25th Home Run Derby had far more dingers than memorable moments
Article By smcneal.tsn on 13th July, 2010
Coming up with five memorable moments from a two-hour, 30-some minute event featuring some of baseball's best hitters shouldn't be this difficult. But perhaps that says something about the event, or the length of it anyway. As far as home run derbies go, this one had way more homers (95 total) than memorable moments. Here goes:
David Ortiz and Hanley Ramirez were rooting for each other in the Home Run Derby final. 1. The winner. David Ortiz is smiling again. And if he starts slowly next year, maybe he will be cut some slack and the smile won't disappear. The way he bombed those majestic big flies into the right-field seats, the life in Ortiz's bat is not likely to run out anytime soon. He hit eight, 13 and 11 homers to finish with six more than runner-up Hanley Ramirez. Not bad for a man who, at 34, is old enough for Ramirez to say he's "like my dad." In a respectful way, of course. Ortiz looked out for his younger countryman when Ramirez was coming up in the Red Sox's system. Ramirez went so far to admit that Ortiz was rooting for Ramirez to win the derby. "Like I was rooting for him," Ramirez said.
2. The runner-up. For a guy who admitted he was concerned about what entering the derby could do to his swing, Ramirez put on an impressive showing. While Ortiz launched his homers, Ramirez's were more like line drives drilled over the fence. So why did he decide to enter? "My teammates kept saying why aren't you doing it, why aren't you doing it." And will it affect his swing? "I will hit more (homers) now," he said, smiling before adding, "I don't think so. I know what kind of hitter I am. "
3. On the field. Matt Holliday didn't make it out of the first round but he did hit the longest homer of the night, 497 feet. He also showed about as much emotion as he does during regular-season games when he slapped his bat after making his final out. With one out left, Holliday had only one h...
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David Ortiz and Hanley Ramirez were rooting for each other in the Home Run Derby final. 1. The winner. David Ortiz is smiling again. And if he starts slowly next year, maybe he will be cut some slack and the smile won't disappear. The way he bombed those majestic big flies into the right-field seats, the life in Ortiz's bat is not likely to run out anytime soon. He hit eight, 13 and 11 homers to finish with six more than runner-up Hanley Ramirez. Not bad for a man who, at 34, is old enough for Ramirez to say he's "like my dad." In a respectful way, of course. Ortiz looked out for his younger countryman when Ramirez was coming up in the Red Sox's system. Ramirez went so far to admit that Ortiz was rooting for Ramirez to win the derby. "Like I was rooting for him," Ramirez said.
2. The runner-up. For a guy who admitted he was concerned about what entering the derby could do to his swing, Ramirez put on an impressive showing. While Ortiz launched his homers, Ramirez's were more like line drives drilled over the fence. So why did he decide to enter? "My teammates kept saying why aren't you doing it, why aren't you doing it." And will it affect his swing? "I will hit more (homers) now," he said, smiling before adding, "I don't think so. I know what kind of hitter I am. "
3. On the field. Matt Holliday didn't make it out of the first round but he did hit the longest homer of the night, 497 feet. He also showed about as much emotion as he does during regular-season games when he slapped his bat after making his final out. With one out left, Holliday had only one h...
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