wevegotheart.com - 7/15/2008
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Lots of impressive swings tonight…some from All Star Josh Hamilton…Hamilton hit a record 28 homers during the first round of tonight’s Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium.
…Some from Ryan Zimmerman, making his first rehab start for the Potomac Nationals in Salem, VA. Ryan, the DH, went 2 for 5 with 2 doubles and a run. Potomac lost 8-6. Detwiler started, but received ...
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Lerner Talks Cheap, Adds to Nats Misery
Mr. Irrelevant —
... Last night while watching the HR Derby, Mrs. Relevant, bless her heart, asked which Nationals were in it. Little did she know that the Derby is so exclusive that only the biggest stars decline the invitation. But what if a Nat did swing? Their token All-Star, Christian Guzman, has five homers, and no one on the team has so many as 10. Their leader this season will probably be in the 15-20 range, and that’s if Mr. Walk-Off comes back soon. (He’s on his way!) ...
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Josh Hamiltowned (or Scenes from a Derby)
riveraveblues.com 7/15/2008 —
As the Home Run Derby — or the Josh Hamtilon Show — got underway last night at Yankee Stadium, the sun set behind New Jersey, lighting up the sky. Click through the jump to see more sights from last night’s Derby. I took all the photos, and ...
Zimmerman back in action in Minors
mlb.mlb.com 7/15/2008 — Ryan Zimmerman worked -- and waited. After almost two months of rest, rehab and strength work on his left shoulder, the Nationals third baseman finally got back into a live game.
COURAGEOUS JOSH A WINNER IN DEFEAT —
NY Post: Sports 7/15/2008
EARLIER in the day, Josh Hamilton said it was possible to hit a baseball clear out of Yankee Stadium. He nearly did it three times last night in his legendary first round of the Home Run Derby. The first tape-measure shot zoomed far over my head...
THRILLING NIGHT FOR HURLER, 71 —
NY Post: Sports 7/15/2008
It seemed impossible, but Clay Counsil's second visit to Yankee Stadium was even better than his first. The 71-year-old served as Josh Hamilton's Home Run Derby pitcher last night, and served up the pitches the Rangers slugger crushed during a...
HAMILTON'S POWER LIGHTS UP STADIUM —
NY Post: Sports 7/15/2008
They don't call him The Natural for nothing. In a jaw-dropping display of might that awed the fans and his fellow All-Stars alike, the Rangers' Josh Hamilton single-handedly revived the Home Run Derby last night at Yankee Stadium. Thanks to a...