Home Run Derby: I Like It When You Call Me Big Papi

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So, the kooky whiskey bums at Covers are all confused by the Home Run Derby odds. They’re confused because Boston Red Sox’s designated hitter David Ortiz is the favorite, even though he’s not the league leader in home runs in the competition. In fact, he’s not even in the top ten. But, then again, when you look at the field of competition, it’s easy to see why many bettors would take a flyer on Ortiz(+280). Has the home run derby gone the way of the NBA dunk contest? It seems that way with this type of field:
Philadelphia`s Bobby Abreu (+500, Venezuela), Pittsburgh`s Jason Bay (+800, Canada), Atlanta`s Andruw Jones (+400, the Netherlands), Detroit`s Ivan Rodriguez (+1000, Puerto Rico), Los Angeles Dodgers` Hee-Seop Choi (+1200, Korea) and Texas` Mark Teixeira (+450, United States) round out the other six competitors.

You would think that they could use some part of Barry Bonds’ body to participate. Or they should make it like a cage match in WWF and start bringing back special super stars. Like put Jose Canseco in the competition and if he wins it, he gets into the Hall of Fame. Just something. Instead we’ll be watching Hee-Sop Choi go head-to-head with Jason Bay. Christ.

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