Home Run Derby

It’s about time, you big, fat, wonderful vegetarian.

Milwaukee Brewers’ 1B Prince Fielder hit his first Home Run of the season yesterday, and it was a beauty in St. Louis.  After doubling in the tying run in the eighth inning, Fielder came up again in the top of the tenth.  In his 54th at-bat of the season … Fielder finally looked like the man that hit 50 Homers last season.

Before Fielder’s post-game press conference, Joe Dillon jokingly yelled “Prince had steak and eggs for breakfast!”  He didn’t.  It looked like Fielder used Dillon’s bat to hit the Home Run.

Before you blame Fielder’s vegetarianism for his slow start, keep in mind that he warmed up slowly last season as well.  And then he went HR-crazy in May 2007.

The worst part about that Home Run is that Fielder did it with his pants long enough to stretch under his heels. 

Which means we’re probably done seeing Fielder wearing the Babe Ruth knickers he sported a few weekends ago. 

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