Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
July 14, 2008
Final Round

Before the final round of the home run derby starts, a fan gets to call a shot to try to win a car. Hamilton didn't get the ball out of the park, and now it's Morneau's turn to take his one swing.

Update: Morneau doesn't get it out of the park either. No car for a lucky fan. Morneau goes first, and the scores are reset to zero.

Update: Morneau hits five. That might hold up if Hamilton wore himself out in the first round.

Update: Hamilton is hitting line drives, and has just two in five outs.

Update: He's up to eight outs with just three home runs.

Update: The crowd came to their feet to help, but he makes the ninth out.

Update: Hamilton hits a grounder for the last out. Morneau wins the contest 5-3. Everyone is going to remember the shots in Hamilton's first round, however.

Congratulations to Justin Morneau for winning the marathon, not the sprint.


Posted by David Pinto at 10:32 PM | All-Star Game | TrackBack (0)
Comments

I'm told by the talking heads on ESPN that Hamilton's performance is one of the most memorable events in Yankee Stadium history. Puh-lease!

Posted by: Tor at July 14, 2008 11:01 PM

Those WERE some monster shots he was hitting, but I agree... the thought that this was even in the top 25 moments of Yankee Stadium makes me laugh.

Also, ESPN got a little too "Story Happy" with Josh's background. We all know the story, but they beat us over the head with it.

Posted by: Jesse R at July 15, 2008 12:36 AM
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