Pete Alonso won his second straight Home Run Derby. No one likes to hit home runs in derbies more than Alonso. He is the back-to-back champ and the first one to do it in consecutive years since Ken Griffey Jr. in 1998 and 1999. It’s fitting that Griffey Jr. gave him the award. With all the hype around Shohei Ohtani and Joey Gallo, Alonso stepped through that door and dominated the competition. I decided during the event that I liked Alonso and think he’s a fun guy for baseball. He actually might not be exposed enough even though he’s in New York. To me, Alonso has more personality than Aaron Judge & Giancarlo Stanton combined. Finding out tonight that Alonso could have been a Brewer was the last night I needed to start this week.

Discount Double Check for Pete Alonso as he wins again!

To rub salt in the wound, Brewers drafted Lucas Erceg in the 2nd round of the 2016 Draft ahead of Pete Alonso.

— Reviewing the Brew (@ReviewngTheBrew) July 13, 2021

That makes me want to play in traffic. I know baseball drafts are unpredictable and you never know who becomes something but man. Could you imagine having Alonso on this baseball team? Right-handed power who just mashes taters. He would love American Family Field. And he seems like a great clubhouse guy too. Instead, we are subjected to Keston Hiura who is having a fall from grace similar to a rock band who has a great first album then stinks on ice (Look I know he’s going through some personal shit, but let’s state the facts here) and Rowdy Tellez who has a great name but that’s about it at the moment. Don’t be shocked if the Brewers sniff around Joey Gallo or Freddie Freeman in a couple of weeks.

Charlie.