Vladimir Guerrero

Congratulations, Vlad!

Sorry I picked Pujols over you!

'86 never happened!

by Downing Rules on Jul 9, 2007 8:14 PM PDT reply actions

Like I said

That bat drop after his last shot was money.

What a game!

Willits for ROY

by 101halo on Jul 9, 2007 8:15 PM PDT reply actions

His Patience Paid Off

and now he is the All Star Games HR King. I cannot wait to see how that patience pays off for him in the second half of the season.

Vladdy is Back and I predict he jacks 21 bombas in the second half alone!!

Somewhere in Arizona Smokin' TumbleWeeds

by Rex DaKine Budler on Jul 9, 2007 8:18 PM PDT reply actions

Who

was that dude with the Jordan Barber shirt? They needed to keep that dude on a leash.

by Howie the Halo on Jul 9, 2007 8:19 PM PDT reply actions

Anybody else

think the cameraman standing just outside the other batter's box at ground level was taking his life into his hands being so close to Vladdy?

I'd need a bombsquad suit and shield to do that.

DarkAngel hath spoken....

by darkangel01 on Jul 9, 2007 8:20 PM PDT reply actions

That was an unmanned camera

You could see one at that angle on each side of the plate in longer shots.

Stoopnocracy is peachy

by rspencer on Jul 9, 2007 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Bullshit it was unmanned

The two on the baselines just in front of the plate were unmanned, but there was clearly a man kneeling on the ground just outside the other batter's box aiming up at the hitters.

DarkAngel hath spoken....

by darkangel01 on Jul 9, 2007 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Robot

Dude had to be a robot programmed to be there.

No sane human would've been there without protective gear like that dude.

by TheTypingFiend on Jul 9, 2007 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions

The Real Champion is Ron Roenicke

That's the second time he's thrown a HR Derby Champion. Dude knows how to serve 'em up right. :P

All kidding aside, way to go Vlad. Also booyah! to the guys in my topic who didn't want him to hit any.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 9, 2007 8:23 PM PDT reply actions

thought it was Ebel

i've also noticed less compalining about ebel this year.

by SCHalo on Jul 9, 2007 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh that's right.

I keep forgetting Roenicke isn't the 3B coach any more. Whoops, oh well. ^_^

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 9, 2007 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions

Dino Ebel...

...was throwing to Vlad.

And whats funny, is that he was actually pretty wild. Haha!

Willits for ROY

by 101halo on Jul 9, 2007 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions

You mean Dino the Windmill?

Light Up That Halo! ...and tell Clutch to chill!

by cardinalwraith on Jul 9, 2007 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh, hey man

I was just sayin' it looks like you photographed this ball on your dirty clothes pile.

Tide gets your whites whiter, and your colors brighter, that's all. Lord knows Tide's gotten me out of some tight jams...

by Bilko 420 on Jul 11, 2007 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions

priceless!

by Higz on Jul 11, 2007 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions

Am I the only one

who's worried somewhat about that blister?

by jerryhattrick on Jul 9, 2007 8:29 PM PDT reply actions

vlad said

it was a problem with the tape on his finger, not a blister

Paul O'Neill's a BITCH!

by silent_sole on Jul 9, 2007 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions

reading the Derby thread

a lot of people like the All Star Jersey... am I the only one who thinks it's ugly as hell?

anyways, damn exciting Derby!!!!

I should be working right now...

by thrill000 on Jul 9, 2007 8:32 PM PDT reply actions

agreed

nasty ass orange ?? what the hell is that?

by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 9, 2007 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm still kicking myself

for not getting Vlad's All Star Jersey from last year.

I should be working right now...

by thrill000 on Jul 9, 2007 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions

The Only thing that Ugly Ass

Orange Jersey is good for is to wear to Ducks games.

Somewhere in Arizona Smokin' TumbleWeeds

by Rex DaKine Budler on Jul 9, 2007 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions

I didn't see most of the derby, just the first couple in the first round, and Vladdy winning it, but from what I Hear, they made some asinine comments about Scioscia and the Angels when they were checking to see if Vlad was injured, and then they blew it off by saying "no one on ESPN cares about the Angels anyway."

Did anyone catch this or get a recording? If so, we need to write us some flame mail to ESPN.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 9, 2007 8:38 PM PDT reply actions

What else do the voices in your head tell you?

by Rev Halofan on Jul 9, 2007 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions

I watched through the 2nd round

including Vladdy retaping his finger, and heard nothing of the sort.

Get well soon Kotch.

by ReggieBullits on Jul 9, 2007 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions

The only comments about the Halos

were positive ones. Albeit erroneous. They seem to think that getting G.A. back is a key for the team.

DarkAngel hath spoken....

by darkangel01 on Jul 9, 2007 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions

On Radio

Seattle feed

Quote was
"Vlad isnt injured, his tape was coming undone. Mike Scoissia can order another pizza and relax."

(Announcer) "Ok thanks Len, and you can deal with the reprecussions of that comment on your own"

(Pasquerelli)"(laughs) its ok, no one at espn likes the Angels anyway"

by Pwn on Jul 10, 2007 4:08 AM PDT up reply actions

it is true

nobody at espn likes the angels. That is news?

by Rev Halofan on Jul 10, 2007 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions

VLADDY's YOUR HR DADDY BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pujos Scared me for a second when he started off the second round but then it was all Down hill for vlad from there.

Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by acuda27 on Jul 9, 2007 9:02 PM PDT reply actions

Love that picture of Vlad...

...especially the psychedelic background colors. Looks like a poster for Valdamir Guerrero live at the Fillmore West, with special guests The Jefferson Airplane and Big Brother and the Holding Company.

by Kenny Katella on Jul 9, 2007 9:03 PM PDT reply actions

Why did I pick Matt Holliday?

Ugh, I knew I should have picked the Vladiator.

And, I shall count thee among my favored sheep and you shall have the protection of all the angels in heaven.

by WeaverMania on Jul 9, 2007 9:16 PM PDT reply actions

There's a story on espn trying to refute the home

run derby is bad for your swing theory. I think you have to have an insider account to read it but I provided an excerpt at the end just to make people worry. I own a lot of stock in antacid companies

BTW, the article is written by someone named Tristan H. Cockcroft. I wouldn't trust anything written by someone name Tristan H. Cockcroft. I mean the guy is in the media business and his name is Cockcroft

For fun, 10 who did suffer "The Jinx"
Based on their performances in their next 50 games after a Home Run Derby appearance ("after"), compared to their numbers from All-Star break to All-Star break the previous calendar year ("before") and ranked by biggest decline in OPS)
Darryl Strawberry, 1986, .994 OPS, 14.8 HR/AB before, .650 OPS, 22.4 HR/AB after
Ryne Sandberg, 1990, .984/14.6 before, .699/25.3 after
Ivan Rodriguez, 2000, 1.059/13.5 before, .787/22.1 after
Cal Ripken Jr., 1992, .812/25.8 before, .544 OPS, 0 HR in 199 AB after
Frank Thomas, 1994, 1.225/10.2 before, .985/15.9 after
Chipper Jones, 2000, 1.083/11.8 before, .846/19.7 after
Carl Everett, 2000, 1.084/11.7 before, .850/19.5 after
Hank Blalock, 2004, .899/16.0 before, .667/29.7 after
Tom Brunansky, 1985, .850/16.1 before, .621/29.2 after
Wally Joyner, 1986, .904/17.4 before, .678/96.5 after

by melvintoast on Jul 9, 2007 9:52 PM PDT reply actions

VLAD

is bad as in good as in da wood in his bat.

by blaqhalo on Jul 9, 2007 9:59 PM PDT reply actions

Just saw the highlights on ESPN.

Vlad was hitting some moonshots.

Now maybe he can win the MVP tomorrow, just like Garret in 2003, and we can have another similar finish to the season....

No, wait...

by bc56274 on Jul 9, 2007 10:14 PM PDT reply actions

way to go vladdy...

once he settled down and took his time it was over. now we need to get home field advantage for the world series that WE WILL be in and then focus on getting back to our 6 game lead in the AL west. Vlad is gonna hit atleast 20 jacks the second half...

by Jester80 on Jul 10, 2007 6:07 AM PDT reply actions