Prince-Fielder

The National League showed up to play and it was a sight to behold. Managed much more like a baseball team that wanted to win, Bruce Bochy’s NL squad trounced Ron Washington’s AL team with seemingly little resistance. Other than an Adrian Gonzalez bomb in the third, the AL hardly threatened. I know there hasn’t been a Game 7 in ages, but I really hope we get one this year and the AL loses just to rub it in their face that they need to try a little harder next year. ...

So the Home Run Derby is definitely still a thing that happens every year and that I definitely choose to ignore every year, but I can’t help but comment on the fact that the NL selections were obscenely stupid. Rickie Weeks? Matt Kemp? Matt Holliday is a more inspired choice, at least. So the NL was pretty much only represented by Prince Fielder and barely, at that, although he did tie David Ortiz. If you’re curious, the whole thing was won by Robinson Cano who actually belted the most home runs this year (it’s not always the case). ...

It’s time for Wednesday Morning Quarterback, your weekly sports round-up. It’s that time of year again, the MLB All-Star game is upon us! Last night was the Home Run Derby and, despite being in his team’s stadium, Albert Pujols did not quite manage to make it to the third round. Instead the final competition was between Prince Fielder, of the Milwaukee Brewers, and Nelson Cruz, of the Texas Rangers. In the end, Fielder took it and even bashed in a homer over 500 feet. ...