
This year's participants:
- Jose Bautista, Blue Jays
- Robinson Cano, Yankees
- Prince Fielder, Brewers
- Adrian Gonzalez, Red Sox
- Matt Holliday, Cardinals
- Matt Kemp, Dodgers
- David Ortiz, Red Sox
- Rickie Weeks, Brewers
This is what Matt Kemp will be wearing @ The Home Run Derby (VSIMH)
Home Run Derby balls to have real gold (MLB.com)
From "Dodgers' Kemp adds Derby to All-Star itinerary" by Ken Gurnick at Dodgers.com:
Kemp said one of the benefits of being named to participate is the chance to bring a personal batting-practice pitcher. He's chosen Rob Flippo, now in his 10th season as the club's bullpen catcher and batting-practice thrower."It's funny, for the past three years I've been telling Flip that if I ever go, I'm taking him with me, and it's finally happening," Kemp said. "He's excited, too. He's always the one throwing to me, getting me ready every game."
UPDATE from Sax (5:15p): Gotta love ESPN's web coverage of this event, which clearly isn't being moderated (see below):
49 comments:
Go Bison!!!!
No sliders away, Flip!
The dramatic tension is palpable.
BISON FTW!
Adrian Gonzalez looks like my neighbor
I do not care for Chris Berman.
You're with me, disdain.
I think Kruk actually put on ten pounds in the Arizona heat.
It's the food in Phoenix, it is so damn hot all there is to do is eat.
Taco Bell wants Adrian to win so bad. Like, rilly, rilly, rilly bad.
Marla: Check out the updated post for a tidbit on Berman
Nut Shot now up for glorified BP.
Berking Man Lancefuck!
AGon ends up with 9 in the first round
ESPN: Bunch of ass kissers. Que te laves las nalgas pinche Berman.
Nutshot finishes it out with five.
I don't think i've ever seen a black,amish person before. #Fielder
Anyone trimmer than John Kruk is in great shape.
AL is going to pants us.
"This one is up to the space station..."
I strongly loathe you, Berman.
Fuck Shane Victorino.
*spits at screen*
I hate that guy.
I'm bailing out of this bullshit.
How many former or farm system dodgers are there today.
"...may not have enough"
That thing landed 100 feet short of the fence.
Shut. Up. Berman.
Rickie Weeks on pace for the "Brandon Inge Thanks for Showing Up" Award.
At least the NL has not put too much pressure on Kemp.
Can we put Berman on the space station for a while?
Three home runs, Richie?!?!?!
Weeks sauce.
I for one welcome our new AL overlords.
Jered Weaver says the swings being put out there "looks effortless."
So far the last two batters have combined for five homers.
bautista has two HRs and eight outs already
make that nine outs
Okay, make that seven.
That officially eliminates Weeks.
This is not going well.
ugh
Kemp avoids pulling a Jason Bay by not putting up a zero.
That sucked ass.
well, that was kind of an embarrassing entry from the Bison.
At least he got two gold balls (so to speak)
Maybe Holliday will have to excuse himself from the second round with a nutshot injury.
Total ignominy avoided. NPUT.
I didn't know they had RISP in the home run derby.
Prince clinches the homer-off.
Twitter's broken. The last tweet I have is from Molly Knight, so I'm assuming it's her fault.
#MNightSlamathon
"Holliday, Ortiz and Fielder are curently in a swing-off tiebreaker." -- mlb.com
Arizona females, beware.
I blame Rob Filippo
I'm going to love Fielder when he becomes a Dodgers.
(cries)
At least that's over with.
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