Home Run Derby

The best player in baseball has decided to opt out of his contract and test the free agent waters, despite the threat of Yankee dollars not being available to him if he did exercise that opt out (boy is it nice to see someone put the Yankees in their place – it brings a smile to my face). 

That announcement came during Game 4 of the World Series, much to the Chagrin of MLB and Red Sox Nation. 

The response to the timing of the announcement has been terse and directed mainly at Uber-agent, Scott Boras, also known as Darth Vader in the baseball world.

Look at the reaction of Bob DuPuy, MLB COO:

“We were very disappointed that Scott Boras would try to upstage our premier baseball event of the season with his announcement”

Boo-Frickin-Hoo, Bob. 

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So it’s been about a week since the Cleveland Indians blew a three-one series lead in the American League Championship Series and lost in seven games to the Boston Red Sox.

And now, to make matters that much more heartbreaking – the Red Sox are up three games to none over the Rockies in the World Series.

That seems to be all the time it took for the Indians’ embattled mascot, smilin’ Chief Wahoo to move from the stage of denial and compose himself … and grant a quick interview.

However, Wahoo doesn’t seem to be quite over the most recent chapter in Cleveland sports heartbreak. The Chief has some interesting words about the Red Sox’ rise to glory and then directs some leftover vitriol at dancin’ Jonathan Papelbon.

But the changing emotions on Chief Wahoo’s face are the best part.

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Everybody loves it when big fat guys take off their shirts and dance at baseball games. Remember the big Oriole Fan who was ridin’ dirty a few months ago?

But Colorado Rockies fans (and their ticket brokers) need to learn an important lesson of having a successful sports team. Sometimes you have to act like you’ve been there before.

The following video is proof that the Rockies had never been to a World Series. The Yankees or Cardinals wouldn’t do this …

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Hey Boston Red Sox fans … in case you missed Jimmy Kimmel’s show the other night.

There was a Public Service announcement – just for Red Sox Fans.

Please take the time to watch this.

Update: Red Sox Monster seems to have found this simultaneously.

So last night, Joe Buck talked about how it was a great time to be a Masshole — I mean Boston Sports Fan. 

What with the undefeated New England Patriots, the #2 ranked Boston College Eagles, the Boston Celtics’ new Dream Team, and of course … the White Sox in the World Series..

Wait a minute – what was that last one?  White Sox?  Let’s go to the video tape.

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So Taco Bell  is running that Steal a Base, Steal a Taco promotion – wherein if there’s a stolen base in the World Series … everyone in America gets a free taco.

In the following video, FOX decided to see if the Red Sox’ Coco Crisp could explain it to his teammate, Royce Clayton.

This might be the most shameless plug in the history of the World Series.  But at least you could get a free Taco out of it.

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Remember last week, when Joe Buck told Conan O’Brien that he would say “Jub-Jub” during a World Series telecast for him after Conan offered to give $1,000 to Buck’s favorite charity?

It didn’t take Buck very long to do it.

In the the bottom of the third inning of Game One of the World Series between the Colorado Rockies and the Boston Red Sox … Joe Buck dropped the Jub …

“Our own little Jub-Jub, Chris Myers”

I hope Myers has some say about which charity that grand is gonna go. Because he’s going to be known around his radio show and the sports blogosphere as Jub-Jub for a while.

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The World Series is set. 

The Rox versus the Sox. 

Yet another expansion team versus the new Yankees.

Joe Buck is gonna say “Jub Jub”

Home Run Derby presents our predictions for the 2007 Fall Classic. 

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I dislike FOX Sports announcer Joe Buck.  His smarmy, saccharine voice has been ruining sports broadcasts for me for some time now.  He’s kinda like Troy McClure.

Last night, Conan O’Brien was interviewing Joe Buck.  Buck talked about how his friends will call him during a baseball broadcast and bet him that he can’t work a non-baseball word like “wasabi” into the broadcast.  Often times, Buck finds a way to do it.

So Conan threw his own challenge at Buck.  Conan O’Brien will donate $1,000 to a charity of Joe Buck’s choice if he works “Jub-Jub” into his broadcast of the World Series.   Jub-Jub, is the name which then Simpsons-writer O’Brien gave Selma’s pet iguana on “the Simpsons.”

Watch the video …  

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