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    Home Run Derby: Players representing their home nations (Puerto Rico?!)

    The Home Run Derby for the 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game has changed format. Instead of 8 individual players making the cut for hitting homeruns, the players are now picked to represent their home country.

    Now, this is all well and good (although, of course, that takes a great deal of really good home-run hitters out of contention).

    But, does MLB know what is a nation and what isn't?

    Here are the representatives:

    Mark Teixeira - United States
    David Ortiz - Dominican Republic
    Bobby Abreu - Venezuela
    Jason Bay - Canada
    Carlos Lee - Panama
    Hee-Soep Choi - South Korea
    Andruw Jones - Netherlands
    Ivan Rodriguez - Puerto Rico

    Now...first off, Jason Bay (16HR, 46 in 3 years) and Hee-Soep Choi (13HR, 38 in 3 years) should not ever be in a respectable Home Run Derby. Of course, if they're looking to internationalize All-Star break, especially in the wake of baseball being dropped from the Olympics, I can understand it.

    Of course...I didn't realize Puerto Rico was a seperate country. They're touting 8 nations all over MLB.com. I guess they couldn't find a Cuban or a Columbian in Baseball.

    Just thought I'd share.
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    As long as Puerto Rico doesn't vote in the US election, I don't see why it shouldn't be treated as a nation.
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    • #3
      Plus, they field their own Olympic teams (such as the basketball team that whooped our butts in Athens).
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      • #4
        Why all the focus on Peurto Rico? For some reason they've included Canada as a seperate country.
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        • #5
          urgh.NSFW

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          • #6
            Why is PR not a country?

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            • #7
              I guess they didnt wanna double up on Dominican Republic, cuz Manny Ramirez should be in it.

              Home Run Derby that focuses on International Players instead of the best sluggers
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              • #8
                This doesn't make any sense to me. I don't see it improving the appeal of it.
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                • #9
                  Neither do I...

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by MikeH
                    Why all the focus on Peurto Rico? For some reason they've included Canada as a seperate country.
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                    • #11
                      Players I can think of that should be in it:

                      A-Rod
                      Manny Ramirez
                      Vlad Guerrero
                      Hideki Matsui

                      not all the top HR hitters in the game, but all better than some of them on the list.
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                      • #12
                        Andruw Jones - Netherlands


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                        • #13
                          true- how could they not represent Japan in the derby? that's a grave insult to the #2 baseball-mad nation in the world!
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                          • #14


                            You guys ACTUALLY think the biggest HR hitters want to participate in the HR derby? Please!

                            And Matsui may not have wanted to participate... which leaves you with who for Japan?
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                            • #15
                              Well sure, not all of them want to do it. But considering what they are presenting, I think this might not be the best year for the HR Derby.

                              Here's hoping Ortiz crushes the ball 50 times

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