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Wounded Bear

(62,532 posts) Mon Jul 14, 2025, 10:57 PM Jul 14

And Cal Raliegh wins the Home Run Derby...

Go Mariners!

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And Cal Raliegh wins the Home Run Derby... (Original Post) Wounded Bear Jul 14 OP

The Big Dumper got very lucky in the first round against my boy chicoescuela Jul 14 #1

Yeah, winning by one inch on 400+ foot homers is a thin edge... Wounded Bear Jul 14 #3

Ol Jazz Chisholm had a rough night. Yikes chicoescuela Jul 14 #4

Didn't see his round. 3 was it? Wounded Bear Jul 14 #6

I believe that was the number chicoescuela Tuesday #7

His magical season continues True Dough Jul 14 #2

Here's the moon shot: True Dough Jul 14 #5

Love baseball, but this derby is almost as boring as basketball's slam dunk show. Sibelius Fan Tuesday #8

I Questioned The Distance Numbers All Night ProfessorGAC Tuesday #9

chicoescuela

(2,133 posts)

1. The Big Dumper got very lucky in the first round against my boy

Reply to Wounded Bear (Original post)

Mon Jul 14, 2025, 11:10 PM

Jul 14

Rooker

Wounded Bear

(62,532 posts)

3. Yeah, winning by one inch on 400+ foot homers is a thin edge...

Reply to chicoescuela (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 14, 2025, 11:13 PM

Jul 14

I feel for Rooker.

chicoescuela

(2,133 posts)

4. Ol Jazz Chisholm had a rough night. Yikes

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 14, 2025, 11:18 PM

Jul 14

Wounded Bear

(62,532 posts)

6. Didn't see his round. 3 was it?

Reply to chicoescuela (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 14, 2025, 11:43 PM

Jul 14

We just played him, all or nothing swing.

Forgettable showing at the derby.

chicoescuela

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7. I believe that was the number

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 12:13 AM

Tuesday

True Dough

(23,701 posts)

2. His magical season continues

Reply to Wounded Bear (Original post)

Mon Jul 14, 2025, 11:11 PM

Jul 14

But it should be noted that he barely got through the first round. He and Brent Rooker hit an equal number of home runs, but Raleigh advanced due to having the longest dinger of that head-to-head round by just a few inches. Crazy!

Junior Caminero, providing he has a healthy career ahead of him, looks like a shoo-in to win the derby at some point in the near future.

And O'Neil Cruz clubbed a ball an astounding 513 feet, the longest of the night!

True Dough

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5. Here's the moon shot:

Reply to Wounded Bear (Original post)

Mon Jul 14, 2025, 11:23 PM

Jul 14

Link to tweet

Sibelius Fan

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8. Love baseball, but this derby is almost as boring as basketball's slam dunk show.

Reply to Wounded Bear (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 01:15 AM

Tuesday

ProfessorGAC

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9. I Questioned The Distance Numbers All Night

Reply to Wounded Bear (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 05:16 PM

Tuesday

In particular, during round 1, Cruz hit one that went right over the 375' sign.
It landed about 10 rows in. The statcast showed it as 445'
10 rows is 75'? And, the trajectory was such that ball was falling nearly straight down.
That ball was 405' at most.
After that, I was dubious about every distance they reported.
Rahleigh's homerun did not look like 513' to me, either.

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