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usatoday.com - 7/15/2008

Hamilton hits record 28 first-round HRs, but Morneau wins Derby

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Josh Hamilton dreamed it. Now he's done it.With a dazzling display of power Monday night, the Texas Rangers slugger hit a record ...

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Josh Hamilton hits record 28 first-round HRs, but Morneau wins Derby
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog — Josh Hamilton hits record 28 first-round HRs, but Morneau wins Derby AWESOME! Josh Hamilton dreamed it. Now he’s done it. With a dazzling display of power Monday night, the Texas Rangers slugger 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. ...With the crowd of 53,716 chanting his name, undoubtedly warmed by his improbable journey to stardom, Hamilton connected on 13 consecutive cuts before falling short of the fences on his final two. “I got chills,” he said. ...