t he start in A ball? After he murdered that he would’ve moved up quickly I imagine.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
He said it during the season
after his hot start. He wouldn’t have been in A ball at that point. He would have been starting in CF instead of Eli Dukes.
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He wouldn't have been in HV
He would have been in Columbus
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IMO, he has been the new FO's only mistake....
Leaving Damon Hollins, Perez, and the other clown on the 40 man was a joke, then releasing him right after the rule 5 draft
thats nice that they figured
out how to interview someone AND show the HR derby at the same time.
Why do I just think of Justin Morneau as a boring player?
Is it because Minnesota is a boring state?
Except for that crazy girl from St. Paul I used to date. She may have been nuts, but she was not boring.
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Trash Bags son, Trash Bags
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Delmon young can just eat a honey bun and throw the rapper in the bags
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It's easy to dog on the Trop, but man...the Metrodome is an eyesore too.
At least the Trop has hilarious catwalk craziness that adds a Putt Putt Miniature Golf feel to the game.
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I love the tank full of Devil Rays.
I remember seeing a HR ball land in the tank once. Wonder if rays can feel surprise.
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I probably should explain this reference
He’s our “sideline” reporter, the running gag when the tank was first installed was how he spent so much time by the tank that he had began mating with the rays. A month or so later they became pregnant and….well we’re just assholes.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Is this where the whole bestiality/furry thing began?
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You should retcon your history to make it so.
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It's not.
The furry thing came when a user admitted he was a furry.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
With Longo's peformance tonight
I finally see uses for Casey Fossum and Brian Stokes
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He did the Manny Ramirez walk after that last one.
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Anticlimax alert: Hamilton will hit 2-3 and not make the second round.
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Maybe
But they’ll be the farthest in the competition.
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Sickening Hollywood Ending Alert: Hamilton will be the first man to hit a ball out of Yankee Stadium
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Or getting shot by a raven-haired femme fatale and coming back 10 years later?
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Okay, so I was kind of wrong with this prediction
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That was almost out of the stadium
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Get those kids off the field....
he’s gonna kill someone…
This is absolutely amazing
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Someone tell Kaz to beat up Hammy
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What was Griffey's FT....
when he hit it off the Building in Baltimore? This AB from josh reminds me of that one from Griffey.
Oh….and that screen being out of sync is freaky
I told you!
This is who he was compared to coming out of HS. It’s legit
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Finally....
someone says “What if” with him and the Rays.
oh snap….that ump’s gonna get killed
It will go out of the stadium
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He hit a ball 536 feet
in A ball. That’s absurd.
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Next time we play the Rangers Garza or Kaz needs to fucking behead this guy.
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Hamilton falls off the wagon afer the break....
and we find out Hanley spiked his Gatorade…
Unbelievable. He's going to win it in the first fucking round.
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Take the second round off
and win the finals. Strategy!
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"This is a different way to get high."
Just remember, guys. He was taken in the Rule V Draft. We didn’t give up on him. The Cubs and Reds have more to kick themselves for than we do.
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Who's a Cy Young candidate
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Still, their offense isn't too great. It's Bruce and...
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn't they get both
Cueto and Volquez? both are phenominal…Cueto was having a rough patch but seems to have gotten his head back straight.
They still lack bats
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
It was a great trade, balancing risk and potential.
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CHARGE THE BOZ KAZ, PULL A FARNY
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That old man is gonna die...
but he gets 10 outs.
Lol at the cop choking the dude
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It's a home run derby but you can't go get the ball?
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it was a joke
At least I hope it was
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Longo. He's not gonna relapse
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That is terrible
I gotta pick Hamilton. Longo is going to be great, but if Hamilton gets much better, his greatness is going to be indescribable.
Is this the most anyone has hit in the first round?
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His BP pitcher is 75 years old. He's probably tired as hell right now
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what i hate is
how all these commentators are all on hamiltons side, talking about all the stuff he’s been through, acting like it wasn’t his own fault. berman was the only one who said you gotta feel for the rays
All I've heard
was that it was his fault, but he overcame it.
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Why feel for us?
This is his stage. He’s went through his hell and this is his moment. We’ve went through our hell, and our moment is sitting in prime position for a playoff spot.
He’s a great player, yes, but we’ve done pretty well for ourselves.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Besides
The Rays never really gave up on him, they took a gamble that nobody would mess with him and his drug problems, and they missed. It’s a shame, but really the only person to blame for Hamilton not being on this team is Hamilton.
I'm sick of how we're always brought up
What about the D-Backs and Uggla, where was that talk?
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I heard it!
Gammons blamed the old-regime for not giving Byrnes a good scouting report.
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I believe Silverman said ..
the reason they made him available and faught for his reinstatement was because they still believed in him and hoped a change of scenery would help him out.
and it did.
Berman also is the only one walking about...
how it IS his fault and he takes full responsibility on it.
What he should have done is forced a trade back to Tampa after his breakout season and made up for lost time…. :P.
Hammy has a little but of pop on his bat.
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Hammy has a little but of pop on his bat.
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Not anymore
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
They actually proved, either on Mythbusters or Sport Science, that corked bats are actually a detriment to hitting home runs
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
This is getting rediculous
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Watch him hit none in the final round
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
He can go back into the clubhouse and watch the second round on Barry Bonds' barcalounger...
...and still win by 10 runs.
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Can they institute a mercy rule at 50?
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
When he gets to the gold ball
Our insurance rates are going through the roof.
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he may have hurt himself
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or Hamilton's an asshole
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Clearly he's a Republican
He cares more about protecting State Farm than lining the pockets of social welfare programs like the Boys and Girls Clubs.
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
No rays player in the group
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They're all toking it in the clubhouse.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
This is likely
Well, not Dioner, he’s taking advantage of the buffet.
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Erin Andrews is practically
foaming at the mouth to get close to him and talk to him…haha
Let's be honest: you would be too. Lord knows I would
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I'm tempted to have gender-reassignment surgery to get close to Hamilton
Of course, I’d look like quite the beast, but that’s OK because if Hamilton’s high enough, he might not know the difference.
Amazing. So it's pretty obvious who's coming out of the HR Derby with the biggest press.
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Plain observation
So both the 1st round recordholder and the former first round recordholder should have been Rays. :(
Everyone in this thread, congratulations: you just witnessed the most awesome HR Derby performance in history.
On the MLB.tv broadcast feed they’re interviewing Tim Lincecum. HE LOOKS HILARIOUS. HE LOOKS LIKE HE’S THE 17-YEAR-OLD KID MANNING THE MCDONALD’S DRIVE-THRU WINDOW.
I love that look. I also love Lincecum.
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Are you suggesting something?
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes. I want to have Tim Lincecum's babies
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Lance Berkman is a buzz kill
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I love Reggie Jackson ripping A-Rod.
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Lance Berkman loves the children more than Josh Hamilton
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I've seen his BP
He’s got a lot of pop. He would absolutely shock people.
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So have I. He would shock people
He wouldn’t hit Hamilton moonshots, but he’s got such great bat discipline that he could consistently line them into the lower decks.
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They would have to hit CC 2nd in the order for the HR Derby...
Otherwise he might have to think too much
*Delmon Young At The Home Run Derby*
Enters Batters Box, breathed out puff of smoke.
Ball comes inside
Delmon Charges Mound
Delmon gets ejected
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Wily Mo Pena....
if he didn’t k so much, he’d be good as well. he can crush the ball too.
In a home run derby
Wily Mo would challenge Josh
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Dukes enters the home run derby
And when he gets to the 9th out, he hits 6 home runs. 80% of the money that was supposed to be donated to the boys and girls club instead goes to his child-support payments.
How bad WAS Delmon when he was with you guys?
I heard tell that he was a bad apple, but I don’t know of any specifics the way I do with Dukes. Well I do know about that one bat-tossing incident in the minors, but anything with the major league team?
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He and CC didn't like each other, apparently
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Got pissy with a camerman who was trying to interview Dukes.
Apparently he acted like Dukes was his boy and everyone else was irrelevant.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Funny story, we beat Santana early last year in Minny, he stuck his head into the daycare area for the players' kids
And yelled “We just beat your daddies’ asses!”
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I can imagine the reaction when he became a Twin.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
In a noble move, he becomes a protector
He went back to that daycare center and said “I’ll make sure nobody beats yo daddies asses ever again.”
If it was done on the same scale as the DY trade
Then I expect some sort of package that includes Clayton Kershaw and Russell Martin
Yeah, heard that. Delmon was just a bad dude though
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"It's a lousy night to be an atheist"
lol
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On ESPN re Hamilton: "It's a lousy night to be an atheist"
I laffed.
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I saw jeter in the outfield....
shouldn’t he be watching from the sidelines?
He's trying to work on his D.
If he can’t outplay a bunch of 10 year olds….
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Some of these other guys are doing quite well....
Hamilton is just showing everyone else up
already got the trophy out....
“where you want this josh?”
Morneaus talking to someone...
I think they’re trying to work a deal out to get Tanya Harding before Hamilton’s next AB.
The funny thing is...I genuinely feel bad for his BP pitcher.
Old dude’s gonna need Tommy John surgery by the end of the night.
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His pitcher's not throwing it down the plate anymore
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Or Miller...
Oh….we want him to hit Hr’s, not walk the whole derby..
We have a lot of pitchers in our history that would be perfect for HRD
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Wait, I'm confused, did Hamilton just decline to hit the rest of his outs?
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Yes
He didn’t have to hit at all. He’s already in the finals.
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It's a good idea, then. Give his BP buddy a break.
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Hamilton has a second career as a insurance lobbyist on Capitol Hill if the baseball thing doesn't work out.
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Yes...
it’s cutting into his praying time….and there’s a staduim full of heathens that need praying for.
Braun isn't Jewish, actually.
Or so I’ve been told. It’s a shame, really, since the “Famous Jewish Sports Stars” pamphlet (as seen in Airplane!) could use some thickening.
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Really?
Wiki says he is, for what it’s worth.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I think his mother is Jewish (which qualifies him, her maiden name was "Koufax" interestingly enough)
...but he was raised as a Christian. I think his dad is Christian. Of course, maybe I just have bad info.
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ONLY A VERY STUPID MAN POINTS TO ANYWHERE ELSE SAVE RIGHT FIELD
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Hey man...I had a dream about this....
and you’re gonna go home empty handed.
As long as it's not Romo's Miata...
he should be ok.
Everybody knows
You can’t tell black people to hit their homers, they’re harder to control than hispanics.
All OFer's should be black
Unless you’re Hammy. The only exception.
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Where are we going....
you don’t want to hit it the opposite way do you?
no
I didn’t think so.
Damn. Josh Hamilton hates old people too.
As seen by both that and his treatment of his BP pitcher.
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That old mans thinking....
you people suck. 40 Hr’s in 2 rounds and you hit a line drive and pop fly.
I'm not sure.
I did elaborate more in the trade thread.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Kaz and Hammy talking
“Sorry man, we smoked it out while you were going berzerk up there in the 1st round.”
Kazmir: "Dude you should like, use that bat to hit the ball man, like, you know?"
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Hammy's trying to figure out what happened to all the Funyuns in the clubhouse
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Yeah, Gammons has a typical Boston hardon for attacking defenseless icons of the Reagan era.
Still upset about the Mondale campaign, I guess.
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AHAHAHAHA I don't have to google to know what you're talking about.
I believe “Upper Decker” is the classic term, however.
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If Hamilton hits more than 5 before using up his alottment of outs, will he just quit there?
I sort of hope not, though I would understand if he did.
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Well, he DID die after all.
A real hero would have fought it out up there on the cross.
Yeah, that’s right, I just called Jesus out as a pussy.
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But he came back to life
You really can’t top that
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Tupac did too.
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by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Lies
I’ve seen the autopsy photos
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EA Gives the Bulls some love in the '09 commercial
BTW, if you haven’t played the demo for this game yet, if you have 07 or 08, skip this game. Gameplay still hasn’t changed.
ESPN NFL 2K5
has features that EA is STILL just coming out with in Maddon. This year its EA’s version of 2K’s VIP profile.
Yeah it does
think about how damned good that game would be right now if EA hadn’t bought the exclusive rights to the NFL.
One of the biggest bitch moves in gaming history, IMO.
ESPN: The official flagstation of Josh Hamilton
God damn they can’t get off the “dream” dealie he pulled out of his ass.
Carlos Pena talked about his dream of being great with the Rays before being re-signed
Hamilton is no prophet.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
BAHAHAHAHA HAMMY'S GONNA BLOW IT
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Milton Bradley is like....
yo, win this and i’ll hook you up with your own board game.
Bradley doesn't seem as whack as people portray him.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
WTF HAMMY?!?! YOU SUCK!!!!
THIS IS BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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If Morneau wins this is like the 1960 World Series
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Whats that sound.....
sounds like someones choking.
As far as I'm concerned, Hamilton is the winner.
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FUCK YOU. JUST FUCK YOU MAN.
YOU GO TO HELL. YOU GO TO HELL AND YOU DIE!!
(That still hurts, man.)
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Oh you really like driving the stake into my eyeballs, don't you?
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Actually, I wasn't aware you were an Expos fan
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm a Nats fan. They're really my FIRST team.
I’ve been an M’s fan since 1995, but when Washington finally got a team that automatically became my home team. And I inherited all the grudges of the Expos era.
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See, I figured you lived in D.C., but didn't care for the Expos.
Too bad they dumped the hats.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Ironically enough, I live in Chicago now
But I was born and raised in DC (left in 2005 for law school, and am staying here in Chicago to work). I’ll watch the Cubs and W. Sox, but I can never really root for them without feeling like a fraud. It’s the Nats and the M’s for me…and maybe the Rays too, as my bizarro AL-M’s-suck world pick.
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I care retroactively.
Once the Expos came to Washington I inherited a hatred for the ‘94 strike and Omar Minaya.
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The trop was never designed to have a retractable roof
Nor did the trops roof ever cave in on top of workers.
Shame he's married.
But then again that never stopped A-Rod.
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Well, Hammy certainly didn't save any starving kids here.
Stingy bastard.
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
If Jesus keeps him off the junk
More power to him
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 14, 2008 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
His BP pitcher probably knew Jesus personally
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
But I do normally defer to George Carlin's Take
i.e. you never hear an athlete say “The Good Lord tripped me up behind the line of scrimmage”
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 14, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Choke
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When is the last time
You took several rounds of BP in the same day? And its a freakin exhibition!!!!
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 14, 2008 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Someone's sarcasm sensor needs a tweak
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
It's hard to detect
From a one word post over the net
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 14, 2008 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Dude called Justin Morneau "Jason"
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They just won the Florida Marlins Broadcasters Award for the day
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This is what Erin Andrews really said...
UNFORTUNATELY, we’re here with the winners but they’re really losers. Also, I don’t think me and Josh had enough to drink between rounds.
I love the softball game
If only because last year I realized I can hit a softball farther than Wade Boggs
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 14, 2008 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
OK, as far
But still, it made me smile
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 14, 2008 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I pull everything....
I’ll even reach and pull it down the rightfield line.
With the bat technology these days
I’ve seen guys hit 300+ opposite field…ridiculous
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 14, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
With a Miken Ultra 2
everyone hit home runs. Greatest bat ever.
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I’ve also hit some around 350’ with the Combat Lady Virus…And I’m not really a masher
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 14, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I have no power
and got under a ball with the Ultra 2 and hit it 340.
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I'm only in D/C League softball (co-ed)....
so we don’t get any 300 ft homers in our league :).
Makes for a better game anyway
I’ve played in a lot of leagues, but I prefer the ones where teams don’t hit thier limit in homeruns…it makes for a REALLY boring game
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 14, 2008 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Yea, after we moved fields, all the homers stopped.
but we still weren’t hitting a lot to begin with. 2 at most per game per team.
If anybody it ought to be Chris Rock
he was in the Trop during the Fourth of July
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
In the promos they showed him in a Mets cap.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn!
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think
The games of grabass they play during the softball game translate well for the live crowd…I don’t think I’d pay to watch it in person.
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 14, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Kid with a Durham Bulls hat
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Homer by Wade Boggs
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Then hits a double
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Billy Crystal has major league experience
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And Chris Rock made a nice clutch play at second
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Why the 200 ft fence?
Real softball fields are 300 feet anyway
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Who cares?
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Garbage!
Celebrities with their preferential treatment!
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Exactly
Hard to judge tools on a 200ft fence.
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250'-280' Would be ideal
Given that there are ex-mlb players…You’d get plenty of home runs without making the outfield ridiculously small…triples are nearly impossible
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 14, 2008 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Then got hit
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it's the point
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
No more homeruns
If I have to hear that taco bell gong outside of a commercial one more time, I’m done for the night.
Winfield goes infield
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Crystal has been outplayed on the infield by Chris Rock
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AL team is starting to find out why you still the people that suck at fielding...
in RF and not on the infield.
Rock Raines hit the ball 210ft and pimps it
Garbage. He should still be a HOFer.
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Spike lee thinking....
damn, that balls almost as big as me.
They were saying on Mike and Mike on Friday
How Greeny totally outclassed Golic at the plate
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But they didn't film it until Saturday.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 14, 2008 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry, I meant this morning
It’s getting late
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I won't spoil the game
Unless you listen to M&M
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
George Brett tarring up the bat
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Anyone ever seen the SouthPark
Where Whoopi’s only joke is ‘President Bush is stupid’?
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pwn3d
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It is the year of Greeny
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
At least Greeny hit it into play
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 14, 2008 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I miss the MTV softball Jam
Nothing like hitting a pig in CF and getting an automatic triple
by GomesSweetGomes on Jul 14, 2008 11:30 PM EDT reply actions
I miss the Rock 'n Jock concept period
Then again, I miss MTV. It hasn’t been MTV for at least 10 years.
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by Orlando Rays on Jul 15, 2008 7:07 AM EDT up reply actions
In an interview
Evan said he actually did better than he thought he would.
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