I missed most of the Home Run Hitting contest last night, My wife and I decided to take in another Stark Junior Bi-county baseball game instead. They played n Sleepy Eye so we walked to the game.
The last time they played Sleepy Eye, I had a pretty long blog about how they needed to practice more. They were just killed by a much better ball club. Since that blog, they've become a totally different team. More than anything they just seem to be paying more attention to what they are doing out there.
Last night was the second round of the playoffs for them. They had a huge lopsided win at Stark on Friday night so we decided to see how they'd play against mighty Sleepy Eye again last evening. I was shocked and impressed at the same time. The final was 10-4, but this time it was Stark that looked like the team that belonged there.
It was probably the most fun that I've ever had as a spectator at a live sporting event. Because of the win, there will be another game for them this coming Friday. The opponent, time, and place are yet to be determined, but there's a pretty good chance we'll be there watching.
After getting home last night I still had time to watch a bit of the Home Run Derby. Davis looked good, but he wasn't good enough to win. Bryce Harper had a good night as the best in the National League, but he didn't compare to the Oakland A's Yoenis Cespedes. No one compared to Cespedes last night. Yoenis hit more homeruns in the FIRST round than everyone else hit in their first TWO rounds.
He then hit more than Harper in the final round while still having five outs left when he won the whole thing.
I actually had no idea who he was when I saw him. He wasn't even an All-Star, but he was simply brought in for the contest. As a second year man, imported from Cuba, I'm sure we'll hear more from him in the future.
With both Harper and Cespedes doing well last night, it looks like baseball is continuing to produce stars for the future. That's pretty satisfying in itself.
Seeing Stark win last night shows me that kids still love the game as well. That's even more satisfying. Baseball is alive and well in America. Even if professionally it's pretty much on life support here in Minnesota.
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