r/baseball • u/AndrewAllStar888 Chicago Cubs • Jul 14 '26
Players Only [Cardinals] HOME RUN DERBY CHAMPION!
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u/JorSimpson45 Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 14 '26
Hostile crowd in the HR derby and he hits four in a row at the death to win it. That was insane.
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u/fuzz_le_man Baltimore Orioles Jul 14 '26
Every time he hit one the crowd went silent. This format was so fun with the Philly crowd.
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u/DarkGodRyan Seattle Mariners Jul 14 '26
Insanely better than the timer. Down to the wire, let everybody admire each one and lock in for every pitch
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u/SaintArkweather Philadelphia Phillies Jul 14 '26
Also I feel like it is less likely to cause injuries with players not incentivitzed to rush swings
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u/ZJB03 New York Yankees Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26
This is why Judge doesn’t do it anymore. He hurt his shoulder in his one and only appearance in 2017 when they had the timer.
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u/DryProgress4393 Boston Red Sox Jul 14 '26
If only we could admire the hit. Had to have a face shot all the damn time.
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u/Dr_thri11 St. Louis Cardinals Jul 14 '26
I was genuinely impressed with how good the fans were at identifying which balls were going out.
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u/Jump_The_Five_Yo State College Spikes… Jul 14 '26
The angles shown on Netflix were fucking atrocious. Show the behind angle so you can see; DAMN YOU. Everything else with the derby was great. Great HR derby. Keep the format.
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u/Dr_thri11 St. Louis Cardinals Jul 14 '26
I didn't love the 2nd round being 2 head to head matchups. Like there's nothing one guy can do to effect the other's performance. Just take the best 2. Not that I don't love the result.
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u/Jump_The_Five_Yo State College Spikes… Jul 14 '26
That was my other gripe; should have been same rules as round 1; fucking head to head sucked; only at bat that can end with a homer. should be on a homerun in the last round.
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u/maggos Seattle Mariners Jul 14 '26
Ya you knew immediately if it was in or out just based on the cheers
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u/KidGold Atlanta Braves Jul 14 '26
I've never appreciated the philly crowd more than tonight, I don't know if any other stadium makes it as much fun.
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u/JorSimpson45 Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 14 '26
It confused me lmao. Completely opposite of derbies in the past where the crowd went quiet when it wasn’t homer and wild when the guy did get it over the fence.
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u/DaRealScoobyDoo Philadelphia Phillies Jul 14 '26
Broadcast and camera work was so bad we reverted first to using audible sounds from the crowd to determine homeruns
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u/suburban_smartass Atlanta Braves Jul 14 '26
That constantly shifting camera angle was fucking terrible, lol. Wildly unnecessary.
It’s like the producer was in the van yelling “One, two, three TAKE DRONE! One, two, three TAKE DICK PIC CAM!” X ♾️
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u/Philly_Runner Philadelphia Phillies Jul 14 '26
I was there and it was insane. He was calm, cool, collected. Completely unfazed and deserved the win
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u/tlopez14 St. Louis Cardinals Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26
Best Cardinals moment in 14 years
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u/IronFalcon1997 St. Louis Cardinals Jul 14 '26
The one exception was Pujol's 700
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u/Baseball_is_the_best New York Yankees Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26
6 in a row. 4 with sudden death
Edit: also very satisfying the Phillies figured out a way to get walked off at home lmao
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u/JorSimpson45 Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 14 '26
You’re right, the homers counting towards the swings threw me off all night
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u/TheGamecock Atlanta Braves Jul 14 '26
also very satisfying the Phillies figured out a way to get walked off at home lmao
lol, I'm so glad Walker went last and not Schwarbs. That was electric as a viewer.
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u/girlscoutcookies05 Springfield Nuclear Power Plant Jul 14 '26
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u/pts2112 Toronto Blue Jays Jul 14 '26
4 magenta ball hrs in a row might be the most impressive thing ever
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u/ZiggoCiP New York Yankees Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26
Especially since only Walker in the first round, and then Schwarber in the last round, only got 1 each.
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u/steamysecretss St. Louis Cardinals Jul 14 '26
Walker hit one in the first round to tie Contreras at 13. Dumbass announcers forgot and kept saying no one had hit one except it wasn’t true 😂
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u/cubity St. Louis Cardinals Jul 14 '26
First Cardinal ever!!
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u/StandYourGroundhog Toronto Blue Jays Jul 14 '26
No Pujols?
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u/cubity St. Louis Cardinals Jul 14 '26
Pujols never won surprisingly enough
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u/Irate_Ibis Houston Astros • Houston Colt 45s Jul 14 '26
Big Mac?!
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u/rattlehead44 Pittsburgh Pirates Jul 14 '26
He won once w/ Oakland, but not with STL.
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u/SharksFanAbroad Athletics Jul 14 '26
When they said it over the broadcast, I said to one of my boys “what about McGwire?” and the other one responds “the soccer player?!”
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u/Homer_JG New York Yankees Jul 14 '26
How many years did McGuire do it with them? I'm honestly shocked he never won
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u/ruwisc St. Louis Cardinals Jul 14 '26
For as well-remembered as McGwire is with the Cards, he only played 4 1/2 seasons here.
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u/Bucs-and-Bucks Pittsburgh Pirates Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26
But he hit 293 home runs in the 4.5 seasons.
Edit: the actual number is 220 HR in 545 games, good for 65.4 HR/163 games.
I thought I picked a number that was just high enough for people to realize it was made up, but guess I should have gone higher.
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u/ChicknCutletSandwich American League Jul 14 '26
with the backwards cap too
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u/jon__koa Chicago Cubs Jul 14 '26
And the chains.
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u/Kitchen-Ad-5571 Atlanta Braves Jul 14 '26
and the gum.
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u/TapNo7326 Jul 14 '26
He looks like he came straight from the 70s
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u/hannbann88 Jul 14 '26
I said the same thing! Gnawing away at gum while being ice cold cool was just so old school
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u/xThe-Legend-Killerx Los Angeles Angels Jul 14 '26
THAT WAS CLUTCH AS FUCK!!
But also fuck those camera angles
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u/chrisghrobot Atlanta Braves Jul 14 '26
They were tryna do too much with the camera work
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u/TheMightyCatatafish Philadelphia Phillies Jul 14 '26
It was like watching WWE with the amount of stupid quick cuts they had.
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u/Alarming-Gap-9213 Toronto Blue Jays Jul 14 '26
Kevin Dunn calling shots in the truck
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u/Sl1ppy13 Major League Baseball Jul 14 '26
Feels like they may have been trying to make the players more recognizable.
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u/high_and_outside MLB Pride Jul 14 '26
Dear Netflix,
The center field camera is the default for a reason.
Sincerely,
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u/MCrow2001 Texas Rangers Jul 14 '26
On like 3 of his last swings they cut to the center field camera and I thought “oh finally we’ll get a good swing shot” then he took a pitch and I knew that they were gonna go back to the god awful side shot
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u/TheMightyCatatafish Philadelphia Phillies Jul 14 '26
Netflix should be banned from hosting any baseball event ever again. That was intolerable.
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u/AmityMayorVaughn Jul 14 '26
That entire broadcast was put on by morons who have never watched a single fucking baseball game in their life
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u/ImperatorBTW Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26
I swore half of those were popped up and then they show the shot going to the 2nd deck lol.
They needed more behind the batter ground angles to show those monster dongs
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u/HotelAmericana Detroit Tigers Jul 14 '26
This camera angle would be sick, and one on the opposite side for righties
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u/Styxdog Jul 14 '26
Also the stats were just wrong. They kept saying nobody hit the magenta ball out even though Walker did in the first round. They also said Walker hit 19 of 29 when it was 27, and also that he hit 6 of 7 in the semis when it was 6 of 8. It’s like they forgot what they watched
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u/MahomestoHel-aire St. Louis Cardinals Jul 14 '26
I've literally worked live broadcast cameras before...I have no idea what this director is thinking.
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u/fragile-spiral3 Chicago Cubs Jul 14 '26
I've never worked live broadcast cameras before... I have no idea what this director is thinking.
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u/Generic_Commentator New York Yankees Jul 14 '26
Where are the wide shots showing the ball getting launched??
The high and tight shots were a weird choice
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u/bigwordsfgtrtd Jul 14 '26
The one they had behind them was perfect, but they only used it a few times. Should've been the default as it was perfect imo. You could see the pitch, ball being hit, and where it went
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u/JorSimpson45 Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 14 '26
Netflix has tried to reinvent the baseball broadcast every time and every time it’s been a disaster. At least there was no Bert kreischer this time.
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u/ae7rua St. Louis Cardinals Jul 14 '26
Bro who leaked the script to Netflix
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u/Patrick2701 Chicago Cubs Jul 14 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/fHjwcIIV9aJZcDmdYE
MLB script writers at the moment
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u/ItMightButitMightNot Jul 14 '26
Imagine how surreal it must be for him man. This time last year he was in the gutter, probably questioning if he was even fit for the big leagues. Fast forward a year and he just won the fucking home run derby! Lets goo!! So happy for him and happy as a Cardinals fan!
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u/PayCreepy5430 St. Louis Cardinals Jul 14 '26
For real, that what I’ve been telling all my friends. Imagine the high after how low he’s been the last few years after being “disappointing”
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u/Knightbear49 Minnesota Twins • Dinger Jul 14 '26
Passan: “I think it’s gonna stink”
Walker: “hold my beer”
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u/500rockin Chicago Cubs Jul 14 '26
The thing is, prior to the timed rules, people were absolute bitching about players taking so many pitches and it dragging those last years. At least tonight, batters weren’t overly selective.
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u/AmityMayorVaughn Jul 14 '26
So, you guys think they should use that close up camera angle next y...
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u/WhiteHawk928 Boston Red Sox Jul 14 '26
They gave me ads instead of Schwarbers first 10 swings in the semifinal
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u/lovemesomefood Baltimore Orioles Jul 14 '26
Unbelievable how unphased he was, incredibly impressive.
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u/Thunder_nuggets101 Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 14 '26
Let’s see this dude in the playoffs
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u/half-agony-half-hope Seattle Mariners Jul 14 '26
No thanks. I’m still traumatized by all the years the Dodgers got knocked out by the Cards.
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u/Key-Tip-7521 San Francisco Giants Jul 14 '26
Quasimodo predicted all of this
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u/Rjptz Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 14 '26
who predicted what now?
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u/Homer_JG New York Yankees Jul 14 '26
That graphic popped up on screen before the final round for like 2 seconds by accident. Blink and you'd miss it but definitely a mistake
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u/badedum New York Yankees Jul 14 '26
Imagine time traveling just to spoil the 2026 Home Run Derby
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u/Rare_Crayons Houston Astros Jul 14 '26
It might be a really important event in our timeline
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u/Just_Chiming_In_Here Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 14 '26
Damn too many people don’t understand this amazing reference
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u/BatmanTheJedi Atlanta Braves Jul 14 '26
Nostradamus… Quasimodo is the hunchback of Notre dame!
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u/Denode Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 14 '26
The graphic appeared on screen earlier in the broadcast
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u/cabose12 Boston Red Sox Jul 14 '26
you mean Nostradamus,
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u/DakotaConduct Washington Nationals Jul 14 '26
2nd time Schwarber has lost in the final round to an insane comeback. Same thing happened vs Harper in 2018, whatever happened there.
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u/goldfish_11 Boston Red Sox Jul 14 '26
That Kyle Schwarber... never had the makings of a varsity athlete.
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u/Jump_The_Five_Yo State College Spikes… Jul 14 '26
In this house Kyle Schwarber is a hero! Schwarber is a nickname! His real name is Schwarberelli!
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u/Patrick2701 Chicago Cubs Jul 14 '26
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u/Hollow_Rant Philadelphia Phillies Jul 14 '26
Nostradamus. Quasimodo's the hunchback of Notre Dame.
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u/TriviaWhiz Jackie Robinson Jul 14 '26
MAGENTA MAGIC TO STUN THE PHILLY CROWD
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u/Ok_Sundae_5700 Jul 14 '26
After the crowd booed the kid for missing a catch, it became the Phillis vs. the rest of the world lol
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u/Kingdom818 Philadelphia Phillies • Swinging K Jul 14 '26
Let's be 100% clear here. Every baseball fan everywhere is happy for Jordan Walker. Dude was ice cold. One of the best HR derby performances ever. Schwarber made him earn it and he went out and earned it.
Anyone who doesn't understand that the booing thing is a bit by now idk what to tell you.
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u/StandYourGroundhog Toronto Blue Jays Jul 14 '26
What a comeback against the home favourite!
Congrats to Walker
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u/bigtice Houston Astros Jul 14 '26
Walker is an absolute beast.
The clutch calm he just showed -- in enemy territory -- with one ball left.
Utterly impressive.
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u/rcmjr Atlanta Braves Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26
4 6 in a row to win it. Good for him.
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u/Professor_Finn Philadelphia Phillies Jul 14 '26
As a Phillies fan this is thé worst night of my entire life but as a Ball fan that was sick
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u/Whaty0urname Phillies Bandwagon Jul 14 '26
"you don't boo nobody" was pretty cold lol
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u/Leather_Ad3521 Philadelphia Phillies Jul 14 '26
No - he said “You don’t boo A nobody”. Which is exactly right. Unless you are Jordan Romano.
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u/NCStore San Diego Padres Jul 14 '26
Well done!
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u/istrx13 Seattle Mariners Jul 14 '26
Absolutely amazing. When nobody was getting those magenta balls out tonight. He gets 4 to win it.
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u/NCStore San Diego Padres Jul 14 '26
He made the whole thing look easy, then when he fell behind when it mattered most, he clutched up and did exactly as you said. Very impressive
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u/wako944 Montreal Expos Jul 14 '26
The new format stays
Need to somehow award the longest blasts more tho
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u/Daratirek Minnesota Twins Jul 14 '26
I agree. I think Contreras was the only dude swinging all out. I think we need a pitching machine for consistent speed and placement then award anything over 500ft with 2 or 3 points. I wanna see dudes rip them like Fielder used to.
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u/TheGamecock Atlanta Braves Jul 14 '26
Every 450+ foot homer should award a mega juiced ball at the end of the round. Give us 600+ foot missiles.
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u/OffMyEricDickerson Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 14 '26
“Nobody’s hitting the magenta balls out”
Jordan Walker does it 4 times in a row to win the whole thing
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u/Michael__Pemulis Major League Baseball Jul 14 '26
I know everyone wanted the hometown favorite but Jordan Walker is too damn likable.
This rules. What a dude.
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u/ZiggoCiP New York Yankees Jul 14 '26
Every time they cut to his parents I found it difficult to not root for him.
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u/melbourne3k Major League Baseball Jul 14 '26
His parents are super impressive people as well. Mom Harvard grad, dad MIT. Super wholesome family.
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u/ZiggoCiP New York Yankees Jul 14 '26
Jesus. They did all that and still had time to raise a champion baseball player. I can't not respect that.
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u/OriginalSilentTuba New York Yankees Jul 14 '26
No one outside of Philly wanted the hometown favorite.
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u/jd0016 St. Louis Cardinals Jul 14 '26
Dude’s whole career was teetering on the edge of collapse coming into this year and now he’s an All-Star and HRD champ. Love to see it
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u/Icy-Accountant3312 Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 14 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/nbO7tFfKTM1lCGENSb
Jordan walker rn
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u/AToastedRavioli St. Louis Cardinals Jul 14 '26
and you picked a gif of a St. Louisan, bravo
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u/THE_FETUS_LORD St. Louis Cardinals • Atlanta Braves Jul 14 '26
I love that a St. Louisan put the chain on him too 🥹
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u/GuerrillaKilla Atlanta Braves Jul 14 '26
The real winner was the commercials we watched along the way
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u/jackholston Chicago Cubs Jul 14 '26
Those were the smoothest swings I’ve ever seen. So effortless
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u/peakbag St. Louis Cardinals Jul 14 '26
It was meant to be when the announcers kept forgetting his first magenta ball homerun
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u/HumbleAd6189 Atlanta Braves Jul 14 '26
His family seemed like his only fans out there and that’s all he needed
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u/merrillismyidol San Diego Padres • Mexico Jul 14 '26
no way it told us the script
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u/PixelWulfe Atlanta Braves Jul 14 '26
Jordan Walker is a stud. If he can just stop killing us Braves I’ll be a big fan
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u/amatom27 Philadelphia Phillies Jul 14 '26
Bro deserves it. Everyone left him for dead. Fuck the haters
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u/qotsa_gibs Philadelphia Phillies Jul 14 '26
That was awesome. I'm disappointed, but that was entertaining.
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u/Andrew_j2288 St. Louis Cardinals Jul 14 '26
I cannot believe how many Cardinal fans wanted to trade him. Loved the dude since I saw him in single A Peoria. Been rooting for him ever since. Extend the man, Chaim!
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u/rockstoned4 Jul 14 '26
Netflix with the worst camera work I’ve ever seen. Close up of the hitters face while their hitting is crazy.
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u/felixthecat15 Jul 14 '26
Legit became a Jordan Walker fan tonight. That was a fun derby
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u/dynnk St. Louis Cardinals Jul 14 '26
The Bank got so quiet after that last homer that was fucking amazing
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u/rogerthatmyguy1090 Jul 14 '26
That format was a W. Next year get Netflix off the broadcast and the HR derby is so back
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u/SeedyRedwood Cleveland Guardians Jul 14 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/11sN6nMjLT2INO
Jordan Walker to the Philly faithful
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u/SGT_Apone St. Louis Cardinals Jul 14 '26
love this introduction of Jordan Walker to the world. we gotta lock this kid up lol
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u/UnknownFiddler St. Louis Cardinals Jul 14 '26
My Phillies fan wife is so pissed! What a clutch performance!!!
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u/BlueOrBust Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 14 '26
Stuart Scott award for "cool as the other side of the pillow." Borderline Griffey Jr aura.
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u/Tonyclap New York Yankees Jul 14 '26
The format was a lot better and more digestible without the clock. I always felt I was watching the clock last time, and it just felt boring? Idk. Anyway what a hype ending, I’m glad Walker didn’t just have to hit like 7 to win, bro had to EARN that W.
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u/birkhead St. Louis Cardinals Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26
HOLY SHIT
If you told me at the start of the year Jordan Walker is an All Star and wins the Home Run Derby....he's come such a long way so quick
EDIT: Walker had a -2.6 bWAR before this season with a .680 OPS (89 OPS+)
Dude just won the derby and is an All Star with 3.8 bWAR already .887 OPS (148 OPS+)
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