1. 07-09-15 05:37 PM #1
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    2015 MLB Home Run Derby



    New Home Run Derby format:

    It’s a bracket-style, single-elimination tournament in which the loser of each bracket is eliminated immediately. Seeding is based on 2015 home run totals as of July 7. Ties are broken by home runs hit since July 7, with the winner getting the higher seeding. The higher seed hits last.

    Each batter gets five minutes per round, with the timer starting when the first pitch is thrown. Home runs hit during the final minute will stop the timer. The timer will not start again until hits a non-home run, or swings and misses.

    Batters can attain bonus time. They can get one additional minute for hitting two home runs that equal or exceed 420 feet (as measured by MLB Advanced Media’s Statcast). A home run greater than or equal to 475 feet will result in 30 bonus seconds. The two bonuses are not mutually exclusive.

    If two batters are tied at the end of a round, they’ll go into a 90-second swing-off. In a swing-off, the timer cannot stop for any reason and no bonus time can be claimed. Should a tie remain at the end of a swing-off, they’ll move into successive three-swing swing-offs until a winner is decided.

    In any round, once the second batter (the “home” batter, for all intents and purposes) passes the first batter (“away”) in home runs, the round will be stopped and he will advance.

    Each batter can use one 45-second time-out per round to collect his thoughts, take a breath, etc.
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  2. 07-09-15 05:40 PM #2
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    Well Fielder vs Pujols is my instant lean. I love this contest, thanks 3D.


    Wife prediction Joc vs TheDonald
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  3. 07-09-15 05:52 PM #3
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    Pujols and fielder for sure.. they both take this seriously, more serious than the others
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  4. 07-09-15 08:29 PM #4
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    bryant
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  5. 07-09-15 09:22 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ra77er View Post
    Well Fielder vs Pujols is my instant lean. I love this contest, thanks 3D.


    Wife prediction Joc vs TheDonald
    Lets keep the wives outta this
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  6. 07-09-15 09:33 PM #6
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    Fielder shouldn't participate. Guy is having a great year and this contest will just fck with his swing
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  7. 07-09-15 09:34 PM #7
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  8. 07-09-15 09:40 PM #8
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    Rizzo and Bryant
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  9. 07-09-15 11:18 PM #9
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    Sorry fells, you're all wrong so far.

    It's Josh Donaldson or Todd Fraiser.



    If that is indeed the final participant list
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  10. 07-09-15 11:54 PM #10
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    Fielder is the winner


    Pujos sleeper
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  11. 07-09-15 11:59 PM #11
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    Fielder and Pujos would be my picks also.

    For now.

    Could change.

    Are odds out?
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  12. 07-10-15 01:24 AM #12
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    i am going with Joc Pederson.

    he is going to win it i promise yall.

    if he doesn't win it , its going to be Prince Fielder.
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  14. 07-10-15 08:41 AM #14
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    Bryant vs. The ToddFather
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  15. 07-10-15 01:00 PM #15
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    Baseball is trying something different at the Home Run Derby this Monday in Cincinnati. Amazingly the new format — timed rounds, head-to-head brackets, etc. — has been embraced on the Internet. Crazy, I know.

    Since there’s a bracket this year, it might spark more interest in Las Vegas? Maybe? Reds third baseman Todd Frazier is the favorite per odds installed by Bovada:

    Todd Frazier … 7/2
    Kris Bryant … 5/1
    Prince Fielder … 11/2
    Albert Pujols … 6/1
    Anthony Rizzo … 13/2
    Josh Donaldson … 7/1
    Joc Pederson … 7/1
    Manny Machado … 7/1

    Frazier as the favorite makes sense since he’s played 282 games at Great American Ballpark, where he’s mashed 59 home runs. I still like Prince Fielder to win it and he’s no stranger to Cincinnati going back to his days with the Brewers (12 homers/55 games). Naturally Frazier and Fielder are paired against each other in the first round.

    Joc Pederson is the streaky kind of hitter who could get hot and club a ton of homers, but his odds are lower than fellow rookie Kris Bryant.

    As we’ve seen at the Derby in recent years, it’s best to pace your rounds so you have something left once the finals roll around.
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  18. 07-10-15 05:07 PM #18
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    It's timed, so fat fukk Fielder might be out of breath when he has to rush. I like hometown Frazier. A strong but lean guy with good endurance
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  19. 07-10-15 05:33 PM #19
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    WTF..brutal Derby. Like the change in format tho..
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  20. 07-13-15 07:19 PM #20
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    I forgot this was today.

    Didn't get any bets in.
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  21. 07-13-15 08:26 PM #21
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    Fricking poo holes. Waiting till last second to win
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  22. 07-13-15 08:27 PM #22
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    Know he didn't win it all there but beat the last cub which is all I cared about.
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  23. 07-13-15 09:45 PM #23
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jayvegas420 View Post
    Sorry fells, you're all wrong so far.

    It's Josh Donaldson or Todd Fraiser.



    If that is indeed the final participant list
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  24. 07-13-15 11:35 PM #24
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    Brilliant call Jay, glad I could provide you with a fade
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  25. 07-13-15 11:54 PM #25
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  26. 07-13-15 11:55 PM #26
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    What a crock of shit.. First they make Joc bat right after his round, giving Frazier plenty of rest...then they steal #12 home run.. Bullshit!
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  27. 07-14-15 12:44 AM #27
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    Yeah king.
    But you have to admit, Fraiser was gonna crank 5-6 more in bonus time anyway.
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  28. 07-14-15 01:39 PM #28
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    Nice hit Jay.
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  29. 07-14-15 02:27 PM #29
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    Quote Originally Posted by ROFLcopter View Post
    It's timed, so fat fukk Fielder might be out of breath when he has to rush. I like hometown Frazier. A strong but lean guy with good endurance
    Yup, although Fielder put on a good show in the 1st round
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