SAN DIEGO -- During the player interview sessions on Monday, I asked Cole Hamels how he would make baseball more fun. "I don't want to get in trouble here," he said with a laugh, "but the All-Star Game shouldn't count for anything. It should just be for fun." Well, the Home Run Derby is just for fun! Fun is good! Here are nine things you may have missed:
1. Giancarlo Stanton was destroying baseballs! If you believe the soul of the cow still lives on in the cowhide used to make baseballs, I feel bad for the cow.