David Ortiz Wins 2010 Home Run Derby
by Randy Booth on Jul 12, 2010 10:52 PM EDT
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Let's give the old man some credit: he did it.
David Ortiz put on a show in every round to win the 2010 Home Run Derby. Ortiz hit 11 home runs in the final. Hanley Ramirez finished second. Ramirez hit just five home runs in the finals.
Ortiz never seemed to tire. He hit eight home runs in the first, but that was good enough to advance. Then he hit 13 in the second round. Just when you thought he'd fall apart, he goes out and hits 11 in the finals.
This really was a moment for Papi to say to the world, "Hey, I can still hit." Sure, the Home Run Derby means nothing at all. Sometimes it all comes down to luck. But let's give him this moment because after that showing, he really does deserve it.
Congratulations, David Ortiz!
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LOL
you have just got to love Angel fan. With the choice of showing some class bc the contestants just made $500,000 for the boys and girls club OR boo Papi bc they are bitter, hypocrites who still cant get over the losses last decade, they choose?
Pure Hatred.
If it wasn’t for the Cleveland Cavaliers fan, I would rank Angel fan as #1 douchebags in sports.
Angel fan:
You lost bc your teams were not good enough and your amazing manager made bone head calls in big games.
Your 2002 WS win is tainted more than Papi’s legacy will ever be.
And ESPN does not have a conspiracy against your team. Its not ESPN’s fault that nobody cares about your team.
PS
there is no way in hell you are going to outbid the Red Sox and Yankees for Carl Crawford, so stop the insanity.
nice .. yes offseason this year
between Cliff Lee and Carl Crawford .. its going to be all out bidding wars between the two AL East rivals, in no way will either team keep up ..
by I Bleed Pinstripes on Jul 12, 2010 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope the Angels get Crawford.
It will set their team back monetarily for the next 5-6 years.
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by BoldandBrash on Jul 12, 2010 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Philly fans (in any sport)...
are way bigger d-bags then Angel fans…
And I kind of think Cavs fans have a right to be angry at Lebron, not for leaving, but how he left.
But yes that was classless of the Angel fans to boo Ortiz like that. Maybe it’s because no one on their team can hit for power like the Large Father can…
Sodomize Intolerance
by sonicdeathmonkey on Jul 13, 2010 1:48 AM EDT up reply actions
The guy that can broke his leg.
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by BoldandBrash on Jul 13, 2010 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions
fuck the angels
They really booed ortiz????I left the bar after he won…wow.
Fuck LA, and at this point, fuck lackey.
Papi is the man…here’s to finishing .270, 33 hrs, 107 rbis
by RockEmSoxEm on Jul 12, 2010 11:30 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I just wanted to stop over
and congratulate the big man on his HR Derby Crown, rivalry aside the stuff he dealt with last year and the beginning of this year, with what he has done he should never deal with..slow starts happen look at TEX..in all serious congrats to big papi, and he proved last year and this he got some fuel left in him to keep chuggin … I always respected papi .. so Congrats ! and enjoy the crown sox fans last time I saw a yankee do his thing in the derby it was 1997 and it was tino martinez..but seeing swish hit 4 was cool .. lol
by I Bleed Pinstripes on Jul 12, 2010 11:33 PM EDT reply actions
awesome
Im just glad Swisher lost
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by bestbostonsports on Jul 12, 2010 11:56 PM EDT reply actions
I always kinda liked Swisher until he made that all star video.
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by BoldandBrash on Jul 12, 2010 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn't know who he was in Oakland
He’s a major reason I started my hatefest of Chicago, and he’s made me hate the Yankees even more. Every time I see him I want to punch a puppy.
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by TheLoneDavid on Jul 13, 2010 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
me too
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by bestbostonsports on Jul 13, 2010 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
I Feel The Post HR Derby Slump thing...
is BS anyway, it only happened to David Wright and 1 other person (whom I am drawing a blank on at the moment). Good job Large Father! He’s a professional home run hitter so he’ll be fine, he’ll finish with 30-40 on the year.
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by sonicdeathmonkey on Jul 13, 2010 1:45 AM EDT reply actions
Ortiz was talking about it yesterday
he said that he can see how it could mess up the swing for someone like Cano who has a straight line drive swing, but someone like Ortiz is already swinging an uppercut for the fences all the time anyways, so it’s not such a big deal. Don’t know if it’s true, but makes some kinda sense to me.
I can belive it
Thought I’m dubious on how one day of over-hyped BP can mess up your swing so bad, that you can’t get it back.
It's been true for Ortiz
His OPS after the All-Star break was higher in all three of his HRD years.
USG
by Ben Buchanan on Jul 13, 2010 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
There was a post on it on baseball analysts.
But the people who play in the home run derby tend to have inflated first halfs either way. Lets be honest, Ortiz shouldn’t be hitting as well as he is. Even if he’s a much better hitter, he’s also getting a good helping of luck to help him out, and I wouldn’t be surprised at all to see some regression coming.
What says he shouldn’t be hitting as well as he is? Nothing stands out to me. His BABIP is right there where it usually is around .300, his LD%, FB%, GB% and HR/FB% are all right there with typical Ortizian numbers.
I don’t think there is much luck involved here, he’s genuinely got his swing back. If you were to squeeze this years line somewhere between 2003 and 2007 no one would bat an eyelash at it.
"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.
Can we just relive my favorite part of the derby?
When he made Soriano come bring him Gatorade?
Then my second favorite part was when he was drying Ramirez off.
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