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RockRaven

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5. A home run hitting exhibition by some of Major League Baseball's best hitters as an ancillary

Reply to niyad (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 12, 2021, 10:08 PM

Jul 2021

event during MLB's All-Star Game festivities. Not a game situation, the guys pitching are trying to give them good chances of hitting it (instead of the usual opposite), and the guys hitting are swinging for the fences on every pitch (not always the case in game situations), all to show off optimal home run hitting prowess for the fans. They make up some arbitrary rules to keep score between the hitters so there can be a "champion."

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Watching the HR derby in Colorado [View all] Casady1 Jul 2021 OP

What is an HR derby? niyad Jul 2021 #1

All star game Casady1 Jul 2021 #2

HOME RUN DERBY demtenjeep Jul 2021 #3

A home run hitting exhibition by some of Major League Baseball's best hitters as an ancillary RockRaven Jul 2021 #5

ball carries pretty well in higher altitude RussBLib Jul 2021 #4

I'm watching too. Diamond_Dog Jul 2021 #6

Reminded them Casady1 Jul 2021 #7