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Home Run Derby
« on: July 14, 2009, 09:30:13 am »
Did anyone catch the HR Derby last night?  I skittered around with my DVR.  It was okay...I'm not usually a fan of the HR Derby, but I liked seeing Nelson Cruz, who's been a perpetual minor leaguer, do well.  Berman actually said a few relevant things about St. Louis being the Westernmost outpost of MLB for the first half of the 20th century, and Prince Fielder put on a show. 

Pujols got on the mic and said "People call me El Hombre, I don't want to be called El Hombre, because Stan is the Man, and I respect that.  You can call me Winnie the Pooh for all I care."  That was weird.  Then I muted it.  True story.
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Re: Home Run Derby
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2009, 09:34:52 am »
Winnie the Poohole? Sure, let's run with that.
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Re: Home Run Derby
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2009, 09:35:20 am »
I had assumed you spent the night watching the collected works of Ryan Reynolds.
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Re: Home Run Derby
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2009, 10:35:17 am »
Quote from: MusicMan on July 14, 2009, 09:35:20 am
I had assumed you spent the night watching the collected works of Ryan Reynolds.

Oh now, see... I would totally do that. He's a hottie. Y'all can have Scarlett, I'll take Ryan. Thanks.
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Re: Home Run Derby
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2009, 10:45:25 am »
Quote from: MusicMan on July 14, 2009, 09:35:20 am
I had assumed you spent the night watching the collected works of Ryan Reynolds.

That's funny because he's on record saying the Flash is his favorite super hero and he'd love to do a Flash movie.  Still, I think he'd make a good Hal Jordan, and this is a much better scenario than the Jack-Black-as-Green-Lantern rumors that were happening a couple years ago.  Now if they just put in Zack Ward as Guy Gardner, it'd be perfect.
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« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2009, 11:05:50 am »
I watched, instead, the 1971 All-Star game played in Detroit where Reggie Jax hit the HR that hit the transformer. There were alot of good memories of those players, almost everyone a perpetual All-Star, not guys having once-in-a-lifetime years (NTTAWWT) and many HOFers.
Don Wilson pitched two innings as a replacement for Dierker. I hadn't seen him pitch in a long time and it was fun to see him. He did well, two scoreless, hitless with one walk and a couple of K's. I thought he had the best FB of the night.

Caught the end of the '76(? game this a.m. Cedeno hitting a 2-run HR and Kenny Forsch throwing a 3up-and-3-down 9th inning. Also, Garner played for the AL and turned a DP very nicely. Best 'stache in the game.
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Re: Home Run Derby
« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2009, 11:33:44 am »
Much better on steroids. Last night, it sucked.
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Re: Home Run Derby
« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2009, 11:42:03 am »
Quote from: otterjb on July 14, 2009, 11:33:44 am
Much better on steroids. Last night, it sucked.

I found it hilarious last night that they could talk about Sosa's massive home runs in the Atlanta HR Derby without the slightest acknowledgment that just maybe everything wasn't entirely above-board.
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Re: Home Run Derby
« Reply #8 on: July 14, 2009, 12:09:41 pm »
Quote from: Gizzmonic on July 14, 2009, 10:45:25 am
That's funny because he's on record saying the Flash is his favorite super hero and he'd love to do a Flash movie.  Still, I think he'd make a good Hal Jordan, and this is a much better scenario than the Jack-Black-as-Green-Lantern rumors that were happening a couple years ago.  Now if they just put in Zack Ward as Guy Gardner, it'd be perfect.
Ryan Reynolds can do smarmy OK, but otherwise he makes Ben Affleck look like De Niro in his prime. Good thing I'm not a Green Lantern fan.
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Home Run Derby -- Blouses!
« Reply #9 on: July 14, 2009, 12:11:23 pm »
"That Prince can ball!"

Suppose they had pancakes afterwards?
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Re: Home Run Derby
« Reply #10 on: July 14, 2009, 12:19:41 pm »
I threw up a little and almost turned it off after Berman said something about Fielder and Purple Rain.
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Re: Home Run Derby
« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2009, 12:31:31 pm »
Quote from: Gizzmonic on July 14, 2009, 10:45:25 am
That's funny because he's on record saying the Flash is his favorite super hero and he'd love to do a Flash movie.  Still, I think he'd make a good Hal Jordan, and this is a much better scenario than the Jack-Black-as-Green-Lantern rumors that were happening a couple years ago.  Now if they just put in Zack Ward as Guy Gardner, it'd be perfect.

He was also all over Dead Pool's jock as well. I think the dude just wants to be in some kind of comic related movie.
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Re: Home Run Derby
« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2009, 12:39:17 pm »
Quote from: Matt on July 14, 2009, 12:31:31 pm
He was also all over Dead Pool's jock as well. I think the dude just wants to be in some kind of comic related movie.

He was pretty frickin' funny opposite Parker Posey in that one Blade (3, I think?) film. About the only highlight of it, in fact.
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Re: Home Run Derby
« Reply #13 on: July 14, 2009, 12:44:36 pm »
Quote from: Holly on July 14, 2009, 12:39:17 pm
He was pretty frickin' funny opposite Parker Posey in that one Blade (3, I think?) film. About the only highlight of it, in fact.
I hear he was the only bright spot in that bad Wolverine movie.
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Re: Home Run Derby
« Reply #14 on: July 14, 2009, 12:46:38 pm »
Everyone wants to fuck his wife.
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Re: Home Run Derby
« Reply #15 on: July 14, 2009, 02:11:14 pm »
Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on July 14, 2009, 12:46:38 pm
Everyone wants to fuck his wife.

Is that Scarlett?
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Re: Home Run Derby
« Reply #16 on: July 14, 2009, 02:50:30 pm »
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« Reply #17 on: July 14, 2009, 03:05:14 pm »
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Re: Home Run Derby
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Re: Home Run Derby
« Reply #19 on: July 14, 2009, 03:34:40 pm »
Quote from: MusicMan on July 14, 2009, 02:11:14 pm
Is that Scarlett?

The same Scarlett who once dated the herpes-riddled (allegedly) Derek Jeter?

No thanks (anymore).
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