Home Run Derby

So last week, Home Run Derby found video made by some blue douchebag who dumped a bucket of water on a Mouthpiece Sports reporter (Ms. Molly Dapier)

Well Ms. Dapier has spoken …

“I was shocked at first, but once I realized it was just water, it wasn’t that big of a deal,” said our reporter Molly Dapier. “I was going to dry off eventually. I really didn’t think this whole thing would be that big of a deal and I’m just glad everyone could get a good laugh from it all!”

Well, as you might recall, the MPS video guy kept rolling as Dapier got doused and even after the event. 

Wouldn’t you like to see that angle?

Here’s the video taken by the Mouthpiece Sports camera.

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Okay, I have a general rule that I don’t post videos of fan fights at Home Run Derby - because people who fight at ballgames are little douchebags who don’t deserve the attention* it gives them, for whatever reason the fight started.

But this one proves my point … so here goes.  Watch as a couple D-Bags get into it at U.S. Cellular Field during the 8/8/08 Red Sox vs. White Sox game.   Section 109.  $50 seats.

In the foreground, watch the guy in gray with the dark cap with the C on it.  There’s a bunch of finger and tongue wagging until he suddenly starts it all with a sucker punch …

Where the hell did that come from?  And where the hell did he go - besides bailing after 25 seconds?  You start a fight, at least have the stones to finish the fight (whether that means kicking ass or getting your ass kicked).  Pansy.

And what’s with the blond guys all dressed alike?   Shouldn’t they be walking around Six Flags in their little uniforms or something?  Freaks.

During the whole thing, the Red Sox fans filming this seem to be encouraging the whole thing. They’re a-holes just as much as the fight participants.

By the way, did it take long enough for security to not show up … at all? 

* Then again - I gave a whole bunch of attention to the water-dumping smurf the other day, so call me a hypocrite if you must.

Okay … I have no idea whether this is a set-up or publicity stunt …

On Wednesday, 8/6/08, some online sports video site called Mouthpiece Sports was doing some interviews outside Wrigley Field.

Some blue-painted idiot decided to dump a Gatorade tub full of water on the head of a lovely blonde reporter who was interviewing people.

That young lady’s reaction makes me think that it she was not expecting it - she looks flabbergasted and at a complete loss for words (except for the “WTF” she mouths). Her sound guy seems pretty stunned too. Nice how her camera guy just keeps recording. Part of me still wonders if it was a setup. Gatorade tubs full of water don’t just sit at Clark and Addison.

The young lady has been identified as Molly Dapier. She was doing dome freelance work for Mouthpiece Sports and it’s not a publicity stunt. Deadspin confirmed all this for us (as I have a day job).

Watch out Erin Andrews … you might be next.

Hopefully there’s another video of that kid getting his ass thrown in jail. What the Hell is wrong with this new breed of Cub fans?

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If you know the name of this blog, you’ll know that we here at Home Run Derby LOVE the Home Run Derby.  It’s the most wonderful day of the year.

• The best thing about the MLB Home Run Derby is that it’s all just fun. 
  No pretentiousness about the sanctity of the game. 
• No forced urgency about home-field advantage during the World Series. 
• Heck, even the incoherent ramblings of Chris Berman and Joe Morgan on ESPN can’t ruin Home Run Derby for me.

But if you can’t stand the ESPN telecast… maybe you need a little something to take the edge off … like Home Run Derby’s Second Annual Home Run Derby Drinking Game!! 

We did this last year for the Home Run Derby in San Francisco and it was so much fun I had to call in sick the next day.  My arm hurt from raising my glass so much. 

I’m always in need of a day off from work … so let’s do it again !! 

Short Version

• Put 911 on speed dial
• Take a drink every time Chris Berman says “Back” as in “Back-Back-Back”
• Take a drink every time Joe Morgan says something stupid.
• Wake up next week

Longer (and more fun) version

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So this afternoon, it was a hot one at Wrigley Field as the Cubs beat the Giants 3-1. 

Temperature was in the mid-eighties, humidity in the 50-60% range - it probably felt closer to 90 degrees.   It’s enough to make a kid sitting in the front row at Wrigley really dehydrated. 

Better drink something kid …

… wait a minute … is that a beer? 

That’s not Water or Pepsi or Mountain Dew.

That looks like a beer cup to me.  And that looks like beer in that beer cup.  That kid’s in the wrong section … the bleachers are in the outfield, dude.

What do you think?

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If it’s not beer - what is it?
Is it a big deal if he is?

Update: Posted better video

Seattle beer lovers might be a little sad today.

Sometime last year we told you about a Seattle Bar which had a awesome promotion called Cheap Sexson Mondays … wherein Norm’s Eatery and Ale House in Seattle would sell cheap bottles of Budweiser and Bud Light (priced according to Richie Sexson’s batting average) all day on Mondays.

Norm’s continued Cheap Sexson Mondays this season, and bottles of beer sold for no more than $2.44 and bottomed out at $1.97. 

A bottle of Bud cost $2.15 this past Monday (7/7/08) with Sexson’s average at .215 - what a bargain!!

Well, the Mariners released the slumping Richie Sexson today, quite possibly ending one of the greatest bar promotions (if not the one with the best name) in the history of baseball. 

Home Run Derby talked to Steve Habecker, the owner of Norm’s Eatery to see if we could get the scoop on Norm’s plans now that their favorite slumping Mariner is no longer a Mariner.

Home Run Derby:  Thanks for talking to us, Steve
Steve Habecker:    No problem.

HRD: How’d you come up with the idea for Cheap Sexs on Mondays? 
SH:    Well, we were going to doing something with Bret Boone a couple years ago, but he was gone before we could.  Then last year (2007) when Sexson started off the season so badly  - we had to do something.  We started it in May 2008.

HRD: How was turnout?  Was it a success?
SH:    Well, at $2 or so a bottle, we weren’t making  much money on it.  It was more of a gimmick and we had people who would come in and be able to get four beers (sometimes five) for less than $10.  A lot of people would call us and ask what Sexson’s batting average was - they apparently have never heard of the internet. 

I never would have expected to get this kind of coverage for this promo.  All day yesterday people were asking what I was going to do with the banners we have up for it and if they could have one.  Sexson’s dad lives down in Vancouver, Washington and I’m tempted to drive down and put one of the banners on his garage.

HRD: Now that Sexson is no longer a Mariner - what happens to Cheap Sex on Mondays?
SH:   We’re going to watch what happens this weekend. If Sexson gets picked up by another team, we’ll keep it going. It’d be funny if another team picked him up and he started hitting .300. 

HRD: Would you be mad if he got signed by another team and a bar in that city ripped off your idea?
SH:   No. We’re all in this together.

HRD: And if he doesn’t sign?
SH:   Well, we’re thinking about replacing Sexson with Kenji Johjima (signed a 3-yr extension for $24 Million, hitting .216) or possibly offering Well Drinks for a price equal to the Mariners winning percentage (currently 391). It’s going to be tough to come up with as good of a title for our next promo.

HRD:  Any good stories from Cheap Sexson Mondays?
SH:     Well, sometimes we’d get some really creepy calls from old guys asking what our “Cheap Sex on Mondays” was all about - like if we had dancing girls.  

HRD: Thanks for your time.  It’s the best named bar promotion in the history of bar promotions.
SH:   Thanks.  Some other blog called 10 minutes before you.

Richie Sexson whiffs … and the crowd at Norm’s goes wild!!

It’s Jersey of the Week time!!

At a recent Angels vs Dodgers game … a young lady in the Dodger Stadium bleachers had a very unique way of showing support for her Dodgers. 

And it gave her some support right back.

It’s the Dodgers Coconut Baseball Bra !! 

And we’ve got video.

Nice Coconuts.  The handpainted LA on the baseballs is a nice touch.

• Cleverness - 8
• Originality - 7
• Understandability - 10

Okay - technically that is not “a Jersey” … but I don’t care.  Last week’s FUKUTHOME jersey was actually a T-Shirt. 

For you guys in the “sharp knees” crowd … get over it.  Real women have curves - and they’re proud of them.

Now if we could just get Erin Andrews to wear that to the Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium in two weeks.

Home Run Derby would love your pics for Jersey of the Week.
Drop us a line right here.

The Cubs don’t have a mascot.  That’s the official word.

They’ve had some unofficial ones though … namely Harry Caray, Ronnie Woo-Woo, and the Goat.

Add another one to the list.
One who’s not above a cheap feel of a Mets fan …

I don’t think his actions are sanctioned by the Chicago National League Baseball Club.

You’ve got to wonder what the Cubs’ official position is about some guy in a cuddly bear suit wearing a Cub Jersey (with no pants) walking around outside Wrigley Field.

Thanks to a reader named J who emailed the pic. 

Found another pic …

Usually at a ballgame, you need to keep you eyes on your beer.  At $7.75 for 16 ounces … it’s a near-tragedy when some oaf stumbles down your row and knocks over your brew.

But in the bleachers at AT&T Park in San Francisco - you gotta be aware of the wind … 

Watch as the wind tries to knock over a nearly-full beer …

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