Home Run of the Day - 5/06 - David Dellucci

Blue Collar Baseball found this 5/7/2008 on homerderby.com [flag]

David Dellucci, take a bow. Pinch-hitting is hard enough. Sit on your duff for 7+ innings, get the notice that you are probably going to get at bat if the situation is right, go take a couple swings in the cage behind the dugout, swing the donut a bit, and go out there down by 1 run and 2 runners on and 2 out. Oh, and you get to face Hank Steinbrenner’s favorite ... [link]

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Tribe will try to torch Yanks
Published 5/7/2008 by Deaner at Blue Collar Baseball
... favorite blogs). His latest post discusses, among other things, David Dellucci's 3-run pinch hit homer to lead the Fighting Braves of the Cuyahoga to a 5-3 victory over the New York Yankees. Tonight's game will be nationally televised on ESPN and will feature two undefeated pitchers: Cliff Lee (5-0) 0.96 ERA against Chien-Ming Wang (6-0) 3.00 ERA. Hopefully last night's spark will turn into a blaze tonight in the Bronx. Dellucci's HR is the featured homer of the day on Home Run Derby (another BCB favorite).

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