2015-07-13 Home Run Derby, 7:00 PM CDT [Todd Frazier wins]

[1992casey]

July 13, 2015

7:00 CDT

ESPN, ESPN Radio

 

Player, Team (Home Runs)

• Albert Pujols, Angels (26)
  
• Prince Fielder, Rangers (14)
  
• Kris Bryant, Cubs (12)
  
• Joc Pederson, Dodgers (20)
  
• Manny Machado, Orioles (19)
  
• Josh Donaldson, Blue Jays (21)
  
• Anthony Rizzo, Cubs (16)
  
• Todd Frazier, Reds (25)

[jjkoestler]

I'm looking forward to checking out this new format.

 

Fun game... Drink every time Berman says "back."

[adamb100]

I'm looking forward to checking out this new format.

 

Fun game... Drink every time Berman says "back."

 

Dude, I don't want to be passed out by the 2nd round.

[yfinn6]

I'm looking forward to checking out this new format.

 

Fun game... Drink every time Berman says "back."

 

You'd better go ahead and make a reservation at DETOX now.

[adamb100]

lol Prince Fielder is eliminated by the hometown hero.

[Pugger]

The homers are coming so fast and furious Berman can't say back back on every one. That alone makes this format better.

[superfly]

If only we had Manny Machado or Donaldson at 3B.....

[jjkoestler]

Odds Berman says "down goes Frazier" if Fraizer loses... 2:1

[pitchleague]

I enjoyed the new format. MUCH better than the old way.

 

They could still tweak it, though. How about if you use your timeout, your opponent has to come in and hit?

 

I would also change the distances for the bonus time. Round one, fine it can 425 ft. Round two, though, you gotta hit one 450 ft. to get the bonus time. And in the finals, 470 ft.

 

It was way more entertaining this year, though, that's for sure. Of course, some of that was because the home town hero won the thing. Will MLB see this and then make a "Wild Card" entrant from the host team every year to make sure they get that kind of energy in the park? Really, the rest of the derby didn't seem to have all that much energy in the park. It worked for watching it on television, but it sure sounded like the crowd was bored off their gourds when Frazier wasn't hitting (or they weren't cheering for non-home runs from his opponent.)

[molitor fan]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/albert-pujols--touching-gesture-for-brother-of-dodgers-outfielder-joc-pederson-033106483.html

 

This article gives incredible pretext to what happened last night - Joc's older brother has Down's Syndrome, as does a daughter of Albert

[Pugger]

I wish we could have seen Giancarlo Stanton in that exhibition last night. That would have been a treat too.