ESPN Brings Out The Big Sluggers for The Home Run Derby

This yearamp8217s MLB Home Run Derby was a amp8220Subway Seriesamp8221 of sorts Captains Robinson Cano and David Wright New York Yankees and New York Mets respectively chose their teams methodically with hopes of a victory for their respective leagues and bragging rights in the greatest city on earth The American League team consisted of Robinson Cano Yoenis Camp232spedes Chris Davis and Prince Fielder while the National League team boasted the names David Wright Michael Cuddyer Bryce Harper and Pedro Alvarez These AllStars made Citi Field look like a little league ball park as they blasted 103 home runs through the Queens sky raising 529000 for charity The Home Run Derby Champion Yoenis Camp232spedes of the Oakland Athletics hit the 3rd most home runs in Derby history and was the first man to win the Derby but NOT be selected to the AllStar gameTiVo Research and Analytics TRA looked into the automotive brands owned by Home Run Derby fans and the networks they watch when not watching the Derby TRA found that the Home Run Derby indexed high for households that own Audi Lexus Infiniti and Volvo brandsamp8212all with TV Auto Ratings that are 20 greater than the average household ratingTRA also built a viewer segment that consisted of the 50 of households that accounted for 80 of the viewership of the 2012 Home Run Derby These households were found to have a high affinity for ESPN CBS FOX NBC TNT TBS History AampampE Discovery TRU and DisneyLast but not least TRA looked into overnight secondbysecond data to derive the top watched moments from the 2013 MLB Home Run Derby1015 pm ESTBryce Harper finishes his 2nd round with 16 total Home Runs including one monster shot off the foul pole in right field Harper hit 8 home runs in each round1022 pm ESTFollowing a monstrous first round performance of 17 Home Runs and after already advancing to the final round Yoenis Camp232spedes decides to take the plate He needs 5 Home Runs to win the contest for the American League After 7 outs Camp232spedes has only hit 3 Home Runs The Cuban native rips the ball to right center field over the fence slamming the windshield of the Chevy Silverado truck tying the game and making the crowd erupt On the very next pitch he tears a line drive off the restaurant windows in deep left field This Home Run gives the American League the victory and sets up the final round between him and Bryce Harper1037 pm ESTDuring this intensely competitive Home Run Derby there was a little bit of comic relief In a touching sentiment Bryce Harper had his father Ron Harper pitch for him With 6 Home Runs and 6 outs in the final round Ron has an errant throw and nearly beans his superstar son The two laugh at the amp8220close callamp8221 and go back to what they do best play baseball1039 pm ESTBryce Harper absolutely cranks the ball to deep right center where it lands 447 feet from home plate without interference it would have traveled approximately 471 feet The 20 year old phenom would finish his Final Round with 8 Home Runs1054 pm ESTThe Hero for the American League goes into his final round down by 8 Home Runs but is calm and cool as he steps to the plate With 5 outs remaining Yoenis Camp232spedes has 8 Home Runs All he needs is one more blast to crown him champion As if it were scripted the powerful Oakland Aamp8217s left fielder got a kneehigh pitch right down the middle of the plate As he leans back and makes contact the ball rockets off of the bat The ball travels through the humid New York City air a whopping 455 feet and off the black wall over the iconic Mets Apple Without a second glance Camp232spedes flips the bat in celebration and gets mobbed by his American League teammates thus concluding the 2013 MLB Home Run DerbyFor more information please visit us at wwwtraglobalcomblog or send an email to dailytratraglobalcomCheck us out on Facebook at MediaBizBloggerscomFollow our Twitter updates MediaBizBloggerThe opinions and points of view expressed in this commentary are exclusively the views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaBizBloggerscom management or associated bloggers MediaBizBloggers is an open thought leadership platform and readers may share their comments and opinions in response to all commentaries

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