Farewell Home Run Derby

I know this is a little late, but as they say, better late than never.

I would like to ask for everyone to bow their heads in a moment of silence for the Home Run Derby.

After this derby I must say that it is time to end this event and start a new one, when it takes over an hour for the first round to be completed it's time for a change.

Here is what I would like to see in place of the Home Run Derby:

Let's have a skills competition, here are some of the events that they could have:

1. Throwing accuracy for fields and pitchers. Let's go the NHL route and place targets on the field for player to throw at, outfielders have 5 throws to hit a target at home or 3rd base (as if some one was tagging up). Why not even have a tag up even while we are at it. Pitchers have to hit the corners of the strike zone.

2. Hitting accuracy, again targets with different point values for harder hits.

3. Mini home run derby, 2 players from each league, 10 pitches and that's it.

4. Base running, make it a timed event.

Points are awarded for each event, those points are added to the final score of the all star game the following night, just to give the NL a shot at winning one.

Any other suggestions for events?