GaryMrMets
07-03-2005, 11:35 PM
A letter to Mr. Bud (I like to change things in baseball) Selig:
Dear Mr. Selig,
Why mess with the home run derby after all these years? If it ain't broke, don't fix it. It's bad enough that you messed with the all-star game by awarding the winning league home field advantage. Thanks alot.
Signed a disgruntled fan
Baseball changes Home Run Derby format
.c The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball is going international for its Home Run Derby during its annual mid-season All-Star Game festivities.
Instead of having four players from each league, the commissioner's office said Friday it will have eight players represent their native countries at the July 11 event. Major League Baseball plans to formally launch plans that day for its first World Baseball Classic, a 16-team event during spring training next year.
This year's Home Run Derby is at Detroit's pitcher-friendly Comerica Park, where the All-Star Game will be played the following night.
The top four players in the first round advance to the semifinals, and the top two in the semis move on to the final.
07/01/05 19:34 EDT
Copyright 2003 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. All active hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL.
Dear Mr. Selig,
Why mess with the home run derby after all these years? If it ain't broke, don't fix it. It's bad enough that you messed with the all-star game by awarding the winning league home field advantage. Thanks alot.
Signed a disgruntled fan
Baseball changes Home Run Derby format
.c The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball is going international for its Home Run Derby during its annual mid-season All-Star Game festivities.
Instead of having four players from each league, the commissioner's office said Friday it will have eight players represent their native countries at the July 11 event. Major League Baseball plans to formally launch plans that day for its first World Baseball Classic, a 16-team event during spring training next year.
This year's Home Run Derby is at Detroit's pitcher-friendly Comerica Park, where the All-Star Game will be played the following night.
The top four players in the first round advance to the semifinals, and the top two in the semis move on to the final.
07/01/05 19:34 EDT
Copyright 2003 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. All active hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL.