2007 Home Run Derby thread

[Big Buckin' agate_monkey]

What reaction, Peter? /barry

 

[mike311gd]

"Peter Gammons is a nice man."

 

[The Big Ragu]

"Peter Gammons is a nice man."

He must be. Barry always tells the truth.

 

[mike311gd]

How great would it have been to hear Gammons say, "So, Barry, what kind of steroids did you use?"

 

[loveyabye]

Barry: "Bud Selig is the commissioner. I don't know what he does."

 

[hockeybeat]

One time, I'd like to see a guy drop a bunt just to see and hear the reaction.

"Jones...bunted?"

 

[mike311gd]

Barry: "Bud Selig is the commissioner. I don't know what he does."

He's waiting for you to **** up, Barry.

 

[In Cold Blood]

This is so much more enjoyable to watch since I put it on mute.

 

[Left_Coast]

Budgeting for the section and I couldn't remember:

How long does this thing usually last? Over or under three hours usually?

It'll be over a little after 11:20 p.m. (3 hours, 10minutes). I think that's how it was last year.

Should be over about 7 Left_Coast time. ESPN has been banging the drum on the Bronx is Burning and it starting at 7.

 

[friend of a friend]

Budgeting for the section and I couldn't remember:

How long does this thing usually last? Over or under three hours usually?

It'll be over a little after 11:20 p.m. (3 hours, 10minutes). I think that's how it was last year.

Should be over about 7 Left_Coast time. ESPN has been banging the drum on the Bronx is Burning and it starting at 7.

I wouldn't bet on it.

 

[Angola!]

Anybody just see the punch thrown in center field over the ball?

I thought I saw that. It looked like the guy who caught the first ball just missed the second and stomach-punched dude behind him.

Oh baby, Vlad is unloading on the ball now.

 

[markvid]

I'm very mad at you people.

Not one crack about Boomer saying Albert "Winnie the Puj"ols

 

[GreenSunglasses]

I'm very mad at you people.

Not one crack about Boomer saying Albert "Winnie the Puj"ols

We voted as a department to turn off the audio on the TVs.

 

[Angola!]

I'm very mad at you people.

Not one crack about Boomer saying Albert "Winnie the Puj"ols

I just shook my head. It was so dumb, especially because he was the PA announcer as well as the announcer on TV.

Did anyone else notice Morneau's last home run appeared to hit a photog in the head on top of the balcony in right center?

 

[silvershadow1981]

the FCC Delay is definitely coming in handy for Matt Holliday.

 

[mike311gd]

I think we need another "Get Smart" reference, followed by the explanation.

 

[DisembodiedOwlHead]

I think we need another "Get Smart" reference, followed by the explanation.

Went off the air in 1970. That's fresh.

edit: And a "My Mother the Car" reference -- 1966 !

 

[PhilaYank36]

Good lord, where the hell did Rios come from?

 

[In Cold Blood]

I still like vlad the impaler. He's coming.

His only problem tonight might be that they're actually throwing the ball over the plate... he likes in the dirt, in his ear, over his head... those are the pitches he crushes...
what a fun player to watch.

 

[G-Spot]

Did Chris Berman just make a reference to a city within a short drive of San Francisco as a unit of measure regarding a home run? Oh how witty! Where on earth did he come up with such a novel way to measure distance? That ball went all the way to Strawberry Manor!