Home Run Derby in Trouble

The MLB Homerun Derby is beginning to look like the NBA Slam Dunk Competition. Not enough of the elite stars participating in the event to get fans pumped up for the events. The best slam dunkers don’t slam in the slam dunk contest and the best home run hitters are not in the Homerun Derby tonight. It’s a sad state for baseball to see this and the field is wide open for who this year’s 2008 Homerun Derby champ might be. Here is a list of the ones participating in the Home Run Derby tonight:

Lance Berkman

Ryan Braun

Josh Hamilton

Evan Langoria

Justin Morneau

Grady Sizemore

Dan Uggla

Chase Utley

Not the type of names you would expect to see in a homerun derby. I think Lance Berkman looks like the favorite in terms of power and him being a veteran MLB player. I think Ryan Braun will have a lot of fans rooting for him, because this kid is really special and I think he’s going to have a great MLB career. I think for my winner in tonight’s homerun derby competition, I will go with Josh Hamilton to win it. I think he might just have what it takes to pull it off and I can see him winning this event tonight.

Well it’s still tradition to watch anyway, even though the fans are getting short changed. I will still continue to watch the Slam Dunk Contest the NBA puts on every year and I will be tuning in tonight to see who has what it takes to be this year’s 2008 Homerun Derby Champion.