The Home Run Derby

jlbsquared · July 13, 2009 2:10AM

Any predictions as to who will win tonight? Here are the odds I saw, for those of you into that sort of thing...

8001 Albert Pujols +185
8002 Ryan Howard +275
8003 Adrian Gonzalez +475
8004 Joe Mauer +850
8005 Prince Fielder +350
8006 Nelson Cruz +800
8007 Brandon Inge +1000
8008 Carlos Pena +650
8009 Field +100

NowPanic · July 13, 2009 2:11AM

Prince Fielder is my pick.

jlbsquared · July 13, 2009 2:19AM

Fielder is tempting, I'd like to see him win as much as anyone involved - but it will be tough to go against Pujols with all those STL fans rooting him on.

FavreFan1971 · July 13, 2009 3:37AM

I am going for Fielder. For every HR he hits the $27 Loge bleechers get a buck off until they are free. It is for a three game stint.

stevek · July 13, 2009 3:40AM

Ryan Howard - I bet my pet cat to try to pick up 2.75 cats.

interchanges · July 13, 2009 3:43AM

Please tell me Chris Berman isn't announcing this.

What with his exaggerated excitement, and "back....back....back..." calls, it is all getting very tiresome.

jlbsquared · July 13, 2009 4:37AM

<< Ryan Howard - I bet my pet cat to try to pick up 2.75 cats. >>

I'll take that action -you can have my wifes cats if you win, the fat one weighs like 26 pounds, so he's gotta be worth 1.75 cats.

hell, you can have the cats even if you lose

lsutigers1973 · July 13, 2009 4:45AM

<< Please tell me Chris Berman isn't announcing this. >>

If he is, I will be watching it with the TV muted.

Barndog · July 13, 2009 4:59AM

<< 

<< Please tell me Chris Berman isn't announcing this. >>

If he is, I will be watching it with the TV muted. >>

good plan for the game itself too, as all three announcers are a PITA

stown · July 13, 2009 5:44AM

Dear Mr. Pujols,

I want to wish you the best of luck in tonight's derby. Just think, hitting bomb after bomb after bomb after bomb after bomb in front of your hometown crowd. What an amazing feeling that would be. In fact, every baseball fan in the world, nay universe would think that you're the greatest thing since sliced bread if you obliterate every record for every round. Hamilton's 28 should be a cake walk for you, my friend.

Just remember to make it count everytime you swing, so swing your mightiest each and every time. This will make or break your career FOR EVER AND EVER!

Do it for your fans.

Do it for the home town.

Do it for the Dominican Republic.

And most importantly, do it for the children.

Thanks in advance!

Barry

Barndog · July 13, 2009 5:57AM

<< Dear Mr. Pujols,

I want to wish you the best of luck in tonight's derby. Just think, hitting bomb after bomb after bomb after bomb after bomb in front of your hometown crowd. What an amazing feeling that would be. In fact, every baseball fan in the world, nay universe would think that you're the greatest thing since sliced bread if you obliterate every record for every round. Hamilton's 28 should be a cake walk for you, my friend.

Just remember to make it count everytime you swing, so swing your mightiest each and every time. This will make or break your career FOR EVER AND EVER!

Do it for your fans.

Do it for the home town.

Do it for the Dominican Republic.

And most importantly, do it for the children.

Thanks in advance!

Barry

>>

still sore about the one that still hasn't come down? What was that, 2006?

Barndog · July 13, 2009 5:57AM

I forgot to add:

TheVon · July 13, 2009 6:22AM

It's hard to pick against Pujols or Fielder, but my gut is telling me Adrian Gonzalez for some reason.

Cubby · July 13, 2009 7:34AM

Aren't those all the participants listed? If so, how can there be a field
bet +100? Anyways, gotta go with Pujols.

jlbsquared · July 13, 2009 7:45AM

<< Aren't those all the participants listed? If so, how can there be a field >>

I though that was odd as well - I should take it just to see what happens. Mauer just went from +850 to +500 - big drop, wonder if someone knows something the rest of us don't?

lsutigers1973 · July 13, 2009 7:48AM

I believe the field is anyone other than the favorite (Pujols).

Cubby · July 13, 2009 8:10AM

Bill - that makes sense....I no longer have to wonder.

Cubby · July 13, 2009 8:13AM

Late $'s coming to Mauer. Normally a good thing in horse racing.

IchiroDeported · July 13, 2009 8:28AM

I wonder who will exhaust/damage their swing for the 2nd half this year.

i'd love to see adrian g. win. put him on a decent team with some protection and his numbers this year would be off the charts.

stown · July 13, 2009 8:42AM

<< still sore about the one that still hasn't come down? What was that, 2006? >>

It was 2004 and not at all.

Today, it's 2009 and we're only 3.5 games back.

Go Big Al!! Swing until you can't swing no more!!

Barndog · July 13, 2009 8:44AM

<< 

<< still sore about the one that still hasn't come down? What was that, 2006? >>

It was 2004 and not at all.

Today, it's 2009 and we're only 3.5 games back.

Go Big Al!! Swing until you can't swing no more!!

>>

oh, yes. 2004 was a good year. The Sox got back at Albert for you that year.

stown · July 13, 2009 8:55AM

<< 

<< 

<< still sore about the one that still hasn't come down? What was that, 2006? >>

It was 2004 and not at all.

Today, it's 2009 and we're only 3.5 games back.

Go Big Al!! Swing until you can't swing no more!!

>>

oh, yes. 2004 was a good year. The Sox got back at Albert for you that year. >>

And I actually went to games 1 and 2 at Fenway that year... Craziest coincidences ever and having a back line phone number for tickets.

But I'm not still bitter..

K · July 13, 2009 10:15AM

WOW!!! Did you see that POWER Inge brought with him tonight...

Bottom9th · July 13, 2009 10:18AM

<< WOW!!! Did you see that POWER Inge brought with him tonight... >>

That was brutal

K · July 13, 2009 10:22AM

I wonder if it's possible for Howard to strike out in the derby?

Barndog · July 13, 2009 10:33AM

after last year's Josh Hamilton show, this and future HRD's are doomed to appearing BO-RING!

lawnmowerman · July 13, 2009 10:46AM

<< I wonder if it's possible for Howard to strike out in the derby? >>

If anyone can do it, it will be him

Cubby · July 13, 2009 11:04AM

Four elimed and four remain. Who will be the King?

Bottom9th · July 13, 2009 11:05AM

I think Barndog is right...this is boring!
At least Pujols is still in it.

MantleMarisFordBerra · July 13, 2009 11:09AM

Albert needs a different pitcher. This guy is throwing them a bit too inside.

Cubby · July 13, 2009 11:13AM

Probably won't be Albert, since he is a Prince.

Cubby · July 13, 2009 11:14AM

McNulty pitches cool

fandango · July 13, 2009 11:16AM

pujols needs to take more pitches

Cubby · July 13, 2009 11:31AM

And probably not Fielder either, another Prince.

FavreFan1971 · July 13, 2009 11:48AM

Where is Albert? Way to go Fielder!!!

joestalin · July 13, 2009 11:54AM

Good showing by Ryan. Pujols needed a fan to reach out and bring one in just to tie in the second round. Fielder v Cruz....just what MLB wanted at the end.

not

Bottom9th · July 13, 2009 12:09PM

Congrats Prince!

MantleMarisFordBerra · July 13, 2009 12:09PM

Good for Prince!!

K · July 13, 2009 12:09PM

and the fat vegetarian wins... time for bed (even though I can't believe I watched this long)

Cubby · July 13, 2009 12:17PM

That was a very long HR derby. (Time wise) Congrats to Prince and remember:
The last time I checked, cake ain't meat.

interchanges · July 13, 2009 12:19PM

Now it's the softball game, this is gonna be awful!

IchiroDeported · July 13, 2009 12:34PM

was that the longest and most boring derby ever?

interchanges · July 13, 2009 1:13PM

<< was that the longest and most boring derby ever? >>

Yes it was - watching it from beginning to end was the equivilent of watching the NFL Hawaii Pro bowl game.
I should've watched how they made tanks from WWI era instead!

bman90278 · July 13, 2009 8:48PM

<< Ryan Howard - I bet my pet cat to try to pick up 2.75 cats. >>

Sorry to see you lose your pet cat , not.

stevek · July 14, 2009 12:35AM

<< 

<< Ryan Howard - I bet my pet cat to try to pick up 2.75 cats. >>

Sorry to see you lose your pet cat , not.

>>

I just packed up Fluffy in a shipping box addressed to Bodog.

lawnmowerman · July 14, 2009 2:25AM

<< 

<< was that the longest and most boring derby ever? >>

Yes it was - watching it from beginning to end was the equivilent of watching the NFL Hawaii Pro bowl game.
I should've watched how they made tanks from WWI era instead! >>

That actually would have been really cool to see. When tanks were first intruduced on the WW1 battlefields, enemy troops would turn and run out of sheer terror not knowing what those huge things were.

WinPitcher · July 14, 2009 12:02PM

The reason they call them 'tanks' is because the Allies wanted the Germans to think they were for water.

Steve

DaBeef · July 14, 2009 1:05PM

They really need to change the format. I hate watching 5 pitches lobbed right down the middle and not swung at. Put an ump back there. If it is a strike, and you take, it is an out...

telephoto1 · July 15, 2009 7:38AM

I'm impressed Albert even finished 4th. He just came off a doubleheader in Chicago, got back in town around 3am, had to get up early for interviews on about 3 hours' sleep, endured this circus and he still made a decent showing. I've liked him ever since he was a Peoria Chief.

interchanges · July 15, 2009 8:44AM

ESPN thought this was such a show, they're replaying it now. eh

Goodsport40 · July 15, 2009 8:48AM

hey really need to change the format. I hate watching 5 pitches lobbed right down the middle and not swung at. Put an ump back there. If it is a strike, and you take, it is an out...

Amen, brother!

Robert

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