Gameday Thread: MLB Home Run Derby 2021

[Ender]

Alright he's on a roll now. I was wrong.

[budice0]

ESPN certainly went all in thinking Sho gonna win it.

[failos]

This just feels like batting practice.

[tdawg87]

What is this 

[failos]

Just now, Taylor said:

Yeah, I guess it's a timed thing rather than "outs."

Yep I’m not a fan of this

[Blarg]

This is almost un watchable. Cameras switching too often and unable to see the ball at all. 

[Taylor]

I'm glad Ohtani isn't first because I'm going to have to get use to how fast-paced this is.

 

I sound like a boomer.

[Ender]

I also don't like this new timed format ... I can't tell what a good number is haha. 

[Taylor]

Is this timed thing new to this year? I haven't watched the HR Derby since like 2014.

[Ender]

Wait people get bonus time for distance too? Man this is so weird. 

[bloodbrother]

Just now, Blarg said:

This is almost un watchable. Cameras switching too often and unable to see the ball at all. 

Way too much shit ESPN plastered on top of the screen with this HR tracker graphic. Didn't even notice any HR distances being shown

[Justin]

11 minutes ago, Taylor said:

I do and I don't. I miss the cheaper cost of living and beauty, but there's just so much more to do in SoCal.

This is my second time living here. The first time, I was 21 and missed SoCal very much. This time (late 30s) I do not miss California one bit (other than a few people). 

[Jason]

9 minutes ago, failos said:

Baaack baaack baaaaack baaaack GONE! 
 

yep he sucks

Awful! Amazing that dude lasted so long with his annoying shtick  

[Taylor]

Just now, Justin said:

This is my second time living here. The first time, I was 21 and missed SoCal very much. This time (late 30s) I do not miss California one bit (other than a few people). 

We might move back in a couple years since we're about to have a kid, and my parents live in Castle Rock.

[Blarg]

Just now, bloodbrother said:

Way too much shit ESPN plastered on top of the screen with this HR tracker graphic. Didn't even notice any HR distances being shown

Yeah, it's visual crap but worse is you never see a home run in flight. You see him swing then they cut away from the last camera swinging wildly to another that you can never catch the ball in flight. They really fucked up committing to an idea that doesn't work. 

[Jason]

Just now, Blarg said:

Yeah, it's visual crap but worse is you never see a home run in flight. You see him swing then they cut away from the last camera swinging wildly to another that you can never catch the ball in flight. They really fucked up committing to an idea that doesn't work. 

Yeah this is almost unwatchable 

[failos]

3 minutes ago, Jason said:

Awful! Amazing that dude lasted so long with his annoying shtick  

The garbage on right now is making me nostalgic for him

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

The split screen sucks

[failos]

How about occasionally showing us the view from behind the plate?

[nothing, Nothing]

this is unwatchable you can't even tell if it's a home run off the bat because they're zoomed in so close ,, just looks like a bunch of line drives ,, and cropping the batter to only 30% of the screen has a claustrophobic look/feel  

[Ender]

How are the 2 camera angles not sync'ed ... ?

[tdawg87]

Eeh es Peein

[Justin]

2 minutes ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

The split screen sucks

I turned to ESPN2 for the "Statcast Edition" which I like more. 

[Blarg]

I hope their Twitter feed is blowing up with complaints.

[Jason]

Looks like it will be a while before Otani swings so I think I’m going to do something else. This shit is terrible