tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post750921652755707959..comments2024-01-09T05:19:39.331-05:00Comments on Ghostrunner on First: Just RememberDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271534213351978408noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-37311948212513101252010-07-13T23:50:23.385-04:002010-07-13T23:50:23.385-04:00@Peter D: Because the All Star game still has a sh...@Peter D: Because the All Star game still has a shred of credibility/integrity, the home run derby is a boring fucking joke. <br /><br />THEY AREN'T THE SAME THING, THE HOME RUN DERBY ISN'T FUN AND ISN'T MEANINGFUL.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271534213351978408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-17768845793077006472010-07-13T23:45:39.278-04:002010-07-13T23:45:39.278-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271534213351978408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-2338973872757233852010-07-13T16:15:28.170-04:002010-07-13T16:15:28.170-04:00If all this is true, why were three Blue Jays sele...If all this is true, why were three Blue Jays selected to the All-Star team? Wouldn't it have been better to take a couple more Yanks or Red Sox?Peter DeMarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025682416268680287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-91590620135185909832010-07-13T13:41:45.093-04:002010-07-13T13:41:45.093-04:00Good call Drew, and that's precisely why I'...Good call Drew, and that's precisely why I'd make a horrible manager. No stroking of egos, just win at all costs, baby - even the ASG!Ian Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074587524873409802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-86315912558658548172010-07-13T12:01:32.398-04:002010-07-13T12:01:32.398-04:00Absolutely, but the Derby participants were chosen...Absolutely, but the Derby participants were chosen by "MLB Officials", not ESPN. And even if ESPN does have a hand in choosing the players, I don't see the rationale in choosing Vernon Wells over Bautista for this thing.Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878921441543129555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-91729833605574913512010-07-13T11:36:05.807-04:002010-07-13T11:36:05.807-04:00At the risk of setting myself on fire in about 30 ...At the risk of setting myself on fire in about 30 seconds, I submit this: <br /><br />Doesn't ESPN have the same right to act in the best interests of their brand? <br /><br />Ugh. Shoot me. I hate myself.Drew GROFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08709048217415264981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-82022707394222991702010-07-13T11:32:17.020-04:002010-07-13T11:32:17.020-04:00I agree that the outrage is overdone, but I also t...I agree that the outrage is overdone, but I also think Dirk Hayhurst made some good points on his Twitter last night -- being in the HR Derby wouldn't just have been a nice stroke for Bautista's ego, it would have been huge for the Jose Bautista "brand", so to speak. Letting all of America admire his huge ding-dongs (thanks Jamie Campbell) would definitely make him much more well-known, if nothing else. At this point, how many people even know that Bautista leads the league in home runs? I'd say that group consists of 1)Blue Jays fans, and 2)serious baseball fans, but the audience of the HR Derby is infinitely larger than that, and it's a shame for Bautista that he didn't get the chance to make himself a little more well-known to everybody else last night.<br /><br />That being said, is it really a surprise that he was snubbed? No, of course not, and that's why it's a bit silly to get too upset about it. But that's also what's kind of frustrating about it -- that the exclusion of the major league home run leader from a home run hitting contest is the kind of thing that we expect. <br /><br />Either way, I'm sure that I'm not in the minority when I say that I was mentally checked out about half way through the first round last night, and I'm extra glad that we won't have to put up with a gazillion "Derby Curse" articles if he does have a power outage in the second half. The only person who was really negatively affected by his exclusion last night should be Bautista himself, and as far as I can tell, he really doesn't seem to be that upset about it, so you're right -- let's all chill out and enjoy seeing three of our guys in the game tonight. It's gonna be fun times, and a Bautista Bomb in a real game (or even in a kinda-sorta-exhibition-but-not-really-anymore game) is way more exciting than watching him hit a few in glorified batting practice anyways.Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878921441543129555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-61449700685682657242010-07-13T11:31:49.235-04:002010-07-13T11:31:49.235-04:00There are a lot of moving parts. The players sele...There are a lot of moving parts. The players select some, the league implored the managers to take utility guys like Infante. <br /><br />Cholly has to sit in planes and in the clubhouse with Howard for the rest of the year, pissing him off isn't exactly an option.Drew GROFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08709048217415264981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-11013911322206803222010-07-13T11:23:04.020-04:002010-07-13T11:23:04.020-04:00I don't care what anybody says, Jose Ortiz kic...I don't care what anybody says, Jose Ortiz kicked some ass last night.<br /><br />And as an aside, don't you find it odd how Girardi and Manuel didn't exactly select the best guys for the ASG? After all, the winner gets home field advantage in the World Series, so don't you think Manuel would've been better served to select Votto instead of Howard at 1B to give him a better chance to win?Ian Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074587524873409802noreply@blogger.com