Home Run Derby Thread: July 14, 2008
by Ryan on Jul 14, 2008 6:56 PM EDT
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Print2008 Home Run Derby, 8:00 PM (ESPN)
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An ex-quarterback (Montana, I think) was on ESPN Saturday morning and they asked if it was hard retiring, and if so did he contemplate coming back. To paraphrase he said, of course it was difficult, but it was the decision I made, and obviously you’re still going to feel you can compete. But you have to accept the fact that this is the decision you’ve made.
And that’s when I realized that the problem is that Brett Favre has the emotional maturity of a 12-year old. They say he plays the game like a child, but that seems to carry over off the field as well.
My respect for him couldn’t be any lower.
Steel Nick
If someone told Borowski that the derby was a save opportunity, we’d see records shattered
by Fios on Jul 14, 2008 7:30 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
If this is going to be the “official Josh Hamilton HR Derby” I’m going to have to turn it off. I respect his story, but I’d just assume not have it thrown in my face again and again and again.
Yea, because it’s sooooooo predictable.
Dear Mr. Sabean, I hear you have a reputation of being stupid. Want to deal Lincecum or Cain? You can pick THREE of these 4 players for either: Borowski, Dellucci, Blake, Byrd.
But there’s sooooooo much analysis to be made!
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Used to be the Columbus, GA RedStixxx
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by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
This Yankee Stadium crap is already getting sickening, even sooner than I thought it would be.
Burn on, big river, burn on...
which is why I am not “putting the derby on” until about 8:10
Dear Mr. Sabean, I hear you have a reputation of being stupid. Want to deal Lincecum or Cain? You can pick THREE of these 4 players for either: Borowski, Dellucci, Blake, Byrd.
I just turned it on. And it’s a Matchbox Twenty tribute to great moments in Yankee history? Gross.
So nice to see 6000 people show up for Roger Maris’ 500th home run. Boy, they sure are the greatest and most appreciative fans in the world.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Jul 14, 2008 7:48 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Speaking of the Yankees today, I changed a link on wikipedia today from “XXXX Chamberlain” to “Justin Chamberlain”
Dear Mr. Sabean, I hear you have a reputation of being stupid. Want to deal Lincecum or Cain? You can pick THREE of these 4 players for either: Borowski, Dellucci, Blake, Byrd.
He hit two in the last Nats game I went to.
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
You know, I dreamed of playing in the big leagues. I never dreamed of playing at Yankee Stadium.
Burn on, big river, burn on...
Testing Kruk’s theory:
How many of you guys dreamt of playing in the big leagues when you were little>
And then how many of you dreamt of playing at Yankee Stadium?
Il faut d'abord durer.
I swear, I would fly to NYC to do that.
by Fundamentals on Jul 14, 2008 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
To who? HIRE HIM.
Dear Mr. Sabean, I hear you have a reputation of being stupid. Want to deal Lincecum or Cain? You can pick THREE of these 4 players for either: Borowski, Dellucci, Blake, Byrd.
Fine, FINE. I’ll say it. Yankee Stadium is a shithole. I mean, it’s just awful. Moument Park is ok, but hey, they can move that!
It just sucks. The concessions stands are in dark, damp tunnels with zero ventilation. Additionally, they have not been pressure washed since Reggie Jackson.
I know, I just kind of liked the mental image…
by ganatz on Jul 14, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Does anyone know if there’s a “Lowest Moments in Yankee History?” Like, a Youtube or DVD or something where I can watch the Yankees lose ad nauseam?
I have a T-shirt and coffee cup with this on it. Some of my proudest possessions.
by Fundamentals on Jul 14, 2008 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Then we have Jonathan Papelbon, who thinks he should close tomorrow night."If I was managing the team, I would close. … But I’m not managing the team," he said today.
Sam Borden and some of the other writers there asked Papelbon whether Mariano Rivera had earned the right to close.
"I think we both earned that right." he said
After acknowleding Rivera’s status, he said he earned the right to close by winning the World Series last season.
Steel Nick
Seriously. You know how you feel embarrassed on someone else’s behalf sometimes? that is how I feel right now for Three Doors Down.
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I cannot even put into words how much more I’d rather see a skills competition than this…
Watching Vlad and Frankie G throw laserbeams in from the OF would be much more awesome than BP.
Who is faster? Joey Gathright or Ichiro?
These would be fun.
Isn’t it funny how bad bands seem to age faster? Like this effin’ guy looks older than James Hetfield from Metallica.
Burn on, big river, burn on...
I know. I’m planning on buying a jersey and, as popular as Sizemore’s jersey is, I can’t think of getting one of anyone else. He’s just too much of a bamf
Grady definitely has that “Can we just hurry up and get going so I can win this and go bang more hot ass?”
Isn’t that Hamilton cheating with the 71 year old?
I did a Google image search for "Andy Marte." It turned up zero results.
Who doesn’t have Erin Andrews’ number? Total slut.
by Buckeye Brad on Jul 14, 2008 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Ahhh…Karl Ravech said righties can hit home runs here. I thought he said whities.
I was wondering if I missed the “White Men Can’t Hit Home Runs” movie.
I’ve been watching way too much Ice Road Truckers because I saw the word “Actuak” and thought it was a town in northern Canada.
by Buckeye Brad on Jul 14, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Why did they just start advertising for this X-Files movie a week before it’s coming out?
Why is there a new X-Files movie?
Guy with the Cano jersey boots it. Appropriate.
by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 8:41 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
if he would have dropped weglarz in there this place would have erupted
by Gradyforpresident on Jul 14, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Rick Reilly arguing that Yankee Stadium is a priceless landmark. “In America, we tear down our Coliseums.”
Yeah this is a marvel on par with the Coliseum.
Someone should tell Reilly that the Colisium is still standing….in L.A.
by Buckeye Brad on Jul 14, 2008 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Did you know they used to flood the Coliseum and stage mock naval battles in their?
St. Ignatius 10th grade latin class.
Il faut d'abord durer.
I have no clue where mine is. I wasn’t at Ignatius as a freshman and never had Fr. Streicher during my three years there.
I swam. Other than that I spent a lot of time in Mr. Benander’s classroom and Mr. Pasko’s classroom.
Pasko was there in my day. Never had him. I’m amazed that Streicher is still around. We thought he was old then.
Mike, Bill, and Joe for sure went there. I think John went to Borromeo, but I can’t remember.
Il faut d'abord durer.
Not sure. But that conjures up a faint memory. There was a scholastic named Max Vom Steeg that I had for history and Latin. An entertaining, but strange, guy. He carried on a friendly rivalry with Mr. Lewis, later Fr. Lewis, whom you may know.
Anyway, Vom Steeg told Payne to go over and touch the window, then he said, “Feel any pane?” Pretty lame, maybe that’s why they didn’t let him become a priest.
I never would have remembered that in a million years.
I had Pasko for freshman English, he was a trip. Never had Benander, but for some reason I had theology class in his classroom, lots of Zenn games. I wish I had one of those boards.
I wish I swam then, I suck at it now despite spending about 7 hours a week in the pool.
Il faut d'abord durer.
I was responsible for a considerable amount of the numbers on the ceiling/wall of Benander’s classroom (if it was still up).
pi was up long before I came along. my senior year I took Calc3 with two other guys and all we did was f around with the room. we started the 3-D coordinate system with its origin in Benander’s classroom and began putting up points all around the school.
Wow, I remember Skotko. Pretty bright class; didn’t they both get 1600s on their SATs? I remember Pasko telling our class we were stupid because no one got a perfect score.
Il faut d'abord durer.
Definitely was there when I was in there. Haven’t been on campus in a while, but I’d bet it still is up.
Il faut d'abord durer.
cultural anthro PhDs average 8-9 years. I’m biological anthropology, though. They probably average 6ish…I finished in 5.
This year will be my first on tenure-track. It should be nice. I always always have work to do and can’t ever leave it behind…but I can schedule the work pretty much however I want. And I can’t stand the 9-5 thing.
And Wellesley is a good place as I understand it.
I want to run a Private Independent School. That’s my current ambition. I got into teaching because I hated offices.
the teaching part is actually pretty satisfying. especially when you get to know the students. most of the classes i taught at Michigan were ~150 kids. at Wellesley they’ll be between 10-25.
Among reasons why Yankee Stadium should not be turned down:
The first NFL sudden-death overtime game was played there.
He went on to use this as a reason the Stadium is an American Icon.
Steel Nick
The Browns scored the first 2-point conversion and Municipal Stadium was still torn down. ( I don’t know if that was at home, but what the hell!)
by Buckeye Brad on Jul 14, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Whoa, Kinston is already down 4-0.
And get this, Jenks is rehabbing in Winston-Salem and he’s wearing his White Sox uniform. Because they did not have one large enough to fit him.
It’s true. The Winston-Salem Warthogs did not have a uniform large enough for Jenks.
by afh4 on Jul 14, 2008 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Does it matter? He’ll leave Gotham as soon as Metropolis offers him more money.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Jul 14, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
OMG awesome
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
His VORS isn’t high enought to make worth that large salary.
by Buckeye Brad on Jul 14, 2008 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Batman is the epitome of grit in a superhero. All these other guys used performance-enhancing radiation or bug bites or otherworldly origins. Batman gets buy on guts and elbow grease.
Steel Nick
but he has a fuge financial advantage. imagine if aquaman had the dough that bruce wayne has to spend. he could get a freaking boat.
I liked that Scott Van Pelt/Jimmy Rollins SportsCenter commercial. Pretty good.
By the way, Van Pelt is without a doubt the best current SC anchor.
How it’s a travesty that there are 8 white guys at the derby and no hispanics or blacks. He wondered why Griffey or Howard aren’t in it. I guess the MLB needs affirmative action or something.
I thought your name was amarte for a sec.
by supermarioelia on Jul 14, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
He’d probably keep posting links as FanPosts
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Thought it was all coke. And no, probably not.
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by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I kept getting free razors mailed to me. I used the one with 4 blades for about a month and said F it. I’ve been happily using two blades for almost a year now.
Steel Nick
I know, right? I find myself using disposable two-bladers to eep the beard in line.
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
josh hamilton used razor blades to….......... oh nevermind
by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
He got his life together. He’s not going to be a tax burden on you and me. He’s not going to be in and out of our prison system. He’s now a contributing member of society.
In short, root for the guy.
Eh, in all seriousness, there’s something to be said about this guy. None of us can claim to have any idea what was going on inside his head. It takes a man to leave it all behind, though.
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed. Root against ESPN for being ridiculous. Josh Hamilton made some mistakes and has hopefully turned a corner in his life. Good for him.
Il faut d'abord durer.
Did anyone read the SI article about him? Fantastic.
by Buckeye Brad on Jul 14, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I second that. Mike and Mike are quite entertaining.
by Buckeye Brad on Jul 14, 2008 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I have trouble even holding people with serious addictions responsible. They’re sick, just like someone with cancer is sick. There’s some level of personal choice but not as much as people like to pretend.
And that being said, I’d like to say I most respect the people who are wise enough not to veer off course in the first place and do the stupid things we’re warned not to do by everyone in our lives.
Still, he got it together. I’m not here to give him a cookie or a trophy. He was an idiot for doing what he did. But he stopped for whatever reason, and that’s good enough.
So wait, does heroin or coke or whatever Hamilton was strung out on now count as “performance enhancing drugs”? I mean, he did come back and turn into a superduperstar.
I WATCH YOU MIXTAPE
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
*YOU’RE, dammit
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by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
DAMMIT
I was in such a rush to correct…
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by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m much less fascinated by Hamilton’s addiction and much more interested in his sickening raw ability.
How many people have ever been this talented? 5? 10?
Not even close. Hamilton excels in every single aspect of the game and was able to not play for 5 years and come back and still be one of the best players in the world.
If he doesn’t stay this good then his raw power and arm are very much paralleled.
LGT's resident beer connaisseur.
I seriously have to say, WTF?
You don’t think he’s one of the most taleneted baseball players ever?
He went from not playing above A+, years earlier, to being a productive major leaguer, to being an all star.
I mean, seriously.
You had it right the first time. It’s the ability to be this good after the time off and the toll on his body, not the addiction. The addiction is boring.
i’m just saying…a lot of people recover from drugs (sadly, not as many as we would all like). But not many of them come out of it able to compete at the top level of an incredibly skill-oriented athletic endeavor, with essentially no break between being a drug user and the competition.
Big Papi has a fur coat to buy, apparently.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Jul 14, 2008 9:42 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
He plays in Boston, so not many sports fans know about him. They’re not on TV much.
by Buckeye Brad on Jul 14, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Because he allows people like Jerry Seinfeld to exist. (I tried to think of the opposite of Berman, i.e. someone entertaining)
by Buckeye Brad on Jul 14, 2008 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Milton Bradley ran up to Hamilton to get his 15 seconds on national tv with more speed than he’s legged out any groundball.
This was all made possible by the Yankee Stadium magic
by Roger Dorn on Jul 14, 2008 9:48 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Joe Morgan: He hits the sweet spot with the bat. That’s why he has so much power.
Having ungodly hand-eye coordination or the ability to swing a bat at 130mph has nothing to do with it.
Il faut d'abord durer.
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