It’s All-Star Weekend and the home run derby last night was a dinger-filled affair with several shots over the 500-foot mark. The Big Hurt took the trophy home for the White Sox after besting Mark McGwire in the finals. You can catch the full Derby in the Divergent League Archives. More on Big Mac’s future in a moment.
Home Run Derby Results
Frank Thomas won the derby after defeating Mike Piazza and Barry Bonds on his way to the finals against Mark McGwire who likewise took down Matt Williams and Rafi Palmiero. Congrats to the Big Hurt.
Hardship Draft
The 1993 Hardship Draft has concluded and it involved some huge moves with deep implications for the rest of the season.
New York Mets selected Mark McGwire from the Athletics
New York Yankees selected Kirby Puckett from the Twins
Seattle Mariners selected Mike Mussina from the Orioles
McGwire is leading the league in home runs, tied with Frank Thomas. Mike Mussina is front-runner for the Cy Young award. Things just got a little more interesting.
The All-Star Game broadcasts tomorrow, Feb 13, at 6:00pm PST.
Hardship Draft
The Hardship Draft winners have been chosen, and will make their picks in this order:
New York Mets
New York Yankees
Seattle Mariners
A lot of players are in… play this year, so we could see some big changes in the second half. Look for the picks to be announced this evening during the Home Run Derby.
Howdy sports fans, you may have noticed that we skipped yesterday’s scheduled games. We’re adjusting the streaming schedule a bit this week to accommodate the upcoming All-Star Weekend festivities. Here’s the schedule for this week:
Tuesday, February 9
6:00pm: Two games from the season, from late June / early July