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Move over, Yanny vs. Laurel: Home Run Derby truthers are here to divide the world over Harper's win
Yahoo Sports Torrey Hart,Yahoo Sports 13 hours ago
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Ron Haper rapid-fired pitches to his son, Bryce, in his Home Run Derby win, and people are livid. (AP Photo)
There’s no question that hometown star Bryce Harper won the 2018 Home Run Derby in epic fashion Monday night – he capped off his run with an electric nine home runs in 47 seconds.

What is in question, however, is if he did so legally.

Official Home Run Derby rules state that the at-bat player’s previous hit must land before his pitcher can throw the next ball. But if you’re Bryce Harper and hitting 450-foot bombs with serious hang time, you don’t have the seconds to spare. So in the final round versus the Cubs’ Kyle Schwarber Monday, Harper’s pitcher (his dad), picked up his rate and started throwing pitches before the previous homer hit the ground.

This, of course, is polarizing the Twitterverse between people who don’t care about the rules and just appreciated the performance, and other rule-sticklers who want justice for Schwarber.

Some derby “truthers” even suggest the show was rigged for the hometown hero

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Three threads on HR Derby controversy

I would have thought people born and raised in Las Vegas would be more ethically grounded

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

i get it its kind of hard to care. the problem for the mlb is that as fun as this thing was last night, next year, i'm telling my pitcher, once i'm set, fire away because it apparently doesn't matter. and then what is the MLB to do?

Shit, have 2 pitchers going.

That rule makes no sense, as it penalizes people who hit longer home runs.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

i said, outside of the kids in the outfield getting just pelted with liners at a much faster rate (which to me isn't a detriment) i say just keep pitching as fast as you can.

that guy could kick my ass, but he sure looks like a d-bag

Those arms are from the left over steroids his son didn't take.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."