Prince Fielder wins Home Run Derby

Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers competes in the Home Run Derby at Busch Stadium on July 13, 2009 in St.

[Bob]

The Home Run Derby is WAY too long. And I can't believe Chris Berman actually gets excited every single time a home run is hit.

[BigTEXinPlano]

Bob wrote:

The Home Run Derby is WAY too long. And I can't believe Chris Berman actually gets excited every single time a home run is hit.

The 3 way tie "swing-off" was way too long. It could have been decided thusly:

Player A gets 1 homer or 1 out. Then B gets the same. It would then be 1-0. or 1-1. C would get likewise. Then it is either 1-1-1 or one, or two are eliminated. Repeat as needed.

[roger43]

seriously, who cares

[Tap San in LIC]

BigTEXinPlano wrote:

<quoted text> The 3 way tie "swing-off" was way too long. It could have been decided thusly:
Player A gets 1 homer or 1 out. Then B gets the same. It would then be 1-0. or 1-1. C would get likewise. Then it is either 1-1-1 or one, or two are eliminated. Repeat as needed.

yikes! over analysis of a meaningless event.

[Al Kahalik]

In what country is this guy a Prince, and what's the home run derby?

[cowboy]

Without Josh Hamilton, this was boring..

They should just have a longest home run contest, 10 homeruns, and be done with it.

[Guinness Drinker]

and this year's Home Run Derby is sponsored by BALCO, the creme that really grows

[Tap San in LIC]

cowboy wrote:

Without Josh Hamilton, this was boring..
They should just have a longest home run contest, 10 homeruns, and be done with it.

They could have dug up Babe Ruth and it would still be boring.

[Al Kahalik]

Tap San in LIC wrote:

<quoted text>
They could have dug up Babe Ruth and it would still be boring.

Love it!! Thanks Tap, now I can go eat my lunch.

[nick]

Oh,please.The All-Star Game stopped
meaning anything years ago.It used to be a chance for fans to see players from the other league.Cable and
interleague play have killed both
the ASG and postseason,That's why the ratings are declining,and why they're
trying nonsense like the stupid Home
Run Derby.But MLB's biggest mistake was moving the game to primetime just to accomodate TV.It starts and ends way too late,so half the country can't see the whole game.And it's become nothing but a popularity
contest.Fans vote for the "stars"
and their hometown players,no the best ones.And why does every team
have to be represented?Nobody but the hometown fans cares if there's,say,
a National,Pirate,or Royal on the teams.Baseball needs to seriously redo the All-Star Game or just drop
it completely.

[roger43]

nick wrote:

Oh,please.The All-Star Game stopped
meaning anything years ago.It used to be a chance for fans to see players from the other league.Cable and
interleague play have killed both
the ASG and postseason,That's why the ratings are declining,and why they're
trying nonsense like the stupid Home
Run Derby.But MLB's biggest mistake was moving the game to primetime just to accomodate TV.It starts and ends way too late,so half the country can't see the whole game.And it's become nothing but a popularity
contest.Fans vote for the "stars"
and their hometown players,no the best ones.And why does every team
have to be represented?Nobody but the hometown fans cares if there's,say,
a National,Pirate,or Royal on the teams.Baseball needs to seriously redo the All-Star Game or just drop
it completely.

Huh?

[Al Kahalik]

Al Kahalik wrote:

<quoted text>
Love it!! Thanks Tap, now I can go **** lunch.

They censored e/at m/y.....

[Curley]

And he won the hot dog eating contest too!

[Jay]

Curley wrote:

And he won the hot dog eating contest too!

And Dance Your A$$ Off!

[Tom]

How come we never see the team photos from the All Star game anymore? I always liked those.

[Prince]

Well done Prince Fielder! Check out this hilarious blog I found about the Derby. Very, very funny and worth a good laugh.
http://popcornmuscles.com/2009/07/princ/

[metschoke 00 06 07 08 09]

Prince won the HR Derby... So what. The pathetic NL lost again.....