July 12, 201115 yr Rooting for Adrian...met him when he was a Portland Sea Dog...he was cool about signing for me back then
July 12, 201115 yr top ISOs in the NL: Berkman, Fielder, Kemp, Stanton the NL would have been much better represented by that group the final round was entertaining, though, and it ended up being a feelgood story with Cano's dad pitching to him. also, http://www.royalsreview.com/2011/7/11/2271600/royals-to-sign-jose-cano-will-start-friday-after-the-all-star-break
July 12, 201115 yr Darn Ortiz let me down. Would have been awesome to see Stanton do it. He'll be there one day.
July 12, 201115 yr they kept an AL v NL scoreboard at the stadium ... this thing got pretty lopsided .... fielders picks were awful ... although I don't disagree that kemp deserved to be there, he just didn't perform (like bautista) .... 3 of the AL players hit more home runs individually than the NL hitters did cumulatively not sure if it came through the broadcast well or not, but there was a "we want upton" chant through most of weeks time up there .... he was brutal though I don't think prince understood that this is a show for the fans - many of whom are paying really good cash to be there ..... he made bad picks and heard about it Overall a fun events - it's just as long in person as it is on TV .... although the added bonus was very little berman (was nervous when he did the introduction for the evening that the stadium would be hooked up to his mic ...... although daron sutton was pretty brutal, I didn't have to listen to a single "back, back, back") Cano was crushing them and I'm glad he ended up taking it .... best show and won the thing ..... the final round had the stadium buzzing, although there were stretches where it was pretty quiet For a minute I was second guessing my decision to bypass seats in the RF bleachers as they were showered all evening with balls, t-shirts, etc ......... however, our seats worked out great and my nephews had a blast - standing for 2-3 hours and getting knocked around in the bleachers wouldn't of been fun for them
July 12, 201115 yr If Big Mike would have been in the Derby im pretty sure the ball would still be coming down and would have won it too, but im glad he didnt get in, iv witness two hitters who went to the HMD and were never the same after...
July 12, 201115 yr They boo Fielder and Weekes but cheer Kemp? Division? Uh, yeah, that's my point. LA is in their division. Milwaukee isn't. And I've been picking Bautista since the beginning of the year. lol I would boo Ryan Howard sooo loud... Prediction:2013 All Star Game will be at Marlins new ballpark. Selig said good chance the Mets get it
July 13, 201115 yr Yeah - I think Miami & TB are the only 2 ML cities that haven't hosted it yet .... I could see NY getting it with 2 new stadiums there and maybe a morale bump to the mets ....... I would imagine that Miami would be fairly soon though, maybe a couple years to get all the kinks out of the stadium and organize how everything would work .... but Miami is definitely a place that has the ability to host big events .... definitely was nice to have it out here this year
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