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NFT: HR Derby - the juice is loose

RasputinPrime : 7/8/2019 8:26 pm

Pederson with 21 in the opening round. they aren't even using special balls this year. Just regular old game balls.
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RE: This is great  
Danny Kanell : 7/8/2019 10:07 pm : link
In comment 14494843 MookGiants said:
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to watch. The new format is terrific.

Karl Ravech should be throat punched for acting like what they're doing is comparable to Josh Hamilton in 2008. The way hamilton was going in that one round he may have hit 40 with the new format.

I was there in 2008 with my dad, in the right field bleachers, something I'll never forget.


Yeah the new format is so much better.
Best home run derby in years  
Hsilwek92 : 7/8/2019 10:09 pm : link
and it’s not even over.

I doubt Perderson or Vlad Jr are the same the rest of the season.
The new format is great  
Hsilwek92 : 7/8/2019 10:10 pm : link
The way they’re presenting it on screen is awful though. Get rid of the split screen garbage.
Alonso's pitcher can't throw strikes  
Del Shofner : 7/8/2019 10:20 pm : link
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Haha  
Everyone Relax : 7/8/2019 10:21 pm : link
Pete’s cousin is trying to strike him out
Alonso’s pitcher is killing him  
Sean : 7/8/2019 10:22 pm : link
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True but more than anything, I think Pete's guy  
ChaChing : 7/8/2019 10:24 pm : link
is pitching himself out of a decent pay day. I'd think there's a little agreement between pitcher & hitter for a win (or I would anyway)
Alonso  
Mike in NY : 7/8/2019 10:24 pm : link
Yep I have the bonus, but I won't use it
but he wins anyway  
Del Shofner : 7/8/2019 10:25 pm : link
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.  
Danny Kanell : 7/8/2019 10:25 pm : link
Nice job Alonso. If he had a decent pitcher he may approach 30 too.
Pete should trade pitchers mid round  
ChaChing : 7/8/2019 10:26 pm : link
could take any of the others save Chapman

And fwiw has 1 min less while Vlad has swung a ton...if fatigue matters to Vlady at all
Vlad Jr has to be gassed, right?  
Hsilwek92 : 7/8/2019 10:28 pm : link
This shit is Alonso’s for the taking IMHO. Go Pete Go!
I hope this doesn't do too Alonso  
Canton : 7/8/2019 10:30 pm : link
what happened to Wright years ago..

Lose his home run swing for the second half..
If Alonso wins it's the Justin Morneau vs. Josh Hamilton derby  
dpinzow : 7/8/2019 10:34 pm : link
all over again with Alonso as Morneau and Vlad Jr. as Hamilton
Seles grunts on every swing  
ChaChing : 7/8/2019 10:34 pm : link
as slow a start as Jr's had
RE: The new format is great  
Del Shofner : 7/8/2019 10:36 pm : link
In comment 14494851 Hsilwek92 said:
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The way they’re presenting it on screen is awful though. Get rid of the split screen garbage.


IMO you need the split screen when they are not waiting for one ball to land before throwing/hitting another.
A little fatigued...  
ChaChing : 7/8/2019 10:36 pm : link
but still ridiculous power go figure
RE: RE: The new format is great  
Hsilwek92 : 7/8/2019 10:38 pm : link
In comment 14494872 Del Shofner said:
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In comment 14494851 Hsilwek92 said:


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The way they’re presenting it on screen is awful though. Get rid of the split screen garbage.



IMO you need the split screen when they are not waiting for one ball to land before throwing/hitting another.


They could use a smaller, PIP like box for that. The split screen they have is just way too much.
Thanks to the draw Pete has a chance  
ChaChing : 7/8/2019 10:39 pm : link
Not so much because he hit the most HRs or showed the most power (some on his pitcher tho)
I love Tex  
Hsilwek92 : 7/8/2019 10:39 pm : link
But shut the fuck up already about your 3 homers in the HRD already.
Alonso!  
Del Shofner : 7/8/2019 10:47 pm : link
never needed the bonus all night
Knew it  
Hsilwek92 : 7/8/2019 10:48 pm : link
Congrats go to the Mets rookie.
Pete stole it.  
moze1021 : 7/8/2019 10:48 pm : link
Haha... Needed some luck as a Mets fan
Love it. Pete's great for the Mets and great for baseball  
Ira : 7/8/2019 10:49 pm : link
!!!
Pete  
ChaChing : 7/8/2019 10:49 pm : link
!!!
Good for him!  
Jim in Fairfax : 7/8/2019 10:49 pm : link
Pitcher was better in the finals, which helped.
What a great kid.  
Hsilwek92 : 7/8/2019 10:50 pm : link
Really happy for him.
Pete Alonso  
Nine-Tails : 7/8/2019 10:50 pm : link
What a beast, amidst the mess that is the Mets, this guy is the real deal and will lead them back to relevancy
.  
Danny Kanell : 7/8/2019 10:55 pm : link
From this Yankee fan, Alonso is already one of my favorite players in baseball. Kid is a class act and an awesome fucking hitter. That was great.
Doubled his salary with that win  
Canton : 7/8/2019 10:57 pm : link
Congrats Polar Bear.
RE: .  
Nine-Tails : 7/8/2019 10:58 pm : link
In comment 14494889 Danny Kanell said:
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From this Yankee fan, Alonso is already one of my favorite players in baseball. Kid is a class act and an awesome fucking hitter. That was great.


Same, his rookie season and demeanor, reminds me of Judge two years ago.
RE: Doubled his salary with that win  
Everyone Relax : 7/8/2019 11:00 pm : link
In comment 14494891 Canton said:
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Congrats Polar Bear.

Tripled. I’m sure he will make plenty of money in his career but it’s nice to see the money go to someone it’ll actually mean something to
I just hope the Mets keep him.  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 7/8/2019 11:06 pm : link
Wilpons seem to be cheap.
RE: I just hope the Mets keep him.  
Jim in Fairfax : 7/8/2019 11:11 pm : link
In comment 14494894 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:
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Wilpons seem to be cheap.

I would disagree. They’re not cheap: they’re poor.

While that’s a big problem, they have shown a willingness to pay the homegrown talent, deGrom and Wright being prime examples.
The Wilpons are in no way poor  
Hsilwek92 : 7/8/2019 11:16 pm : link
They’re most definitely cheap.
I worry about the home run derby  
bhill410 : 7/8/2019 11:26 pm : link
Way less for kids like Alonso, judge, Stanton, and vlad jr because they are natural power hitters who just plain put a charge in the ball.

Where it gets dicey is for players IMO are the acunas of the world who may be changing their swing for the contest (see wright, abreau)
If you had to pick  
Nine-Tails : 7/8/2019 11:33 pm : link
One slugger for a one round clash. Who would be your pick.

My pick: The Judge, most raw power in the game
I could be wrong but I think Stanton  
bhill410 : 7/8/2019 11:55 pm : link
Actually has the higher raw power with judge second and Alonso third. I am basing that off the chart of hardest hit home runs that they showed after a couple Alonso ones this year. I think Stanton and judge were only people in history to hit harder than a couple he had in late April.
RE: I could be wrong but I think Stanton  
Nine-Tails : 7/9/2019 12:03 am : link
In comment 14494910 bhill410 said:
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Actually has the higher raw power with judge second and Alonso third. I am basing that off the chart of hardest hit home runs that they showed after a couple Alonso ones this year. I think Stanton and judge were only people in history to hit harder than a couple he had in late April.


I think it’s Judge, basing it on the distance you see in bp and in the last derby, Judge had several over 500 ft. I think it’s that Stanton is able to put more into his swing than Judge in game situations. Stanton goes full 100% ripping it.
RE: If you had to pick  
RasputinPrime : 7/9/2019 12:03 am : link
In comment 14494904 Nine-Tails said:
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One slugger for a one round clash. Who would be your pick.

My pick: The Judge, most raw power in the game


Stanton has more power than Judge and Sanchez harnesses his power incredibly well. I'd go

Stanton with Judge second, Gallo third.
RE: I could be wrong but I think Stanton  
RasputinPrime : 7/9/2019 12:13 am : link
In comment 14494910 bhill410 said:
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Actually has the higher raw power with judge second and Alonso third. I am basing that off the chart of hardest hit home runs that they showed after a couple Alonso ones this year. I think Stanton and judge were only people in history to hit harder than a couple he had in late April.


I don't think Alonso is top 5 in raw power. I think he is just an underrated hitter with excellent power. How many would Gallo hit? I'd probably put Bryant, Vogelbach, Sanchez, Harper, and Bell ahead of Alonso. It's impossible to gauge because hitting ability counts for more than raw power with a ball that jumps off the bat like the PEBaseballs this year.
RE: RE: If you had to pick  
Nine-Tails : 7/9/2019 12:18 am : link
In comment 14494913 RasputinPrime said:
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In comment 14494904 Nine-Tails said:


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One slugger for a one round clash. Who would be your pick.

My pick: The Judge, most raw power in the game



Stanton has more power than Judge and Sanchez harnesses his power incredibly well. I'd go

Stanton with Judge second, Gallo third.


I think Stantons power translates more in games. But in terms of raw power, I'm going with Judge
RE: RE: Doubled his salary with that win  
Canton : 7/9/2019 6:00 am : link
In comment 14494893 Everyone Relax said:
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In comment 14494891 Canton said:


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Congrats Polar Bear.


Tripled. I’m sure he will make plenty of money in his career but it’s nice to see the money go to someone it’ll actually mean something to


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Congrats Polar Bear @Pete_Alonso20 Doubled your salary tonight. 🤔
Noah Syndergaard ^^  
Canton : 7/9/2019 6:01 am : link
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Pete's pitcher earned himself a contract last night  
Csonka : 7/9/2019 9:40 am : link
That guy can paint the corners and keeps it at the knees.
I mean gallo doesnt rank in the top 20  
bhill410 : 7/9/2019 10:01 am : link
of hardest hit balls in 2019. I am not 100 sure what you mean by in game power as pitchers generally arent throwing the speed necessary to generate that much power in softball leagues. These guys see plenty of fastballs over the course of the season so in theory he would have gotten a hold of one.
RE: Pete's pitcher earned himself a contract last night  
Beezer : 7/9/2019 10:04 am : link
In comment 14494985 Csonka said:
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That guy can paint the corners and keeps it at the knees.


+3

He made it tough at times.
that was an awesome derby last night  
PaulBlakeTSU : 7/9/2019 11:03 am : link
Vlad and Joc stole the show. I love this format.

For all the talk this season about the balls being juiced, it should be noted that the balls were also juiced during the steroids era and help explain the massive home run totals. One of Bonds's HR balls was dissected and found to have an additional rubber ring around the core. Juicing the balls is nothing new.

It's also why the idea of comparing raw numbers across eras has always been a murky, futile exercise. The balls have changed, the bats have changed, the field dimensions have changed (and vary drastically), the strike zones have changed, the mound heights have changed, the player pools have changed, and the use of pitchers have changed.
RE: RE: Uhh...  
capone : 7/9/2019 11:10 am : link
In comment 14494826 capone said:
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Can Pete get some better pitches here??

Sheesh



The only one worst was chatmans dad… some of these pitchers are really bad...they must be nervous



This is savage ....
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Alonso's cousin almost beaned him  
Eric on Li : 7/9/2019 11:15 am : link
in a way I think it helped him go to all fields and diversify the muscles he was using but holy shit that guy was terrible.
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