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Was the warm-up act for the Midsummer's classic.

And spoiler alert, we got controversy at the home run derby.

The greatest injustice is you Darvish vomited all over the mound in the 2017 World Series Game 7,

Jack Peterson, who based on the television broadcast, had beaten Vlad Guerrero Jr. in an epic duel only to be robbed, robbed by Major League Baseball.

I demand a full investigation. No standing down. Jock Peterson should have won that whole.

I should have had the opportunity.

He would have won it if he had beaten Vlad Guerrero Jr.

But he certainly would have taken out Pete Alonzo.

He would have beaten Alonzo, who was an afterthought in this whole thing in the final round.

But if you didn't watch it, yeah, Pete Alonzo.

Who?

Apparently baseball for the Mets. Who if you didn't watch it, yeah, Pete Alonzo. Who plays apparently baseball for the Mets?

Who the hell wants to watch the Mets?

Never heard of him.

Because he plays for the Mets.

Alonzo edged out Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the final round. So he was given a very shaky home run derby crown on Monday night in Cleveland,

Alonzo able to just squeeze by Vladi Jr.

With 23 home runs in the final round, 22 for Guerrero, the younger version,

in the final round there.

So let's success.

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