The Home Run Derby comes to Philadelphia, where every visiting player is public enemy number one, every hometown player is one strike away from becoming public enemy number two, and even the kids shagging baseballs aren't safe. Jordan Walker survived the boos, beat Kyle Schwarber in dramatic fashion, and left with both the trophy and the night's best one-liner.
*** Now chatting in #ExcuseMeIDemandToSpeakToMLB ***
K4R3N: EXCUSE ME
WHY ARE THERE NON-PHILLIES HERE

MLB_NewsBot: Welcome to the Home Run Derby.
Contestants from around Major League Baseball.
K4R3N: I SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED
ONLY PHILLIES

WillSonAlsoRises: that's...
not really how this works
PhilliePhan420: BOOOOOOOOO
*** JordanSkyWalker has entered the chat ***

JordanSkyWalker: evening
PhilliePhan420: BOOOOOOOOO

JordanSkyWalker: i literally just got here
K4R3N: YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID

JordanSkyWalker: i genuinely don't
*** fly ball lands in the outfield ***

OKBoomer07: got it!
K4R3N: BOOOOOOOOO

OKBoomer07: ma'am
i'm just catching baseballs
K4R3N: YOU CAUGHT IT WRONG

OKBoomer07: ...there's a wrong way?

TXBackstop34: i missed one
PhilliePhan420: ALSO BOOOOO

TXBackstop34: i'm volunteering
K4R3N: NOT GOOD ENOUGH

MLB_NewsBot: Update: Philadelphia crowd now booing children retrieving baseballs.
*** HEY GUYS THIS IS JI
*** JIM THOME has entered the chat ***

WORDUPTHOME: HEY GUYS THIS IS JI
JIM THOME

WORDUPTHOME: I HAVE PLAYED IN PHILADELPHIA
THIS TRACKS
*** SchwarAndPeace has entered the chat ***

SchwarAndPeace: alright
enough fooling around
let's bring this home
PhilliePhan420: SCHWARBBBBBBBBB
*** final round ***

JordanSkyWalker: nice crowd
very welcoming
PhilliePhan420: BOOOOOOOOOOO

JordanSkyWalker: figured
*** Jordan Walker hits walkoff home run ***

MLB_NewsBot: Jordan Walker wins the Home Run Derby over Kyle Schwarber.
*** absolute silence for half a second ***
PhilliePhan420: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

JordanSkyWalker: thank you
i'd like to say a few words

JordanSkyWalker: i was once told
"you don't boo nobodies."
*** chat freezes ***

WillSonAlsoRises: OH HE CAME PREPARED

OKBoomer07: that's actually pretty good

SchwarAndPeace: alright
i respect it
K4R3N: BOOOOOOOOOOO

JordanSkyWalker: see?
now i know i made it
*** pr0FF3ss0r_F4rnsw0rth has entered the chat ***

pr0FF3ss0r_F4rnsw0rth: that's elite
win the derby
beat the hometown guy
then hit 'em with a one-liner
no notes
PhilliePhan420: BOOOOOOOOOOO

JordanSkyWalker: are you booing me
PhilliePhan420: YES

JordanSkyWalker: or Kyle
PhilliePhan420: YES

TXBackstop34: or us?
PhilliePhan420: ...YES
K4R3N: ...
I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
TO THE COMMISSIONER
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rob_manfred.exe: hello valued fan 🙂
thank you for your feedback
K4R3N: I WAS PROMISED
A PHILLY WINNER
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rob_manfred.exe: no such guarantee exists
K4R3N: THEN WHAT AM I PAYING FOR
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rob_manfred.exe: the booing experience
K4R3N: ...FAIR

MLB_NewsBot: Jordan Walker wins the Home Run Derby.
Philadelphia crowd boos opponents, children, and several inanimate objects.
Philly Karen files a formal complaint with gravity for allowing baseballs to travel too far.

WORDUPTHOME: SOME CITIES
GIVE YOU A STANDING OVATION
PHILADELPHIA
GIVES YOU A STANDING BOO

WORDUPTHOME: AND HONESTLY
THAT MEANS THEY WERE PAYING ATTENTION
*** JordanSkyWalker has left with the trophy ***
*** K4R3N has left to demand a recount of home runs ***
*** rob_manfred.exe has left after marking complaint #4,287 as "resolved" ***
*** OKBoomer07 has left with emotional damage and one souvenir baseball ***
*** PhilliePhan420 remains in the chat, booing the "Leave Chat" button ***
