All-Star Break … From Norms!

[Edgy MD]

Solamente 15 para Juan.



Pete tiene buenas posibilidades de defender su corona.



Yes, I've switched to a Spanish feed.

[Edgy MD]

Dave Jauss teeing them up and Alonso knocking them into another state.



He just took a time out with 14 in the bag and plenty of time left.



No, that looks like it's it. Soto must have had 13.



Alonso vs. Trey "Boom Boom" Mancini in the final.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Pete is in a groove!! He's going to the finals!

[Edgy MD]

Mancini sets the mark at 17 with a minute to go.



Players, by the way, in their authentic team home jerseys.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Mancini is looking really good.



And those jerseys look so much better!

[Edgy MD]

22 for Trey.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

OK, Pete! Give us 23 an a win!

[Edgy MD]

Pete wearing 44.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Edgy MD wrote: Pete wearing 44.

I think they all are as a tribute to Aaron -- a really cool idea!



Pete trying to close the deal!

[Edgy MD]

[bIGPURPLE]¡CAMPEON![/bIGPURPLE]

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

CHAMP!!

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Wow, that bling is, wow.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Good for Pete!

[bmfc1]

Let Pete get an AB tomorrow.

[G-Fafif]

Pete's awesomeness is most awesome.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Turns out I was accidentally watching it on ESPN 2 instead of ESPN, and wondering why Jessica Mendoza was getting this plumb assignment. I suspect I didn't miss much. Buster Olney might have been subdued without any of his beloved Yankees in this.

[Edgy MD]

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Let Pete get an AB tomorrow.

[batmagadanleadoff]

I'm a power hitter. And for me, I think I'm the best power hitter on the planet.



-- Pete Alonso

[Fman99]

That's great that Pete won again. He is after all the best slugger in baseball.



Having said that I very intentionally ignored the live BP show. It's just not compelling television to me. It never has been.

[Lefty Specialist]

I'm glad Pete won, but he was kind of a dick about the whole thing. The head-bobbing, the waves to the crowd, taking his time when he knew he had it in the bag.



Pete, I love ya, but......

[Edgy MD]

"And that's why my team has the eighth-best fWAR at first base in the National League. And there's this big game here tomorrow featuring all sorts of the best players, but I'm going home."



— Pete Alonso

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Lefty Specialist wrote: I'm glad Pete won, but he was kind of a dick about the whole thing. The head-bobbing, the waves to the crowd, taking his time when he knew he had it in the bag. Pete, I love ya, but......

Boy, I don't know. If he was doing that in a game, I think I could see that point. But to be an entertainer in a made-for-TV skills show? I think I'm OK with having a little fun.

[metsmarathon]

yeah, it would've been a better show if he didn't express any sense of fun, confidence, or fan engagement, and just went out there like he was turning screws in a factory. bored. apathetic. almost annoyed that he has to do this thing instead of heading down to he fishing hole with a brew in his hand. that's what we all would tune in to watch.



i thought it was fantastic, and i'll wager you'd be hard pressed to find anyone on the field last night, especially any of the competitors, who was offended or otherwise bothered by his approach last night.



the pause in the second round was sublime. i wish he would have run up the foul line and high-fived the fans afterwards.

[Willets Point]

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i thought it was fantastic, and i'll wager you'd be hard pressed to find anyone on the field last night, especially any of the competitors, who was offended or otherwise bothered by his approach last night.

[metsmarathon]

Willets Point wrote: =metsmarathon post_id=71225 time=1626177623 user_id=83] i thought it was fantastic, and i'll wager you'd be hard pressed to find anyone on the field last night, especially any of the competitors, who was offended or otherwise bothered by his approach last night.

I dunno, Jauss DID bean him for breaking the unwritten rules.

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[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Bears Repeating is brilliant, and I'd say a slam dunk winner for the contest -- except I'm hoping for a selection of World Champs! covers come fall.

[Benjamin Grimm]

He also swept the back pages last time around:



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