I’d like to give him the benefit of the doubt that you normally wouldn’t be calling 50+ home runs during a normal game/event and it’s tough to be unique/different with all of them, but that still hurt my ears.

I don’t understand why the production has been the same for the last 10 years.
… Berman standing at home plate trying to be Buffer asking each section of the crowd if they’re ready for some long ball
… Interviews with players about non-Derby stuff, meanwhile somebody cranked one 450 ft. and Berman has a random seizure and interrupts whatever is going on
… Berman calling out random towns in the vicinity of the stadium, even though, as George Brett noted, his directions are way off
… Ortiz interrupting somebody’s swing flow to deliver a Gatorade and wipe their head off the towel, meanwhile announcers gush about his leadership and direction (with how to hit a home run off BP pitching).
… Get a new announcer. Shorten the amount of time between hitters. Put more emphasis on multiple HR’s and length of home runs. Bring back sponsors with $$$ giveaways for players hitting stuff deep in the ball park.

Berman calling out random towns in the vicinity of the stadium, even though, as George Brett noted, his directions are way off

They weren’t even close.

The home run derby is longer than the Super Bowl. Imagine if the NBA made the three point shootout like 3 hours long? It’s a ridiculous event that I haven’t watched more than 5 minutes of in about 10 years. Batting practice homeruns are not exciting unless someone is just raking.

Yeah the game needs something different, targets in the outfield, “money balls” for double points when you have nine outs, points for hitting a kid… something just to make it nutty!!!!

Going from 8 to 3 to champ makes sense to me, the second round is what really creates the bloat in the telecast

I think they should go back to the old school home run derby format. Played just like an actual game, so nine innings with three outs per inning, guys go head-to-head. Make it an eight hitter tournament.

In a land where we applaud fakery, Berman is just too much

Less this, more celebrity softball game. The thing doesnt come on till 11, I havent seen it in years

HRD takes way too long. It’s as bloated as Berman. Do it by innings: Three flys and you’re out. Have a 3-inning contest between AL stars, then 3 innings with the NL stars and the two winners play 3 innings more. I know changing the pitchers and warming them up is the time eater. Use a pitching machine.

The home run derby is longer than the Super Bowl. Imagine if the NBA made the three point shootout like 3 hours long?

This. I stopped watching when they decided it was essential to interview every participate after each at-bat.

I thought it was funny that every time a black dude not named Prince Fielder was hitting they went full screen to some interview.

Good Lord. The country is full of idiots.

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That “back back back” shit got old over a decade ago.

I say let Heath Bell throw and see how many he gives up would make it more interesting.

Ortiz interrupting somebody’s swing flow to deliver a Gatorade and wipe their head off the towel, meanwhile announcers gush about his leadership and direction (with how to hit a home run off BP pitching).

Fuck David Ortiz.

Knocking Berman is the great American sport but I find Buck/McCarver more insufferable by far. Buck’s smugness and McCarver’s “genius” make for an unlistenable four hour game. So some guy from the Padres gets a GWH off some Twins reliever and that determines which league gets home field in the WS. Thanks, Bud.

Also, who cares who has hit 17 walls scrapers this year. I want to see BP legends in there. All of them like Trumbo.

Less this, more celebrity softball game. The thing doesnt come on till 11, I havent seen it in years

agreed. Just play that live and show the HR derby on tape delay.

Good Lord. The country is full of idiots.

When I first started dating my wife I was at her families house and they were talking about how none of them knew that Hitler started WW2, after seeing it on the history channel. I just kept my mouth shut and told her afterwards how unfair it was that they could out vote us 4-2 in any election.

thanks for bringing the home run derby to the us open every year, youre with me leather…you fucking gasbag.

I think they should go back to the old school home run derby format. Played just like an actual game, so nine innings with three outs per inning, guys go head-to-head. Make it an eight hitter tournament.

/pours one out for Mark Scott and ESPN Classic

That “back back back” shit got old over a decade ago.

I like to think Boomer’s talking about the size of his ass when he says that now.

Less this, more celebrity softball game

Rickey Henderson’s lack of effort this year was disheartening

I just kept my mouth shut and told her afterwards how unfair it was that they could out vote us 4-2 in any election.

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