Ok, They got two things right! Because Ms. Doughnut lick'er wont be performing at the All-Star game, after her doughnut licking routine, following by saying she hates America...Mind you, if anyone would have paid attention to the video, when she said, "I hate Americans," she was referencing the fact that we love our fattening foods, as a tray of over the top doughnuts was put in front of her...She was calling us gluttons, and was she really that wrong? But then again we are living in a hyper-sensitive world where every one is offended by any thought that isn't theirs...
And when I heard Ariana Grande was licking donuts, I had a different visual, and couldn't understand why people were upset...
Well this post has already spun off course!
The other thing MLB got right was last night's Home Run Derby contest...They changed the format, setting it up in a single elimination, bracket style...But even better, they added a clock...Instead of ten outs, you are on the clock...4 minutes, with a 45 second timeout if and when the batter chooses to use it...Also you earned 30 seconds of bonus time if you put two (minimum) HR's out 425 feet...
These changes made the whole thing not as long and drawn out...It also added excitement because the hitters were not only battling their opponent, but also the clock...And the winner, as I called it, was the Cincinnati Reds' Todd Frazier...He seemed to feed off the crowd, and boy did he love the drama, as each round he was beating his opponent in the last second...In the Final he tied it in the final seconds, and finished it 3 seconds into Bonus Time...
Over the years I have lost interest in the Home Run Derby...Sometimes I'd watch the beginning, but then turn it off...It just got boring...Last night was the first time I have watched the whole thing, in a long time...The drama of Frazier, in front of his hometown fans, taking it to the last second, along with the new rule changes, gave the Home Run Derby a whole new feel...A new energy...
Most change that are made within Baseball, I tend to fight...But not this one...I love it...They got it right...Now don't screw it up!
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