PHOTOS: 2008 Home Run Derby

 
The balls are flying out of Yankee Stadium during this year's Home Run Derby. See all the big swings and cuts right here. [link]

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The 2008 Home Run Derby Drinking Game

Because you're gonna need one to get through Chris Berman's and Joe Morgan's chatter tonight ...
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Holy Smokes, Eh?

Josh Hamilton's awesomeness knows no bounds. The Texas Rangers center fielder's impressive, 28-bomb first-round performance in the Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium Monday night shattered the previous record of 24 set by Bobby Abreu in 2005. He nailed a few more going into the final round against Minnesota Twins slugger Justin Morneau, who hit 8 in the first and 9 in the Semis.
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Hamilton hits record 28 HRs in Derby's 1st round

Josh Hamilton has hit a record 28 homers in the first round of the All-Star Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium. The Texas Rangers' slugger, back from drug and alcohol addiction that derailed his career, broke Bobby Abreu's mark for one round with a dazzling display of power Monday night.
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Morneau Wins The Derby While Hamilton Wins Your Hearts

Justin Morneau may have won the 2008 State Farm Home Run Derby last night but it was Josh Hamilton who won the hearts of 54,000 people at Yankee Stadium and many more across the country.
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For Derby, Hamilton calls on old friend | MLB.com: News

2008 All-Star Game NEW YORK -- The 71-year-old man, slightly stooped from a few thousand too many batting practice pitches, crossed from the tunnel into the dugout and briefly recoiled like a possum who'd wandered under a sun lamp. Walking into the ...
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PHOTOS: '08 Home Run Derby
The balls are flying out of Yankee Stadium during this year's Home Run Derby. See all the big swings and cuts right here.
Hamilton hits record 28 HRs in 1st round (AP)
Josh Hamilton has hit a record 28 homers in the first round of the All-Star Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium. The Texas Rangers' slugger, back from drug and alcohol addiction that derailed his career, broke Bobby Abreu's mark for one round with ...
Hamilton hits record 28 HRs in Derby first round
Josh Hamilton has hit a record 28 homers in the first round of the All-Star Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium.
Morneau steals show to rule Derby
Last year, Justin Morneau participated in the State Farm Home Run Derby in San Francisco and was eliminated in the first round after hitting just four home runs. This time, Morneau had a better showing in this year's event at Yankee Stadium on Monday ...
Josh Hamilton hits record 28 HRs in Derby first round but loses
With a dazzling display of power Monday night, Josh Hamilton hit a record 28 homers in the first round of the All-Star Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium before he was beaten out by Minnesota's Justin Morneau in the finals.