The good things first. People still watch Home Run Derby. The romp and show before the game is as glorious as it ever was.
Now let’s get started on the not so good things. The big names were missing. For 200$ of ticket price, an Albert Pujol or a Jose Bautista would have looked better than a Chris Young and a Nick Swisher. The audience wanted to see sluggers. The big names, Ryan Howard amongst them, bypassed the event. Let’s be very clear on this, the biggest home run hitters have to be brought in if the tournament has to survive. Also, three hours look like forever. Ninety minutes may be just good enough.
No doubt, some shine has been lost yet, but a Home Run Derby has not run its course yet. After all, a soaring home run is still a soaring home run.
For the record, by the way, David Ortiz won the Home Run Derby on Monday night.
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