myteamrivals.typepad.com - 7/14/2009
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It's inevitable. One of the participants in this year's contest will go into a slump. And the first thing people will blame is the Home Run Derby, thinking that somehow his mechanics have been thrown off by what amounts to taking extra batting practice. Fangraphs' R.J. Anderson recently ...
reviewingthebrew.com - 7/14/2009
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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...
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Prince Fielder Puts On Show In Home Run Derby
therookiesblog.com - 7/15/2009
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therookiesblog.com —
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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The Curse of the Home Run Derby
ngngsports.com - 7/14/2009
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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 ...
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Chronicling My 3 Hours Of Hell The Home Run Derby
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an odd night in Texas. Nick Punto (!) hit a home run that tied the
game, and turned one of the strangest double-plays I've ever seen
(which was scored 6-6-6, interesting). Joe Mauer had never gone 0-for-6
before (damn you, Home Run Derby),
though he's also never had much success in the Rangers' ballpark (he's
.206 in 14 games). And even Alexi Casilla came through with a big hit
that gave the Twins a 3-1 lead. Too bad they couldn't make it stick. ...
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sportsofboston.com 7/14/2009 — It happens to me every year: I go into the Home Run Derby thinking, “Aw, this will be a fun little diversion!” And every year, I get precisely the same sick, weak feeling, like I’ve been kicked in the gonads. Wait a minute, I realize. This really sucks.
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What to Watch: July 13th
310tojoba.blogspot.com 7/13/2009 — ZOMG! There's no actual baseball games on tonight! But there is the Home Run Derby! So here's a few steps that you can follow to ensure you have a happy, healthy Monday evening. - Watch the Home Run Derby - Head on over to Walkoff Walk for a liveblog of the Home Run Derby to supplement your ...
Prince crowned King of the Home Run Derby
bluejayhunter.com 7/14/2009 — Image courtesy of Associated Press I'm sure that somewhere in St. Louis right now, Prince Fielder is celebrating his Home Run Derby win with a scrumptious veggie burger or soy dog. The Brewers slugger was very impressive through all three rounds of the 2009 Home Run Derby hitting 23 total ...
Home Run Derby Trivia
ampsportsduo.blogspot.com 7/13/2009 — Do you remember who won the Home Run Derby last year? If you said Josh Hamilton you are incorrect. Test your knowledge of the contest before taking in the long balls tonight at Busch Stadium. Home Run Derby Trivia [Simon On Sports]
The Home Run Derby Will Rot Your Will To Live [Emeritus]
deadspin.com 7/14/2009 — As it turns out, Chris Berman might be the only person pitched at the right frequency for the Home Run Derby . After three hours of that — three hours! — I was almost afraid I didn't like baseball anymore. The joke about Berman's ...
Pujols favored to win 2009 Home Run Derby
scoresreport.com 7/13/2009 —
The 2009 Home Run Derby is tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET and Cardinals’ slugger Albert Pujols is a 2/1 favorite to win this year’s event, which is hardly a surprise since a) he’s a G-damn home run hitting cyborg and b) the event is in his home park at Busch Stadium.
Phillies’ first baseman Ryan ...
Ian Kinsler: Home Run Derby Controversy? —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/14/2009
Did Ian Kinsler lose out on the all-star game because of the home run derby? Conspiracy theorists unite!
"Here’s another possible explanation. As recently as four days ago, the American League had only one confirmed participant for ...
All-Star Break Odds and Ends —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/14/2009
Perhaps after last night's doughnut by Brandon Inge at the Home Run Derby, he was thinking that Armando Galarraga would have been the better call to lay them in there to him.
Bullpen catcher Scott Pickens was his pick and Pickens did his ...
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