Rickie Weeks Selected to Home Run Derby

by icecreamman on Jul 6, 2011 9:34 PM CDT

Just wanted to hear everyone's thoughts about Rickie Weeks's selection to this year's home run derby.

Because he was selected by Prince Fielder, who I'm sure is a very close friend and teammate, given that they came up together through the Brewers system, do you see the selection as a personal favor, true pick, or something else?

I'm suggesting this because I was talking with my dad, who said that he thought that it might be a "parting gift" from Prince to Weeks. He thought that it was a sign that Fielder is leaning towards parting ways with the team.

Post your thoughts/feelings here.

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I think Rickie will mash

Or possibly swing a miss a few times.

by cwolf20 on Jul 7, 2011 9:37 AM CDT reply actions

Personal favor

Weeks and Fielder are very close. They came up together and were roommates in the minors. Weeks is also the godfather for Fielder’s son.

Granted, Weeks does have HR power (capable of hitting 20-25 HRs in a season), and I doubt if Fielder would’ve chosen him if he didn’t think he’d do well.

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Jul 7, 2011 10:33 AM CDT reply actions

I think you and your Pops are looking into it too much

Get a ife broseph

by Supertramp on Jul 7, 2011 10:43 AM CDT reply actions

Agreed

It’s HR derby. Not that big of a deal for one thing, beyond that, Prince is gone next year, he’s not “leaning towards parting ways”

For your health!

by menchkins on Jul 7, 2011 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions

There are much bigger signs that Fielder is leaving the team...

http://www.mlbsoup.com

by tcyoung on Jul 7, 2011 11:31 AM CDT reply actions

Exactly

Like his agent asking for an 8 yr/$200M contract.

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Jul 7, 2011 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions

Obviously the Brewers don't have the money to compete with other teams such as the Yankees

But I guess I’m getting at the point that he may have already made up his mind that he’s leaving.

by icecreamman on Jul 7, 2011 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions

You don't think he had already made up his mind

when he turned down the supposed 5 yr/$100M deal the Brewers offered him last year?

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Jul 7, 2011 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions

I don't

I don't get why some people think I'm weird.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 7, 2011 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions

I do

Duel!

Get a ife broseph

by Supertramp on Jul 7, 2011 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions

I think Boras made up his mind for him

For your health!

by menchkins on Jul 8, 2011 12:42 AM CDT up reply actions

I think Fielder made up his mind by having Boras as his agent.

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Jul 8, 2011 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs

Yeah, that's more accurate

For your health!

by menchkins on Jul 8, 2011 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions

your avatar is confusing to me in checking on fanposts

but I can’t argue your phenomenal taste, in avatars anyway.

"That's not a weird stat. Rickie is a run-scorer," Yost said. "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter," Yost told reporters. "See, you guys have no concept. He's a run-scorer. So there's nothing weird about it. That's what he does."
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by Hyatt on Jul 7, 2011 11:54 AM CDT reply actions

I don't know if it's really a "gift"

It’s cool that he’s in the Home Run Derby, but he was already starting the All Star Game so it’s just kind of a throw-in part of his break.

More likely is that Prince has seen how strong Weeks is in batting practice and thought he would be good in the derby (with some added favoritism for being friends/teammates, of course)

"PLUSH ALERT: THERE WAS AN UNTUCKING AT FENWAY!"

by SRB on Jul 7, 2011 2:40 PM CDT reply actions

Also,

it’s probably easier to lean over and go “Hey Rick, wanna do the homerun derby?” than it is to call a half dozen guys to gauge their interest level

It is what it is.

by coolig on Jul 7, 2011 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Has there ever been a player in the HR derby that wasn't an All-Star?

Teixeira was originally selected by Ortiz, but he turned it down because he wasn’t an All-Star. Cano was selected to replace him.

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Jul 8, 2011 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions

I think Ryan Howard did it a couple years ago

thereby setting precedent for Prince going last year as the reigning king, though he did not end up getting invited anyway. Just part of the conversation I remember.

by OlyKnows on Jul 8, 2011 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions

You're right

He competed in 2007 to defend his HR derby title despite not being an All-Star.

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Jul 10, 2011 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions

by stempke on Jul 9, 2011 8:37 AM CDT up reply actions

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