nj.com - 7/14/2008
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Jason Giambi provided the Yankees with their only run of the game Sunday with a solo home run. It will be the last he hits for a while. Giambi confirmed Sunday that Major League Baseball asked him to participate in...
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Baseball Today: Monday, July 14
Projo Sox Blog —
... IF I AIN'T STARTIN', I AIN'T DEPARTIN': Or if not startin', at least participatin'. Jason Giambi turned down a chance to compete in the Home Run Derby because he's not a member of the All-Star Game. (nj.com) ...
Yanks down, but certainly not out of it
New York Yankees Fan Blog —
... which last year went on for what felt like three days. In other news... Yankee prospect Jesus Montero showed up for the futures game, but speculation continues that he won't actually be a catcher in the bigs . Montero got significant attention , but other prospects did quite well on the bigger stage as well. Do people want to chill a little bit about Jorge Posada's defense now ? Posada's close to returning to full-time catching duties . MLB actually wanted Jason Giambi to participate in the home run derby . Interesting. The ...
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All-Star Game 2008: The Home Run Derby - Handicapping the Contestants
baseballmastermind.com 7/14/2008 — I love the home run derby (as with most things baseball). It’s a contest of power that proves nothing, but it puts on a great show for the fans. Fans want to be able to debate all of the nuances of the game and again, while the home run derby proves nothing, it provides fodder for such debates.
This season, just for the heck of it, I’m going to attempt to handicap the Home Run Derby.
Giambi Says No Thanks
mypinstripes.blogspot.com 7/14/2008 — According to the Journal News ' Peter Abraham , Jason Giambi became the first major leaguer to be invited to participate in the home run derby despite not being on the All-Star team. Giambi said, "no thanks", and who can blame him. He would be ...
TRYING TO AVOID HR-DERBY CURSE —
NY Post: Sports 7/14/2008
Three years ago, Bobby Abreu took the Home Run Derby title at the All-Star Game, but that wasn't necessarily a good thing. Abreu's power display that night may have won him the title, but his power display the rest of the season wasn't quite as...
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NY Post: Sports 7/14/2008
The Post's Steve Serby sat down with the reigning AL MVP and starting third baseman tomorrow night in the final All-Star Game to be held in the House That Ruth Built. Q: Your first All-Star Game? A: Philadelphia (1996), I was such a young lad at...
