Diamond Rundown – Edition Sixteen

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m_taylor13 m_taylor13 posted 7/24/2008 from seamheads.com [flag]
Facts, figures and other tidbits from the sixteenth week of the ’08 major league baseball season. The Natural : American League All-Star Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers shattered the previous first round Home Run Derby record by slamming 28 home runs — four more than Bobby Abreu in 2005 — with many hitting areas of Yankee Stadium never touched by a baseball. Few will ... [link]

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