Netflix certainly turned the Home Run Derby into the production they wanted.
Being from the Philadelphia area, the touches of the boxing ring and the “Ring the Bell” tagline were fun for me. The boos for every player besides Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper also made for a laugh, but some things were certainly amiss.
Firstly, would it be a Netflix sports broadcast if the program didn’t start 23 minutes late?
The first pitch to Willson Contreras was miles off from 8 p.m., which could have turned off some fans both at home and inside Citizens Bank Park on Monday night.
