I see that David Ortiz says he is done with the Home Run Derby

If only Chris Berman would say the same!

Surely there is something in the CBA against Berman!

Why aren't attorneys for both sides scouring the language of that thing right now?

(It's not over. They could make an immediate change!)

Ok, I just saw an ESPN promo for the Home Run Derby....

....with Chris Berman doing the "Back, Back Back!" thing?!

I am gonna put this in the "Don't really understand your audience" file.

Back to the vacation thing but some things you just can't keep to yourself.

Unfollow!

Things that are worse than Chris Berman's "back, back, back" Home Run Derby call

(30 minutes of thinking)

Well The Phantom Menace was pretty horrible but I can't in good conscience...

And a misspelled tattoo just like REALLY sucks but again....

There is an Ichiro Hall of Fame debate? Really?

I was reading an mlb.com article the other day and part of it touched on the "debate" apparently presently ongoing as to whether Ichiro is a Hall of Fame worthy player.

I guess my initial (well only) thought was: There is a debate?

He has 1940 hits in 8 1/2 seasons.

He has 9 straight (after this year) 200 hit seasons.

THE GUY HAS 437 INFIELD HITS IN 8 1/2 SEASONS! (I hate all caps but it is true, you know)

Not bad defensively (actually pretty good) so you cannot subtract points there.

In any debate, of course you need someone to argue the "other side". Who would do it? Who would they scrounge up to debate the "No-Hall" position here? Here are some candidates:

1. Chris Berman - Someone without credibility so maybe this is up his alley. He also seems to love the attention and people like this usually settle for negative attention if they cannot get it any other way. Berman would be a possibility. Ichiro then goes to the Hall.

2. Jay Mariotti - He hates everybody and is also not afraid to walk around with egg on his face. Of course Jay is quite unpopular and this also perhaps could insure a 100% vote for Ichiro. Let's do it. Ichiro then goes to the Hall.

3. John Kruk - Earlier in the week on ESPN's Baseball Tonight, I saw him arguing that baseball should adopt a football-like challenge system where each manager gets one "flag" to throw to challenge an umpire call and beyond that there should be no arguments between managers and umpires. This is mind-numbingly dumb for a number of reasons; one of which is fans really like manager/umpire arguments so why would you limit them. Actually, you know what? We have a winner. Kruk gets to argue the Ichiro "No-Hall" position. Ichiro then enters the Hall in his first year of eligibility.

THE GUY HAS 437 INFIELD HITS in 8 1/2 YEARS!