Normally this space is reserved for the daily goings on of the Red Sox and their players. However, as regular visitors know, when a Sox player does something special or gets some award beyond the daily play, we also take note of that. So too today. In the All-Star break, in the last several years MLB has decided that it needs to hype the game and get more fan attention by having a Home Run Derby the evening before the game itself. I never understood why they felt the need given the array of talent on hand to begin with. However, they do and so we follow it.
This year, the Home Run Derby has been won by none other than our own Sox star, Big Papi! He tied for the lead through the first two of the three rounds at 21 HR's. In the final round he overwhelmed his opposition, Hanley Ramirez by a count of 11-5. Way to go, Papi! An interesting footnote is in order here: Hanley Ramirez also began his career as a Red Sox player, being their top minor league prospect at the time they sought more good pitching. They traded him to the Marlins for Beckett, a deal that has benefitted both teams over the long run, this year's DL being an exception.
Again, cheers to Papi.
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Congrats to Papi. I think all the talk of the HR contest messing up the mechanics of the swing are overhyped (at least I hope so.) This should be the beginning to yet another big second half from Ortiz.
Go Sox.
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