Boo Pete Alonso
It’s hard to be mad at Pete Alonso for winning another Home Run Derby, but doing so by beating Trey Mancini, a cancer survivor? Just feels wrong.
Not getting to see Shohei Ohtani get to the finals was disappointing, but it’s really hard to be down when he lost to a guy who, in a three swing swingoff, didn’t miss. The most disappointing guy was Joey Gallo, my pick to win. He just looked nervous out there. All in all it was a fun Derby, but that doesn’t mean I have to be happy that Alonso won.
Harrumph.
On to the links.
Phillies news:
- Here are all of the Phillies’ picks in the draft so far. Here is more on the picks made after Andrew Painter. The final ten rounds conclude today.
- One of their picks wasn’t on any radars prior to this season, then got picked in the first ten rounds. Quite impressive.
- Heading into the break, this team should have reason to believe they can get into the playoffs.
MLB teams:
- According to this article, if your team is getting the vaccine, you’re getting an edge on the teams that aren’t.
- Here are your lineups for today’s All-Star Game, including a little rule bending to make sure Ohtani is featured.
- MLB donated $150 million to the Player’s Alliance to help with increasing “Black representation throughout the sport.”
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