Hello and happy All-Star Game day, folks. The 96th Midsummer Classic in Philadelphia begins at 8 p.m. EST tonight…or at least that’s what we’re being told. I’m sure it’ll be a much later start time, but I digress.
Before the game, we had the Home Run Derby last night! The Red Sox’s own Willson Contreras had a good run into the semifinal round, but he wasn’t able to take it home. Congrats to (INSERT WHO WON).
The big headline outside of the winner, though, was the change of the format. Gone is the swing
clock, as we’ve now gone to limiting the amount of swings a guy can take.
So, the question of the day is simple: Did you like the rule change for the Home Run Derby? I thought it was pretty good; I didn’t mind the clock, but the new format added some drama towards the end of the night. That was especially the case when Contreras was trying to tie Philly’s hometown boy and old friend of the Sox Kyle Schwarber in the semis.
Be good to each other and go Sox.
