2014 HR Derby and All-Star Game Thread
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target field in minneapolis is your venue
derby goes tonight at 8pm on Sportsnet
coverage for the game starts at 7pm tomorrow (Tues Jul 15) also on Sportsnet
line-ups below. we want the AL to win right? can't wait to see some #farrellball tonight. maybe he will find a way to mismanage a roster full of all-stars. how rich would that be
american league
1. jeter SS
2. trout LF
3. cano 2B
4. cabrera 1B
5. bautista RF
6. cruz DH
7. jones CF
8. donaldson 3B
9. perez C
SP hernandez
national league
1. mccutchen CF
2. puig RF
3. tulowitzki SS
4. goldschmidt 1B
5. stanton DH
6. ramirez 2B
7. utley 2B
8. lucroy C
9. gomez LF
SP wainwright
derby goes tonight at 8pm on Sportsnet
coverage for the game starts at 7pm tomorrow (Tues Jul 15) also on Sportsnet
line-ups below. we want the AL to win right? can't wait to see some #farrellball tonight. maybe he will find a way to mismanage a roster full of all-stars. how rich would that be
american league
1. jeter SS
2. trout LF
3. cano 2B
4. cabrera 1B
5. bautista RF
6. cruz DH
7. jones CF
8. donaldson 3B
9. perez C
SP hernandez
national league
1. mccutchen CF
2. puig RF
3. tulowitzki SS
4. goldschmidt 1B
5. stanton DH
6. ramirez 2B
7. utley 2B
8. lucroy C
9. gomez LF
SP wainwright
galacticos2 wrote:MLB needs to introduce an Amnesty clause. Bautista would be my first victim.
Bautista outplays his contract by more than $70 million over the next four seasons (2013-2016).
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I'm really starting to lose interest in these events, in recent years. That goes for the NBA, too.
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vaff87 wrote:I'm really starting to lose interest in these events, in recent years. That goes for the NBA, too.
my interest level for all-star festivities in any other major league is approximately 0%. the NFL needs to abandon the pro-bowl all together. NBA all-star weekend is for kids. the NHL all-star events are utterly pathetic. but at least there is something on the line in the MLB ASG and guys are actually playing hard and playing to win. that's why I still tune in at least. as for the derby, i'll watch it only because bautista is in it
galacticos2 wrote:MLB needs to introduce an Amnesty clause. Bautista would be my first victim.
Bautista outplays his contract by more than $70 million over the next four seasons (2013-2016).
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s e n s i wrote:vaff87 wrote:I'm really starting to lose interest in these events, in recent years. That goes for the NBA, too.
my interest level for all-star festivities in any other major league is approximately 0%. the NFL needs to abandon the pro-bowl all together. NBA all-star weekend is for kids. the NHL all-star events are equally as bad as the NHL. but at least there is something on the line in the MLB ASG and guys are actually playing hard and playing to win. that's why I still tune in at least. as for the derby, i'll watch it only because bautista is in it
I never watched the Pro Bowl this year, but it was supposedly a good game, for the first time... ever. Also, my boy Nick Foles won the Offensive MVP

The NBA All Star Game might be interesting if players actually tried, but all they do is dunk for the first three quarters.
I could take or leave the MLB All Star Game. It's okay, but I'd rather watch a run of the mill Jays game.
I don't think I've watched the NHL All Star Game since Owen Nolan pointed to top corner and put it there on a breakaway

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It's a shame Encarnacion isn't there.
Nick Nurse recounting his first meeting with Kawhi:
“We could have gone forever. (Raptors management) kept knocking on the door and I was like, ‘A couple more minutes.’ Because we were really into it."
“We could have gone forever. (Raptors management) kept knocking on the door and I was like, ‘A couple more minutes.’ Because we were really into it."
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Bautista
Jones
Cespedes
Donaldson
Dozier
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Frazier
Morneau
Puig
Stanton
Tulowitzki

Jones
Cespedes
Donaldson
Dozier
vs
Frazier
Morneau
Puig
Stanton
Tulowitzki

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I honestly find the MLB all-star game to be slightly more entertaining than the NBA or NHL ones, players actually try at a decent level before the end of the game.
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Man rain delays suck. Plus these anchors at bspn are soo annoying lol...
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Farrell is ruining the AL's chance at home advantage by putting shell Jeter at leadoff.
One flew east, one flew west, one flew over the cuckoo’s nest.
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Whenever I feel like complaining about Buck and Pat, I should just think to myself "At least it's not Berman and Kruk."
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Finally Jose is up.
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Jose putting on a show 

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Putting on a show.
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First time I can recall Bautista doing well in one of these competitions. Good for him. Hopefully he gets the bye to conserve energy.
Nick Nurse recounting his first meeting with Kawhi:
“We could have gone forever. (Raptors management) kept knocking on the door and I was like, ‘A couple more minutes.’ Because we were really into it."
“We could have gone forever. (Raptors management) kept knocking on the door and I was like, ‘A couple more minutes.’ Because we were really into it."
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Lateral Quicks wrote:First time I can recall Bautista doing well in one of these competitions. Good for him. Hopefully he gets the bye to conserve energy.
Wasn't he runner up a couple years ago?
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lol joey bats hitting more than the previous guys combined

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Greatness wrote:Lateral Quicks wrote:First time I can recall Bautista doing well in one of these competitions. Good for him. Hopefully he gets the bye to conserve energy.
Wasn't he runner up a couple years ago?
Yeah, he hit 11 in the first round in 2012 and made the final against Fielder.
I think he just quit before his final out right there.
One flew east, one flew west, one flew over the cuckoo’s nest.