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Homerun Derby Open Thread

Gondeee_tiny by gondeee on in Open Threads

Just like Chris Berman does, sit back, crack open a fifth of bourbon, and turn on the pun machine. (First one to make a gondeee drinking joke gets banned.)

The order will be:

  1. Lance Berkman
  2. Ryan Braun
  3. Josh Hamilton
  4. Evan Longoria
  5. Justin Morneau
  6. Grady Sizemore
  7. Dan Uggla
  8. Chase Utley

I'm rooting for one of the little guys at the end to win.

Baseball Tonight at 7pm, Derby at 8pm.

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Coincidence that gondeee and appletini somewhat rhyme?

I guess I hope Braun or Uggla win it. I’m a NL guy but I loathe the Phillies and Berkman looks too much like a fag for me to root for.

by Bobby Cocks on Jul 14, 2008 7:13 PM EDT   0 recs

Well since you said that...

...I’m pulling for Berkman.

by sddbaker on Jul 14, 2008 8:07 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

you really need

to go look at roy’s latest fanpost…

by Lizziebeth on Jul 14, 2008 8:18 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I did...

and commented… :-)

by sddbaker on Jul 14, 2008 10:03 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I don't have a dog in this fight...

matter of fact, I don’t have a dog at all.

by Lizziebeth on Jul 14, 2008 8:09 PM EDT   0 recs

CHRIS BERMAN IS YELLING AT ME ALREADY AND I’M PISSED.

my pick is berkman, i’m cheering for EVAN~!!! though

by bigjoe on Jul 14, 2008 8:11 PM EDT   0 recs

FUCK CHRIS BERMAN

Does he think people actually like him? Jesus Christ. I wish he would go the hell away.

- Oh, Bobby. -

by sdp on Jul 14, 2008 8:19 PM EDT   0 recs

Most Sportcenter anchors move on the other things after they’ve been there awhile-Dan Patrick, Keith Olberman, Charlie Steiner, Craig Kilborn. Why can’t Berman do it?

by 10-4 on Jul 14, 2008 8:26 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I think they should add an extra element of excitement to the Derby and put CB Bucknor behind the plate.

by 10-4 on Jul 14, 2008 8:23 PM EDT   0 recs

HD

The homerun derby in HD is pretty awesome… I hope everyone else is so lucky.

by gondeee on Jul 14, 2008 8:28 PM EDT   0 recs

Ha ha

Not even close! I’m still at work and, sadly, listening to it on the radio!

by Lizziebeth on Jul 14, 2008 8:35 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

grady sizemore was REAKING

by bigjoe on Jul 14, 2008 8:36 PM EDT   0 recs

does HD allow you to smell the game too? Sounds like a tool of the devil!

by 10-4 on Jul 14, 2008 8:37 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Has anyone seen Chipper yet? I can’t picture him sitting on the ground.

by 10-4 on Jul 14, 2008 8:44 PM EDT   0 recs

i’d assume he’s on a throne somewhere. and i’m not talking about a toilet

by bigjoe on Jul 14, 2008 8:45 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

They were all giving Utley a collective cock suck. I’m glad he flopped.

- Oh, Bobby. -

by sdp on Jul 14, 2008 9:06 PM EDT   0 recs

for what its worth…

NL HOME RUNS
1) Berkman 8
2) Uggla 6
3) everyone else

by bigjoe on Jul 14, 2008 9:07 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

rick reilly is driving me more crazy than morgan & berman combined. jesus FUCK is he nuts

by bigjoe on Jul 14, 2008 9:10 PM EDT   0 recs

Hell yeah he is....

... bitching about having no Hispanics or Dominicans in the derby. What a fuckhead.

- Oh, Bobby. -

by sdp on Jul 14, 2008 9:32 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I couldn’t believe he went there either. What a dumbass. Let it alone. If Papi hadn’t been hurt, he would have been there, and that would be that.

by VegasAces on Jul 15, 2008 7:31 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

CHIPPER SIGHTING! ...hat backwards, on a folding chair, with his kid. AWESOME

by bigjoe on Jul 14, 2008 9:10 PM EDT   0 recs

It's not his kid

He said All-star weekend was “Grown-ups only”

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 14, 2008 9:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Chipper's

Probably taking his BP at Shea with Brian McCann.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 14, 2008 10:04 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

must be...

...I haven’t seen either of them.

by sddbaker on Jul 14, 2008 10:06 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

JOSH HAMILTON

504 FEET!

- Oh, Bobby. -

by sdp on Jul 14, 2008 9:32 PM EDT   0 recs

JOSH HAMILTON IS RAKING!!!!!!!!!!!!

by bigjoe on Jul 14, 2008 9:37 PM EDT   0 recs

Christ...

You think Wayne Krivsky would have taken Jeff Francoeur for Josh Hamilton this past offseason? I think he would have. What a fucking amazing baseball player.

- Oh, Bobby. -

by sdp on Jul 14, 2008 9:38 PM EDT   0 recs

WOW

Quite a show

by gondeee on Jul 14, 2008 9:42 PM EDT   0 recs

Unreal.

- Oh, Bobby. -

by sdp on Jul 14, 2008 9:46 PM EDT   0 recs

they're getting shorter

not going as far… i think he’s getting tired

by gondeee on Jul 14, 2008 9:48 PM EDT   0 recs

imagine hamilton in tampa this year. they’d be 15 games up

by bigjoe on Jul 14, 2008 9:53 PM EDT   0 recs

Wow

I guess it’s over now, huh?

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 14, 2008 9:54 PM EDT   0 recs

You know you've won...

when the 71 year old BP pitcher is asked about the pitch count in round one

by OntheGo on Jul 14, 2008 10:07 PM EDT   0 recs

I love now

That how Hamilton is done, this is just live commentary, with some BP going on in the background.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 14, 2008 10:07 PM EDT   0 recs

baby, baby...

falling in love…. falling in love again….

by sddbaker on Jul 14, 2008 10:07 PM EDT   0 recs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ltD21rYWVw

"We win today, that's two in a row... if we win tomorrow, that's called a winning streak. It has happened before..."

by Swo12bv on Jul 14, 2008 10:10 PM EDT   0 recs

Chicks dig the long ball woth Maddux and Glavine btw

"We win today, that's two in a row... if we win tomorrow, that's called a winning streak. It has happened before..."

by Swo12bv on Jul 14, 2008 10:10 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Always curious

That was Heather Locklear, wasn’t it?

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 14, 2008 10:12 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yes it was keen obvsersation… wasnt there some kind of relationship there or soemthing?

"We win today, that's two in a row... if we win tomorrow, that's called a winning streak. It has happened before..."

by Swo12bv on Jul 14, 2008 10:18 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Alright Braun

Represent the NL for us, Pujols damn it.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 14, 2008 10:13 PM EDT   0 recs

I like how they talk about Hamilton's bye

When it’s really relieved that they can shave some time off this dreaded long event.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 14, 2008 10:16 PM EDT   0 recs

Imagine

if Nomar was in one of these… he’d have to adjust his gloves and sweat bands after EVERY pitch.

by gondeee on Jul 14, 2008 10:19 PM EDT   0 recs

Can I just say that...

...Erin Andrews is really hot.

by gondeee on Jul 14, 2008 10:21 PM EDT   0 recs

That’s about the only thing you can without anyone turning it into a drunk joke.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 14, 2008 10:24 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

thats messed up

"We win today, that's two in a row... if we win tomorrow, that's called a winning streak. It has happened before..."

by Swo12bv on Jul 14, 2008 10:27 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh great

they’ve found a new way to make this shit longer

by gondeee on Jul 14, 2008 10:33 PM EDT   0 recs

No kidding

I guess they have a time slot until 11 pm.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 14, 2008 10:33 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

time slot goes from 8-10

"We win today, that's two in a row... if we win tomorrow, that's called a winning streak. It has happened before..."

by Swo12bv on Jul 14, 2008 10:34 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

but Hamilton decided to take up a half hour

"We win today, that's two in a row... if we win tomorrow, that's called a winning streak. It has happened before..."

by Swo12bv on Jul 14, 2008 10:35 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Hamilton can’t hit the gold balls, and can’t win the guy a car. What a prick.

by 10-4 on Jul 14, 2008 10:33 PM EDT   0 recs

i cant wait for the all star celebrity softball tournament

anyone else?

"We win today, that's two in a row... if we win tomorrow, that's called a winning streak. It has happened before..."

by Swo12bv on Jul 14, 2008 10:34 PM EDT   0 recs

ya but its always on again after the derby, and thats my tradition to watch it then

"We win today, that's two in a row... if we win tomorrow, that's called a winning streak. It has happened before..."

by Swo12bv on Jul 14, 2008 10:37 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i checked my guide and you’re right… hopefully ESPN doesn’t preempt it

by gondeee on Jul 14, 2008 10:38 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

they better not i am promised quality comments from Kenny Mayne… damnit

"We win today, that's two in a row... if we win tomorrow, that's called a winning streak. It has happened before..."

by Swo12bv on Jul 14, 2008 10:40 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I’m sure A-Rod will see this and buy that guy a car.

by 10-4 on Jul 14, 2008 10:35 PM EDT   0 recs

see that i mean. i know he’s not reading TC.

by 10-4 on Jul 14, 2008 10:36 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Guy with a sign that says "josh hamilton is a hero"

I really can’t stand the overuse of the word hero. Why he is a hero? Because he was a druggy and then found Jesus? Because he hits homeruns? Josh Hamilton may be an inspirational story to some, but he’s not a hero. Jeez. Sorry to get off topic, that shit just sticks in my craw.

by gondeee on Jul 14, 2008 10:44 PM EDT   0 recs

I kind of agree

It was his own stupidity that put him into the situation he dealt with. I would love to see a stat wizard make a theoretic trail of what his stats could be based on minor league stats, natural progression, and all that stuff, and compare him to what he’s at now. I bet you anything had he been playing all those years he was sticking all sorts of needles and straws into him, he’d be an A-Rod/Pujols-type stat monster.

I dislike it when people try to rebut with “but the addiction!”, because he could avoided the torture by just saying no in the first place.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 14, 2008 11:16 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

It was his own stupidity, and I’m not saying that he should be called a “hero” in the true sense of the word. I do give him all the credit in the world for coming back from where he was, to where he is now. Very few people could pull that off – not just coming back to baseball, but back to being a contributing member of society at all.

I just hope it keeps up – I don’t want him to relapse, because if he does, everything goes down the drain. That would be a bigger waste than the first time around.

There’s a great article out there, written by Hamilton himself, from the middle of last year some time. It was on espn.com. If I can find it I’ll post a link. I very rarely print things off the internets for posterity, but this one gives me chills every time I read it. I was getting chills last night too – I mean, how must it have felt for him when the fans were chanting his name during round one, and every single swing was resulting in a 450-foot-plus bomb? Wow.

by VegasAces on Jul 15, 2008 7:38 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

What Hamilton did last night was amazing. What Hamilton has done to have gotten to last night is also commendable. But considering the circumstances that put him in the situation he needed to overcome to get to last night, I’ll never see him as a hero in the sense of that I’d want my future Pujoliños to look up to. A sports hero, maybe. But nothing else. I seriously have to start watching ESPN events with the mute button engaged from now on.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 15, 2008 8:59 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Agreed

Hero is too strong. My Pujolina will know who he is, but she will also know how much more he could have been.

by VegasAces on Jul 15, 2008 8:02 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Thank Pujols

It’s over.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 14, 2008 10:52 PM EDT   0 recs

- Oh, Bobby. -

by sdp on Jul 14, 2008 11:01 PM EDT   0 recs

so hot…

I guess I should be one to talk.
There's nights that I can't even walk.
There's days I couldn't give a fuck.
And in between is where I'm stuck.

by Smoltz's Beard on Jul 15, 2008 9:01 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 15, 2008 9:15 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

so hot…

I guess I should be one to talk.
There's nights that I can't even walk.
There's days I couldn't give a fuck.
And in between is where I'm stuck.

by Smoltz's Beard on Jul 15, 2008 9:47 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

You realize

That this is eventually going to escalate into a Jamie vs. Erin debate

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Jul 15, 2008 9:56 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I don’t know if I can decide. I eagerly await your upcoming photoshop…

I guess I should be one to talk.
There's nights that I can't even walk.
There's days I couldn't give a fuck.
And in between is where I'm stuck.

by Smoltz's Beard on Jul 15, 2008 11:02 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Hey.....

...we’ve got Cy Young winners Braves fans over here!

by sddbaker on Jul 15, 2008 10:25 AM EDT   0 recs

Hmmm, I could possibly reason giving up a kidney...

or my appendix, or part of my large intestine to look like that. Would say left arm, but then I couldn’t switch hit anymore. Hey, wait, I don’t play very often…..and I could still throw a frisbee…
...and I don’t type that fast anyway.......

Just to make the boys cry ;P

by Lizziebeth on Jul 15, 2008 12:55 PM EDT   0 recs

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