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2011-07-11 Homerun Derby

Mass Haas

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Mass Haas GOAT

Mass Haas

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Go Prince, go Rickie!

 

Watch Prince's kids steal the show.

 

Watch Diamondbacks fans fume over Prince not making the obvious choice of Justin Upton. Matt Holliday, really?

 

Wonder how Chris Berman could still be doing the broadcast.

 

Wonder why it goes on and on and on...

 

Enjoy and discuss here.

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owbc Carolina Mudcats

owbc

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It's nice to have 2 Brewers in the derby, but I do not think it will go well for TV ratings and overall buzz. The excitement is down somewhat now that the steroid era is in the past.

 

I would love to see Jayson Stark's idea to have 4 all-stars vs. 4 "BP legends", I would pick: Fielder, Ortiz, Bautista, and Howard vs. Branyan, Dunn, Mike Stanton, and Nelson Cruz.

 

As for tonight, I'm pulling for Prince and Rickie, but I hope it's Bautista if the Brewers can't win it.

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hawing MVP

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Yeah, I was going to add "wonder how many times the word 'back' be uttered in one evening?" But adamb100 essentially beat me to it.

Here's hoping for a respectable showing by each Brewer. Imagine - two Brewers in the derby!

Remember: the Brewers never panic like you do.
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FoxyFoxes College Ball

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Two things to add to this thread:

 

1) Check out the youtube videos of Chris Berman going insane on the air. As old as they may be.......they are priceless! I was shocked when I first seen it.

 

2) A local radio station is doing a contest on how many homeruns hit between Prince/Rickie total........I went with 48. Winner gets 2 full passes to Rockfest. The ranges so far are from 2-52 . http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/laugh.gif

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umphrey Draft Eligible

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I got some money on Rickie at 15-1 to win it. He had the worst odds.
Sounds like a smart bet. You probably won't win but worth the risk. I would throw $5-$10 on that in a heartbeat.
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umphrey Draft Eligible

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Joey Bats is definitely the sucker bet there. Don't know how Prince and Ortiz aren't the clear front runners.
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dlk9s Carolina Mudcats

dlk9s

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Some of the players, including a few competing in the derby, are tweeting:

 

http://twitter.com/#!/mlb

 

EDIT: Here's a list:

 

Jose Bautista - JoeyBats19

David Ortiz - davidortiz

Heath Bell - HeathBell21

Gio Gonzalez

GioGonzalez47

Joel Hanrahan - hanrahan4457

Matt Kemp - TheRealMattKemp

Howie Kendrick - HKendrick47

Hunter Pence - HunterPence9

Brandon Phillips - DatDudeBP

Gaby Sanchez - GabySanchez15

Justin Upton - RealJustinUpton

Shane Victorino

- ShaneVictorino

CJ Wilson - str8edgeracer

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dlk9s Carolina Mudcats

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Obviously Berman is terrible, but the entire broadcast is just brutal to listen to. At least Rick Reilly hasn't been back since '08.
Rick Reilly has been brutal to read since about then, too.
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