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And That Happened
shysterball.blogspot.com - 7/15/2008
And That Happened
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Justin Morneau 5, Josh Hamilton 3 : You think MLB isn't a little irked at its Home Run Derby format this morning? Josh Hamilton put forth a legend-making performance last night, smacking dinger after dinger in the first round, energizing a packed Yankee Stadium to the point where they were chanting his name Rocky-style . . . but he lost. To the guy who wrongfully beat hometown hero Derek ...

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Baseball Today: Tuesday, July 15
Projo Sox Blog — ... Then, of course, thanks to MLB's cockeyed rules, he didn't even win the thing. (ShysterBall) Justin Morneau did. No matter. As Baseball Prospectus' Joe Sheehan says, Hamilton ...

Hamilton revisited
It's About The Money - A New York Yankees Blog — ... Also, I was at a concert last night and didn't see a swing of the whole thing, so I can't add much to what's already been written. If you want a good POV on the whole thing, check out Shysterball. ...

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