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therookiesblog.com - 7/15/2009

The Curse of the Home Run Derby

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These fans know how scary the Home Run Derby Curse is. Several players have seen their performances dip dramatically after putting on a spectacular display at Major League Baseball’s Home Run Derby. Recently, Lance Berkman (2008), Alex Rios (2007, David Wright (2006) and Bobby Abreu (2005) ...

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notqualifiedtocomment.com - 7/15/2009

Musial Musings… and more thoughts on the All-Star Game

— notqualifiedtocomment.com — You have to get credit to Major League Baseball for holding onto and honoring its history more... than any other professional sports league. With the NFL continuing to sweep the health problems of its former players under the rug, the NBA forcing its former stars to judge Dunk Contests or actually ... (more) Musial Musings… and more thoughts on the All-Star Game

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Stan Musial

Dayan Viciedo

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reviewingthebrew.com - 7/14/2009

Prince Fielder Puts On Show In Home Run Derby

— reviewingthebrew.com — Prince Fielder last night showed the world what Brewer fans already knew he could hit the baseball... a very long way. Fielder was able to beat Nelson Cruz in the Home Run Derby Finals by a score of 6-5 and take the title back to Milwaukee... (more) Prince Fielder Puts On Show In Home Run Derby

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Prince Fielder

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Nelson Cruz

Milwaukee Brewers

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ngngsports.com - 7/14/2009

Chronicling My 3 Hours Of Hell The Home Run Derby

— ngngsports.com — I'm definitely not a baseball purist. In fact, I'm all for cutting the baseball season down to... 100 games. Or 80. Or even 60, if I were able to get away with it. Yet, last night I tried to put away my impure feelings about the game of baseball and ... (more) Chronicling My 3 Hours Of Hell The Home Run Derby

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