IDT 7/8/19: Alonso vs Seven Randos

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Yeah the whole thing was totally unfair to the guy who goes first. The best dinger-hitter in the competition lost in the finals.



I kinda wish Pete made a point to give away more than 5% of his winnings.



Totally convinced this thing somehow ruins his season and we'll be lucky if he beats the record.

[G-Fafif]

Pete's giving 5% apiece to two causes, so 10%. Pretty good contribution and gesture for a rookie.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Amid MLB, most of the media and fans all going "hooray for home runs, OMG aren't they great!!" I thought this from Bob Nightengale raised a good point. FWIW, he's probably also among those who also tried exacting a finger-wagging revenge by screwing up the hall of fame vote but what strikes me is that he got hammered on twitter for even raising the issue, just as Wilbon had in the article.



https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2019/07/08/mlb-steroids-bud-selig-1990-s-mark-mcgwire-sammy-sosa/1666902001/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2019/07/08/mlb-steroids-bud-selig-1990-s-mark-mcgwire-sammy-sosa/1666902001/

[Edgy MD]

Pete seems great, but anybody who says there's a 0% chance that he's had pharmaceutical help isn't being honest.

[Guest 41Forever]

And guys who were singles hitters now are among the game's home-run leaders.

Such as?

[Frayed Knot]

The rule about having the previous batted ball land before the next pitch could be thrown certainly went by the wayside in the HB derby.

Fans of whoever it was that Bryce Harper won against last year screamed their way across social media that Bryce and his father "cheated!!!!" their way to victory by throwing "illegal" pitches

during Harper's final swings which put him over the top.

This year there didn't seem to be any attempt by anyone to follow that supposed requirement even though it was one of the rules flashed up on the screen numerous times.