Southwest Sider Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Just saw it on MLB At bat. Good for him. Anything to boost that confidence further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian310 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 (edited) (In before angry rants and pitchforks) Edit: didn't take long haha Edited July 8, 2016 by chisoxfan310 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 (edited) 2015 Before playing home run derby/ after playing home run derby Frazier=0.922/0.644 Rizzo=0.955/0.833 Pederson=0.851/0.617 Pujols=0.855/0.707 Donaldson=0.844/1.011 bryant=0.848/0.867 machado=0.886/0.832 Fielder=0.924/0.742 Edited July 8, 2016 by GreenSox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian310 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jul 7, 2016 -> 07:02 PM) 2015 Before playing home run derby/ after playing home run derby Frazier=0.922/0.644 Rizzo=0.955/0.833 Pederson=0.851/0.617 Pujols=0.855/0.707 Donaldson=0.844/1.011 bryant=0.848/0.867 machado=0.886/0.832 Fielder=0.924/0.742 How'd Abreu do the second half of 2014 compared to the first half when he chose not to participate? Most on here were glad he didn't do the derby in fear it would hurt him in the second half. If he had participated, everyone would have pointed at the derby as the reason why he wasn't hitting the same. Could be other factors we just don't know. Edited July 8, 2016 by chisoxfan310 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 great, he's gonna hit .100 in the 2nd half, book it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingandalongonetoleft Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jul 7, 2016 -> 06:50 PM) great, he's gonna hit .100 in the 2nd half, book it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jul 7, 2016 -> 07:50 PM) great, he's gonna hit .100 in the 2nd half, book it. Not much worse than he hit in the first half. Just as long as they are all gone runs, I am good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (chisoxfan310 @ Jul 7, 2016 -> 07:06 PM) Could be other factors we just don't know. We don't know. My numbers are probative, but prove nothing. But why take the chance for something as daft and ridiculous as home run derby? What's the priority? Fun and games, or winning a division? Frazier has just been getting his complete offensive game together. I will also point out that the rules changed last year to a time clock system, which requires significantly more energy. Edited July 8, 2016 by GreenSox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChrisSamsa Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jul 7, 2016 -> 08:37 PM) We don't know. My numbers are probative, but prove nothing. But why take the chance for something as daft and ridiculous as home run derby? What's the priority? Fun and games, or winning a division? Frazier has just been getting his complete offensive game together. I will also point out that the rules changed last year to a time clock system, which requires significantly more energy. I guess not everyone takes a fun game like baseball as seriously as White Sox fans. While we're here, the time clock system is awesome and made the Home Run Derby enjoyable for the first time since Griffey and Thomas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 QUOTE (chisoxfan310 @ Jul 7, 2016 -> 07:06 PM) How'd Abreu do the second half of 2014 compared to the first half when he chose not to participate? Most on here were glad he didn't do the derby in fear it would hurt him in the second half. If he had participated, everyone would have pointed at the derby as the reason why he wasn't hitting the same. Could be other factors we just don't know. Abreu was .972/.948. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian310 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 7, 2016 -> 09:21 PM) Abreu was .972/.948. Weren't his homers down though? I was kinda aiming more towards the homers. My bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 29 pre All-Star 7 post All-Star 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSox Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 QUOTE (ChrisLikesBaseball @ Jul 7, 2016 -> 08:49 PM) I guess not everyone takes a fun game like baseball as seriously as White Sox fans. While we're here, the time clock system is awesome and made the Home Run Derby enjoyable for the first time since Griffey and Thomas. It depends on one's definition of fun. I like watching baseball. Home run derby is just batting practice. Sure the time clock makes it exciting...it's like watching a sprint v. a jog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarComing25 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jul 7, 2016 -> 07:02 PM) 2015 Before playing home run derby/ after playing home run derby Frazier=0.922/0.644 Rizzo=0.955/0.833 Pederson=0.851/0.617 Pujols=0.855/0.707 Donaldson=0.844/1.011 bryant=0.848/0.867 machado=0.886/0.832 Fielder=0.924/0.742 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.yahoo.com/...?client=safari# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 That's cool he's in the contest. I don't care if he slumps the second half. It's not like this team is a true contender. Have fun and maybe he'll get that home run stroke going. s***, he tries to hit a home run every at bat anyway. Might as well enter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 To think a major league baseball player is going to suddenly "undo" his swing that he has worked on his whole life because he spend 20 minutes one night trying to hit baseballs as hard as he can is unbelievably overblown and stupid. I can't handle all the "NO! HE WILL MESS UP HIS SWING AND SUDDENLY BE BROKEN" comments I see about this event every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemon_44 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Jul 8, 2016 -> 03:32 AM) To think a major league baseball player is going to suddenly "undo" his swing that he has worked on his whole life because he spend 20 minutes one night trying to hit baseballs as hard as he can is unbelievably overblown and stupid. I can't handle all the "NO! HE WILL MESS UP HIS SWING AND SUDDENLY BE BROKEN" comments I see about this event every year. Probably the most sensible thing I've read here in awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 I wasn't going to watch the Home Run Derby but now I will. I know a lot of White Sox fans here won't admit the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 I'd be more concerned about him injuring his back because he's swinging for the fences for an hour. That's a reason not to participate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shysocks Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 QUOTE (Yoda @ Jul 8, 2016 -> 08:46 AM) I wasn't going to watch the Home Run Derby but now I will. I know a lot of White Sox fans here won't admit the same. I still probably won't watch it. It's so boring, and exposure to Chris Berman makes me think mean thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoeless_joe21 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 The players participating in the Derby are often players that have already hit an abnormally large amount of homers in the first half of the season. It makes sense that a lot of them aren't able to equal their first half output. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 When was our last player? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 8, 2016 -> 04:31 PM) When was our last player? Dye in 06'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 QUOTE (shipps @ Jul 8, 2016 -> 04:37 PM) Dye in 06'? Yeah, man that's a while. I just remember Dye and Paulie way back when. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 I've always enjoyed the derby and the timing element made it all the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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