The Dugout: Brandon Inge Will Win the Home Run Derby

The State Farm Home Run Derby is tonight, and hometown favorite Albert Pujols looks to be the front runner for longball glory. But don't forget about dark horse candidates like Detroit Tigers slugger Brandon Inge, who has hit 21 dingers already this season and has played every position including "coach." Personally, I think Inge could sneak in and ... wait, the Home Run Derby happened last night? What happened, who won? Did... oh.

This afternoon's Dugout is after the jump. Ughhh, look at that guy.

The Dugout

	Online Host Welcome to Homerun Derby Chat!
	DeuxDeuxDeux: HELOOOOO ALLLO BASEBALL FANS. WELcome to the 2009 STATE FARM HOME RUN DERBY. i'm chris berman and in case you missed it, CRUZ.
	DeuxDeuxDeux: we had jose WON'T YOU LET ME TAKE YOU ON A SEA CRUZ, we had juan CRUZ CONTROL, we had enrique ALL ABOARD! ROSIE'S FAMILY FUN CRUZ, and eulogio de la TOM CRUZ
	DeuxDeuxDeux: but now the nickname is BEK BEK BEK BEK... NELSON, using a boat to go ON A CRUZ
	DeuxDeuxDeux: ELEVEN! he hit em to the ST LOUIS LOCAL LANDMARK. but now prince fielder is up to bat, so let's talk to albert pujols about batting mechanics
	DeuxDeuxDeux: ALBERT!
	PujolJunkie: ahhh e'what
	DeuxDeuxDeux: stan the man musial. unDOUBTEDLY /voice becomes unusually solemn one of the greatest hitters of all time
	LandPhill: and in MY opinion, THE, if not ONE OF THE greatest hitters, of all time.
	CaptainMorgan: definitely
	Online Host Prince Fielder has just hit a 497 foot home run.
	PujolJunkie: i e'gree, ang the gray thing about stam usual is how he keep he hands back, he keep he hands back while he swing, an i look for that in e'hitter
	CaptainMorgan: did he play baseball, or was he just someone you knew from St. Louis?
	PujolJunkie: he alway keep he hands back, one tie i give he a christmas present, ang he open it ang hand it back to me, angggg
	CaptainMorgan: the big red machine
	Online Host Prince Fielder has just hit a 597 foot home run.
	LandPhill: That's a great observation you bring up about a player who retired in 1963 according to Wikipedia, Albert, and what I loved about him is how he always kept his hands back during his swing
	DeuxDeuxDeux: ERNIE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT, IT WAS ALL BERT pujols
	PujolJunkie: an prin fielder, joo know, he a great hitter he have hay time to mature in the big leagues, ang he alway keep he hands out, no like e'stam usual, but he also a gray hitter
	CaptainMorgan: prince? you mean the singer
	LandPhill: You know I noticed that myself, when Prince swings he keeps his hands waaaay far out, lifting both arms and both legs on each swing, until he looks like Winnie the Pooh doing Crank That Soulja Boy
	PujolJunkie: e'swing the bat so hord, ang i dont think he have the stamina to win e'state farm presents home run derby for beisbol
	Online Host Prince Fielder has just hit a 697 foot home run.
	DeuxDeuxDeux: BEK BEK BEK BEK BEK BEK BEK BEK BEK BEK BEK BEK BEK BEK BEK
	CaptainMorgan: are you talking about prince the singer? is he still around?
	DeuxDeuxDeux: BEK BEK BEK
	DeuxDeuxDeux: BEKKKKKKKKKK
	CaptainMorgan: what are we talking about, how do we have these jobs
	LandPhill: You know, according to our online fan poll, 36% of readers said "bek bek bek," and I think you would agree with that, Chris.
	PujolJunkie: another thing abou stam usual is, that he was a gray player
	Online Host Prince Fielder has just hit a home run off the St. Louis Gateway Arch, collapsing it and destroying blocks of valuable real estate.
	PujolJunkie: peoples here, they call me "el hombre" an i no like that, i tell them "pee wee playhouse was a BAD show"
	DeuxDeuxDeux: GET OUTTA HERE, albert pu "DIGGIN UP" HOLES
	PujolJunkie: stam, he is the only "man," an i am three years younger than he but i hope to be as good as he when i am he's age
	LandPhill: Erin just told me Prince Fielder has finished up, Chris. And you shoulda seen her butt! Dear Lord!
	DeuxDeuxDeux: i know, i have seen her OVASIZED BUM. and i'm gonna tear it UP, just like world champ RYAN HOWARD is going to tear up the DOIBY, a little later tonight
	DeuxDeuxDeux: but up next, from the detroit tigers, brandon RUSTY INGE. let's all stop talking and watch quietly
	Online Host Brandon Inge is up to bat.
	DeuxDeuxDeux: ...
	LandPhill: ...
	DeuxDeuxDeux: ...
	PujolJunkie: ...
	LandPhill: ...
	PujolJunkie: /raises eyebrows
	LandPhill: /checks "internet stuff"
	DeuxDeuxDeux: /shuffles quietly in seat, digs out inner ear with pencil eraser
	PujolJunkie: cough cough
	LandPhill: /turns over to WWE Raw to watch Seth Green emasculate shirtless men
	DeuxDeuxDeux: my throat hurts
	PujolJunkie: e'sus christ, what is this guy doing in e'home run derby? i mean honestly, he was not even the bess power hitter on the adult league lynchburg orioles
	CaptainMorgan: yeah and who is playing who, they are all wearing different colored hats??