El Homerun Derby

I'm old school; and I like my ballplayers drunk. That's what I kept thinking last night as I watched three hours of Homerun Derby coverage. That and hoy fucking annoying Chris Berman has becom over the last several years.

Not that I necessarily want the competitors drinking, although I'd have no problem with it. But I sure hope those guys hanging out along the baselines are getting hammered. Now I'm not stupid, it would be irresponsible for MLB to turn sponsorship over to Anheuser Busch and encourage drinking during the event; but why not look the other way.? It's a day off for these guys, a vacation of sorts. A chance to celebrate and be celebrated during the Midsummer Classic. What's more classic in the middle of summer than getting loaded and watching some baseball? Damn right, not much.

I don't know if MLB has an official stance on this, and perhaps it's best that they don't. I just hope that in the future it can be one of those "don't ask, don't tell" kind of laws.