July 9, 200521 yr Mark Teixiera David Ortiz Ichiro Bobby Abreu Jason Bay Carlos Lee Ivan Rodriguez Hee Seop Choi Andruw Jones Who you guys got to win this?
July 9, 200521 yr Hee Seop is my pick... pretty easy swing. Big Papi puts so much torque in every swing i dont think he can keep itup for all those rounds. Remember when Garrett Anderson won it all? No one thought he would but he had such a free and easy swing and didn't really exert that much energy it seemed like.
July 9, 200521 yr Author I agree...it's all about the swing that is why Griffey was so great in these things. Ortiz was just average last year even though he was robbed of two that hit the dome roof.... My heart is with Ichiro but my brain is with Bobby Abreu.
July 9, 200521 yr Author What a crappy HR derby this is gonna be... I'm taking Andruw though 847575[/snapback] J/C Who would you add?
July 9, 200521 yr What a crappy HR derby this is gonna be... I'm taking Andruw though 847575[/snapback] J/C Who would you add? 847576[/snapback] It's not so much the players as it is the format that i dont like.. but If I could put in someone that's not there, Miguel Tejada
July 9, 200521 yr I'll take the Severna Park, Maryland native. :thumbup Anyways, why do the Dutch get someone in the Derby? There are only two people in this world I can't stand: People who don't respect other people's culture.....and the Dutch.
July 9, 200521 yr I'll pick Choi. I don't think Big Papi has the stamina to last past the 2nd round Ivan and Ichiro could prove to be excellent competitors
July 9, 200521 yr ive said it before, ill say it again: what a stupid format for the HR derby between those guys, ill take Tex
July 9, 200521 yr Author I dont get what is so bad about the format. Sure, Tejada, the defending champion not being there is a dissapointment but MLB went after him and he declined to give Ortiz a chance. I like the idea of seeing a guy like Jason Bay get to compete in this game, he is having a good year on a team that doesnt get the pub. It'd be cool for him if he is able to go deep in the contest. Thye have the top home run hitter in the game (Jones), The no. 4 (Lee & Teixeira), The no. 5 (Ortiz), no. 8 (Abreu), no. 10 (Bay). I-Rod will probably pull out do to an injured finger and Ichiro is probably the player I most want to see in this thing. The format of the derby is the exact thing...except they represent their country instead of their league. Derrek Lee is hurt and Pudge and Tejada are omissions, but overall I like this field and think it will be a good as usual event.
July 9, 200521 yr \o/ Go Andruw \o/, our pride, even though he's from the antilles I think Abreu also has a good chance
July 9, 200521 yr I will be supporting Mark Texeira this year. Two reasons: 1) He is from my favorite team. 2) He is from my favorite country.
July 9, 200521 yr Ichiro Suzuki turned down an invitation to the Home Run Derby. ''I only have six home runs,'' Suzuki said. ''The players that enter the Home Run Derby have the good numbers to go in. I told them, 'If I had 20 homers I would enter.' I don't.'' Jul. 9 - 11:23 am et Source: Seattle Times c/o Rotoworld
July 9, 200521 yr I'm going with Choi. He should really be able to crank with fat balls being thrown to him.
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