Home Run Derby + All Star Game

[StevieFlack]

Starting at 1am for us. Its all about discipline. 8 batters- opening round, semifinal round and then championship round. 10 outs in each round (ie taking a swing and not launching a homerun counts as an out.) HR Totals are wiped between each round- so hit loads in the 1st round and you are going to be very tired for later on. PNC Park pitsburgh- has a slight advantage to left-handed batters, especially in center field.lefties taking part are - Ortiz, Berkman and Howard.Personally Id be a bit worried about Ortiz's stamina for the later rounds.I know he can crush them, but last year he tired drastically.Howard in a minor league home - run derby managed a grand total of zero- Maybe his style may also not be suitable for the duration of this competition. I like the look of berkman- this will be his 3rd hr derby, coming 2nd back in 2004.He is a switch hitter- but should go to the plate left handed.He's experienced in the competition and has been working with the houston batting parctice coach, who is his pitcher for the night. Berkman @ 5.5 with 3456 pts in the bank- im having a crafty 2000 on the berkmeister

[StevieFlack]

Re: Home Run Derby well that went to absolute shite. Tejada and berkman - up first and 2nd only hit 3 each. Looking for an excuse i blame the daylight! nuts