ESPN going, going ... all out for Derby
Published 7/10/2008 by Mike Scarr at Major League Baseball News
With the 2008 All-Star Game being played at historic Yankee Stadium in the ballpark's final season, ESPN is excited for its coverage of the the State Farm Home Run Derby.
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