Hmm, I didn't realize we were talking about Verlander's comments on juiced balls in here before I'd already made a separate thread for it. It seemed like I.D.I.O.T. I guess this is our official All Star Weekend thread as well. Bregman starting off the HR Derby. Let's see if it fixes his swing.
Hmm, Bregs might have a little trouble hitting 440' twice to get the extra 30 seconds in this derby. They should give a bonus for balls over 45 deg launch angle as well. Statcast for the derby: https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/hr_derby
16 - just like girl on the broadcast predicted yesterday. Not enough. And that concludes my HR derby watching.
Still bitter Puma got cheated in his own house by that steroid juicing, double play hitting into idiot, poopoora traded for.
Thought the rule is that you can't pitch until the ball lands. Every other player should use that to their advantage.
I don't feel like Bregman got very good pitches to hit. Acuna and Vlad, Jr. got perfect hanging HR pitches each time. For Bregs, it looked his were coming in hotter and from a higher angle, so less hang to work with. I didn't expect him to win, especially with the stupid distance rule, but still... Too bad the AL Rookie of the Month didn't get an invite to this spectacle.
Bregman dexterously handling the announcers trying to wrap him up in what JV said. He should just replace one of them for the rest of the event; he's much better at it than them.
Why would he? It completely is a slight to hitters, and all their numbers, if the ball truly is juiced (which I believe it is). Its why nobody puts any stock in a Colorado Rockies hitter's numbers. This HRD is a continuing example of why juiced balls seem to be widely accepted by everybody except veteran top of the line pitchers. Its pseudo-hypocrisy since the home run ball, and the home run chase during the steroid era, is literally what baseball profited on and made their big comeback on post-strike.
