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In the 2012 Home Run Derby, there was a big-time reaction for Home Run Derby captain Robinson Cano.  That reaction was filled with an array of boos from the Kansas City crowd.Why the hostility for the second baseman? Well, he said he would pick a a member of the Kansas City Royals a couple of weeks prior to the event.  That guy would be All-Star Billy Butler.  The Royals DH was not chosen by Cano. This has happened before.  Last year, captain Prince Fielder received boos after failing to pick local hometown boy Justin Upton of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Now, commissioner Bud Selig said that the Baseball Writers Association of America will discuss a possible rule change to the anticipated event.  This rule will be for the captain to choose a player from where the Home Run Derby is being played.  In other words, a hometown boy.Fans booing should not have such an ...

Every time Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander hits the mound, there is a chance of him pitching a no-hitter.  That's how good he is.  Verlander was looking for the third no-hitter of his career and the eighth in Tigers history on Friday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates.  He lost it in the ninth inning after a breaking ball that was hit by Pirates DH Josh Harrison. With being that close, you may just wonder when Verlander's third no-hitter will come, and possibly a fourth.  When Verlander's pitching with accuracy and the right placement, he's very difficult to hit.  It was his first one-hitter as he struck out 12 and allowed two walks in the process. Legend Nolan Ryan had four no-hitters that ended in the ninth inning during his time.  It's a tough time for pitchers.  The adrenaline is going, the feeling of being almost to the finish line and the fear ...