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Abreu in the Home Run Derby

Somebody had to start this diary, might as well be me.

Captain Awesome hit a record 24 home runs in the first round, breaking Miguel Tejada's single-round record of 15 set last year.

The record for total homers in the derby is 27, by (I believe) Juan Gonzalez. Abreu should easily break that even if he doesn't win.

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holy crap
I just now turned it on after watching a movie with the missus.  24?  Were they bombs?  Isn't Comerica supposed to be expansive?  Does RF have a short porch?  Inquiring minds want to know.

by Alex Falzone on Jul 11, 2005 10:03 PM EDT reply actions  

Bombs!
Several over 450', including one 517' blast.  I'm probably just as shocked by the distance he hit them as I am by the quantity.

by WholeCamels on Jul 11, 2005 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

2nd round
Bobby hits 6 in the second round... will it be good enough?

by WholeCamels on Jul 11, 2005 10:19 PM EDT reply actions  

ortiz
has 5 outs left. He needs to hit 5 more homers to keep Bobby out of the finals.  

by Alex Falzone on Jul 11, 2005 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

There's #10
That's 40 for the Derby for His Awesomeness.

by phatj on Jul 11, 2005 11:09 PM EDT reply actions  

11 is Abreu's total in the finals
I don't see Pudge matching that.

Abreu looks absolutely exhausted. I hope he has some gas left for tomorrow.

by phatj on Jul 11, 2005 11:11 PM EDT reply actions  

And Bobby wins!
Pudge finishes with 5 homers in the final round.

Abreu now holds the record for home runs in a round, home runs in the final round, and home runs in the Derby as a whole. Plus, I would have to imagine the record for total distance, with over 17000 feet.

by phatj on Jul 11, 2005 11:26 PM EDT reply actions  

a little love
I find it slightly annoying that Bobby's likely to become better known for his HR Derby Feats of Strength than for the eight years of superior play he's given the Phils. But it's better than nothing... and it's sure to really piss off the sports talk radio boneheads.

by dajafi on Jul 12, 2005 12:24 AM EDT reply actions  

Any credit given to Abreu...
...is good in my book.  I think that with him leading off tomorrow, we'll hear a good bit of praise over his accomplishments, though too much of it will be "20-20" and "30-30" talk (which are pretty meaningless combos).

If Abreu even does get to the Hall of fame, this season is likely to be the turning point in his candidacy.

by Laaaaazzz on Jul 12, 2005 1:55 AM EDT up reply actions  

Joe Morgan
Hey crew, karn here--
So, I'm watching the replay on ESPN2 and can't help but notice that Joe Morgan sounds completely disinterested in this event, to the point that his lack of enthusiasm was appallingly unprofessional throughout Abreu's legendary first round.  Now, we all know that Joe Morgan is quite insane, but his insanity is finally catching up with his on-air persona and something really needs to be done about it.

His garbage about Abreu's F'N-TWENTY-F'N-FOUR home runs in Comerica Park with multiple 480+ blasts not being indicative of his power but more of his "solid contact" is borderline lunatic asylum nuts and absolutely enough that, were I a network exec watching, this jokester gets the heave-ho asap.

(I do imagine him doing a possibly spectacular job as an analyst for a bunting and base stealing derby, though)

by j.karnoval on Jul 12, 2005 3:18 AM EDT reply actions  

He's lost it
All of his sabermetric hangups aside, he's really just a crank. Did you notice that the moment that Abreu won, he said something like "they really need to look into the format change for next year so that the guy who hits the most over the competition wins." Well, the guy who did just won! He was complaining about it all night. I swear, he's like Grampa Simpson with a higher stolen base percentage.

by brendan @ The Good Phight on Jul 12, 2005 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions  

i can almost hear the mindlessness in virginia
"abreu never hits a home run when it matters, though!"

"how come he don't do that with two men on?"

"he knew he wouldn'ta had to slide..."

the sports media in that town has such an easy time of riling up idiots, and i'm sure this will be no exception. at the risk of being harsh, the city almost doesn't deserve abreu.

by uncle milt on Jul 12, 2005 6:59 AM EDT reply actions  

If he has an 0-fer tonight....
You know they'll be saying that on WIP - he hits them when they're meaningless and then in the "game that counts" he does nothing.

by David S. Cohen on Jul 12, 2005 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions  

Bobby praise?
Am I crazy, or are the announcers - both radio and TV - praising Bobby much more than usual tonight?

by David S. Cohen on Jul 14, 2005 10:11 PM EDT reply actions  

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