Cano Boo-ing Could Lead to Changes

According to Jayson Stark over on ESPN Bud Selig and Major League Baseball didn't take too kindly to the Kansas City Royals fans boo-ing Robinson Cano in Monday Night's Home Run Derby.

The fans let Cano hear it when he was announced and subsequently on every out he made in the Home Run Derby. Much to the delight of the fans Cano finished with a grand total of 0 Home Runs.

Cano sparked the ire of the fans after he did not select hometown favorite, and the only Royal in the All-Star Game, DH Billy Butler for the Derby.

The reaction from fans on Twitter was divided as well with some fans felling it was disgraceful while others thoroughly enjoyed the reaction.

According to Commissioner Selig MLB could discuss changing the Home Run Derby in the off-season to reserve a spot for a hometown player (next year would mean a N.Y. Met).

Truthfully it is an overreaction by Selig and would be a silly rule to put in place. What would happen if the Miami Marlins were hosting the All-Star Game this season? Technically they did not have an All-Star after Giancarlo Stanton was replaced because of injury. Would you have forced the NL to take another Marlin? Or image the Padres were hosting. Their home run leader is Chase Headley. He has 8, count'em 8, dingers this season. How much fun would that be for fans watching on television? It also doesn't stop the fans from booing any of the other contestants.

The Home Run Derby is already becoming a stale event. The fans booing Cano at Kauffman Stadium on Monday Night was a breath of fresh air. Baseball would be silly to try to take that away, after all I'm sure they got a ratings boost once Twitter exploded.

Fans at the HR Derby in KC Boo Cano

It's been awhile since I have seen something divide people so cleanly without any shade of grey as the booing of Robinson Cano in the HR Derby tonight in Kansas City.

On Twitter the reaction was swift and very differentiated. Here are a few of the comments.

 People really hated that the fans in KC booed Cano or they really loved it. The fans paid their money and are more than welcome to respond however they please. They were not pleased that Cano didn't pick the only Royals player in the All-Star Game, Billy Butler, to participate in the Derby. They booed him because of it. They booed every out he made. They cheered, loudly, when he finished his round with exactly 0 HRs. However you feel about it you cannot deny that it energized the HR Derby, something the event has been lacking since Josh Hamilton's 28 HR round in 2008.