Alright, before we kick this thing off, let's play Who Am I. Here we go.
I lead the AL in home runs and play for the atrocious Cleveland Indians. Today on Around the Horn, my name was mispronounced. In 2002 I was part of the package the Indians received in exchange for Bartolo Colon.
My name is Grady Sizemore.
I have 23 home runs at the (so called) All Star Break. A shiny nickel to anyone who would recognize me in street clothes walking down the street. Nevermind Yankee Stadium.
State Farm is paying for the naming rights to the derby, so it's only fitting that they have a commercial about it.
My take on what they should've done, instead of the lame Cubs commerical:
"You know where who the heck are these guys meets what happened to the legends?"
"I am so there!"
"You know where 1923 meets 2008, and the end of an era?"
"I am there."
"You know where 'who's that illegitimate kid on the field' meets 'certainly not mine?"
"I am beyond there."
"You know where, maybe they should move the fences a couple hundred feet so these guys could actually hit an impressive looking home run meets lets get some roids just for this?"
"I am there."
State Farm is proud to present the 2008 Home Run Derby, live from Yankee Stadium. Just in case we didn't remind you 100,000 times this season, it's the last year in the house that Ruth built and money tore down. (Cue the inspirational music and close ups of the grass).
8:04- Alright, Three Doors Down just finished up, and now the lamest Home Run Derby field man has ever seen, is ready to commence. I'm going to try to blog about it as long as I can.
8:05- I thought Karl Ravech was going to be the announcer for this. Nope, we get Chris 'back,back, back' Berman. (Joy).
8:07- 281 Home runs all time for Houston's Lance Berkman. That leads the entire field. Talk about irony. One of baseball's oldest stadiums is about to become rubble, and the 8 guys participating in this aren't even 30.
8:09- Rick Reiley is part of ESPN's coverage? So that's where the $3 million is going to!
8:11- Peter Gammons is picking Waldo. I mean Grady Sizemore to win this thing.
8:12- Someone explain to me why they need a ceremonial first pitch to start things off? Well, they don't care about my opinion so Reggie Jackson, Mr. Home Run Derby (wink wink), will throw it out.
8:14- Only in sports can they take a Home Run Derby, and give it more pre-game coverage then the NBA Finals got on ABC! Whoever's in charge of this debauchery, why?
8:20- Eight children are paired up with a slugger. Wait a minute, what happened to the… o yeah, Century 21 no longer has any affiliation with the Derby. No random fat people getting houses this year!
8:21- It's over. Dan Uggla, two home runs in his first two hacks. Everybody, you can go home now, and remember, drive home safely.
8:22- To think, Dan Uggla was a rule five draft pick. The Marlins got him for $50,000.
8:24- How do the Marlins lead the Majors in home runs? They have the lowest payroll in baseball.
8:25- Who's in charge of the TV camera? A monkey?
8:26- What is this the three point shoot-out? The home run derby uses gold balls now? It's nice to see it go to charity, but c'mon. Cheesy much?
8:27- Uggla finishes with six.
8:28- Damn you Century 21. They could have had the commercial: Uggla buys ugly houses. O, wait, that wasn't Century 21 who did those. Eh, whatever.
8:30- Sizemore is two for two including an upper decker. "Mickey Mantle territory," says my dad.
8:31- "Could you imagine Sammy Sosa," asks my dad. How about McGwire?
8:32- Big Papi gets randomly interviewed by Erin Andrews. Just admit it ESPN: You have a man crush on the guy.
8:33- "They're making a mockery of this," says my dad. ESPN has the attention span of a wild rabbit.
8:38- In 2005, Bobby Abreu hit 24 home runs in the first round. I want to believe that one of these guys will total that the entire night. And yet, two guys in, I'm not sure if I can.
8:40- Want a good laugh: In 2006 Andrew Jones was in the Home Run Derby.
8:41- See I told you, you'd laugh.
8:42- Look, Evan Longoria is going to be a good player, already is a fantastic talent, but a home run derby contestant? Just not buying it.
8:43- Just like Rick Reilly shouldn't be on TV. Just for Men anybody?
8:43- Longoria is tanking just like the Rays did this week. Two home runs with three outs left.
8:44- Babe Ruth was number three. So is Longoria. When it comes to home runs, that's the only thing the two will EVER have in common. Longoria finishes with three.
8:45- Stick around for the exciting 2008 Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrities Softball game. Or… you can get a life ESPN and cancel the event that is arguably the worst All Star game event in any sport anywhere in the world.
8:46- Chase Utley is taking a lot of pitches. In other news, this derby has about as much excitement as watching the Washington Nationals take batting practice. Uncalled for? Sorry Nats.
8:48- ESPN'S coverage of this has really become deplorable. But what a catch by that little kid in the outfield.
8:50- Still have Utley as the favorite ESPN? He has three home runs with two outs left.
8:51- "I think they have the wrong number" my dad says, in response to Utley 'dialing' in.
8:52- Don't move a muscle sports fans. Through four batters we have a total of 20 home runs. Did I mention Abreu had 24 in one ROUND!
8:56- Alright, we're back. Don't show too much excitement, you may hurt yourself.
8:57- Here's Berkman. In unrelated news, it's 8:57 AM in Beijing.
8:58- Over under on how many guys get to 10. "I'll go out on a limb and say maybe one," says my dad.
8:59- Wow, what a risk taker.
9:01- There are 17,000 State Farms in America and Canada. Coooooooooooooooooool!
9:02- O dear, Berkman has SEVEN. The guy's a machine.
9:03- Berkman finishes with EIGHT. Cue up the lets sound 'desperately excited' sound cue.
9:04- Abreu hit 11 home runs in the FINALS in 2005. The Finals!
9:05- I love sports, but let's not kid ourselves, the ESPY's are lame.
9:07- Three guys left. For love of my sanity, would someone 'clock' ten.
9:08- When I think of the most feared power hitters I immediately think of Justin Morneau. (That was me being sarcastic).
9:09- Ricky Reilly wants a former winners category. Yeah, everyone wants to see Luis Gonzalez.
9:11- Don't take this personally Sox fans, but a frozen Ted Williams would probably win this thing the way these guys are hitting tonight.
9:12- Side note: how do you not put pinstripes on the All Star game batting practice jerseys? At least get something right MLB.
9:13- "They shouldn't even have a home run derby if all they can hit is eight," says my dad. I don't disagree.
9:14- In 2004 no one got 10 in the first round. Miguel Tejada had 15 in the second round though. Maybe there's hope?
9:15- Mock news story: "AP- The Home Run Derby garnered such bad ratings in 2008 that drastic changes have been made for 2009." Replacing State Farm as the sponsor is HGH. It has a nice ring. The 2009 Home Run derby brought to you in HD by HGH. Cut, sell, print.
9:17- Ryan Braun's agent is throwing to him. Next year, I vouch for Scott Boras. Yay.
9:18- The public is not that educated Peter Gammons. They just have no life, and vote in ludicrous numbers.
9:19- I know how to save the Home Run Derby: Gus Johnson. Don't thank me, just pay it forward.
9:26- Josh Hamilton overcame drugs and alcohol. Can he overcome a 71 year old pitcher?
9:27- Go Josh! (No, I'm not biased at all)
9:28- Hamilton just mutilated that ball. Wow!
9:30- Hamilton just hit a ball 504 feet! This guy is rolling.
9:31- Clay Claybon, the 71 year old guy, can pitch.
9:32- Edison Volquez for Josh Hamilton just may be the most even trade in MLB history.
9:33- Hamilton is on fireeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. What a great story folks.
9:34- Hamilton takes a drink of Gatorade in between at-bats, and the crowd is loving it. This guy can do no wrong. Not tonight at least.
9:35- Hamilton is autographing balls in between hacks. This is the Josh Hamilton Derby. Forget the rest.
9:36- (Gushing). Somewhere in Hollywood, Josh Hamilton, is getting written. He's got 14 with just 7 outs!
9:38- No one's having as much fun as Josh. Which is why ESPN is going away from announcing it.
9:39- SEVENTEEN! Josh Hamilton hysteria , as a fan gets tackled by the police?… Anyhow, Josh is bringing the House down!
9:40- EIGHTEEN!!!!!!!!
9:41- TWENTY!!!!!!!!!!!!
9:42- He's five away from re-writing the record books
9:42- OOOOOOoooooooooo my God!
9:43- Yesssssssssssss! TWENTY TWO!!!!!!!!!!!!! Two to go to tie Bobby Abreu!
TWENTY THREEEEEEEEE!
9:44- I have goose bumps right now. No joke. His twenty third was 429.
9:45- HOLY S***! 24! He just tied Bobby! 467 feet! Who cares if he has nothing left in the second round.
THE RECORD! TWENTY FIVE FOR JOSHUA HAMILTON. UN-FREAKING BELIEVABLE. You deserve this Josh.
TWENTY SIX! I've run out of adjectives. Can he get 30????
9:45- He's seen over 40 pitches, and has hit 26 out!
9:46- The batting practice pitcher is taking a breather. This is epic! "Hamilton, Hamilton" chants the crowd.
HAMILTON IS STILL BATTING. THREE AWAY FROM THIRTYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!
9:47- TWENTY EIGHT FOR JOSH HAMILTON. He still has EIGHT outs! The crowd is losing their voice from cheering so much.
9:48- Hamilton has to be getting tired. Two away from THIRTY!
It's over! Josh finishes with 28, smashing Abreu's record. "That took a very boring evening and just made it very interesting," says my dad. Erin Andrews looks awed. "You can't hit that many home runs and walk away," she says.
9:49- I am humbled. "I got chills," said Hamilton. No Josh, we just got chills.
9:50- Claybon Council threw 51 pitches in that round. "We got to go again?" he asks. Hillarious.
12, 458 feet. The total of his 28 home runs.
9:52- The first seven guys hit 43 home runs COMBINED. Hamilton came 15 short of that by himself.
9:53- I need a minute to take in what I just saw.
10:00- Everyone else is irrelevant at this point. We'll resume once Hamilton gets his second crack at things. While we're at it: Abreu finished with 41 home runs over three rounds in 05. Hamilton needs just 14 to break that record. Stick around.
10:10- In the first two rounds, Berkman and Morneau combined to hit 31, three more then Hamilton hit in the first round.
10:11- Two questions left to ask before the Finals: Will Hamilton even need to hit in the second round, considering the next highest guy is 17, and does his 71 year old stud of a pitcher have anything left?
10:15- Who's going to face off against Hamilton in the Finals? Meh, does it really matter?
10:20- Morneau and Hamilton in the Finals. Should be fun.
10:22- Hamilton is up again, he's up to 30 in two rounds. Make it thirty one.
10:23- O by the way, he's got 4 dingers with one out. He's just having fun now, and 9 within Abreu's mark.
10:24- My bad says Hamilton as he nearly kills a camera man.
10:25- Wow, those camera guys are really close to the field. No regard for their safety.
10:26- Onto the Finals. Everybody still here? Good. I'm curious too how much I have left in the tank.
10:30- If Hamilton hits a home run to left he wins some lucky guy a hybrid and a MLB ticket package. Who's going to doubt him at this point.
10:32- No can do. Now it's Morneau's turn. And then the Finals. Will this hopeful guy win that hybrid? It saves gas you know!
10:34- Poor guy. He leaves with a smile and nothing more. But how many average joes can say they got to stand on the field at Yankee Stadium during the All Star festivities.
10:35- Morneau off to a slow start, but he nails one into the upper deck, giving him one with three outs.
10:37- Morneau looks tired. He has three with seven outs.
10:38- The Twins slugger is running out of gas as we inch closer to Josh Hamilton's inevitable crowning moment.
10:39- Will five be enough? Because that's what Justin finished with. "I don't think he got enough," says Joe Morgan.
10:41- Morneau finishes with a grand total of 22 over three rounds. Six shy of Hamilton's first round of fireworks.
10:42- How many outs will it take Hamilton to bash his way to this crown? "Six," says my dad. I'll go with seven.
10:44- Here we go…
10:46- One down, five to go.
10:47- Hamilton looks emotionally spent right now.
10:48- Can Justin Morneau actually win this thing? Hamilton just destroyed number three. Three left.
10:49- This is getting dicey. Four outs left, he needs to hit two.
Milton Bradley comes out and massages Hamilton, who still looks calm and cool as could be.
10:50- Uh o. Two outs left, two to tie Morneau. Wow.
One out left. C'mon Hamilton you can do this.
10:51- Wow. Hamilton just lost. He hits three in the second round as Justin Morneau steals the title. But no one will remember Morneau when people look back on this. This night was all about Hamilton.
10:52- What a great night. Jesus did you hear that? Josh just thanked you. That's high praise Mr. Christ.
10:53- "Thank god for that one round," says my dad. "Otherwise this would have been the biggest bust ever."
Well that wraps up our coverage from my couch and out-dated 50 inch TV. Hope you enjoyed our running diary of the 2008 Home Run Derby.
Goodnight everybody. Anyone who's able to watch the Celebrity Softball game deserves a medal. Or a trip to the mental hospital.
Your choice.
I lead the AL in home runs and play for the atrocious Cleveland Indians. Today on Around the Horn, my name was mispronounced. In 2002 I was part of the package the Indians received in exchange for Bartolo Colon.
My name is Grady Sizemore.
I have 23 home runs at the (so called) All Star Break. A shiny nickel to anyone who would recognize me in street clothes walking down the street. Nevermind Yankee Stadium.
State Farm is paying for the naming rights to the derby, so it's only fitting that they have a commercial about it.
My take on what they should've done, instead of the lame Cubs commerical:
"You know where who the heck are these guys meets what happened to the legends?"
"I am so there!"
"You know where 1923 meets 2008, and the end of an era?"
"I am there."
"You know where 'who's that illegitimate kid on the field' meets 'certainly not mine?"
"I am beyond there."
"You know where, maybe they should move the fences a couple hundred feet so these guys could actually hit an impressive looking home run meets lets get some roids just for this?"
"I am there."
State Farm is proud to present the 2008 Home Run Derby, live from Yankee Stadium. Just in case we didn't remind you 100,000 times this season, it's the last year in the house that Ruth built and money tore down. (Cue the inspirational music and close ups of the grass).
8:04- Alright, Three Doors Down just finished up, and now the lamest Home Run Derby field man has ever seen, is ready to commence. I'm going to try to blog about it as long as I can.
8:05- I thought Karl Ravech was going to be the announcer for this. Nope, we get Chris 'back,back, back' Berman. (Joy).
8:07- 281 Home runs all time for Houston's Lance Berkman. That leads the entire field. Talk about irony. One of baseball's oldest stadiums is about to become rubble, and the 8 guys participating in this aren't even 30.
8:09- Rick Reiley is part of ESPN's coverage? So that's where the $3 million is going to!
8:11- Peter Gammons is picking Waldo. I mean Grady Sizemore to win this thing.
8:12- Someone explain to me why they need a ceremonial first pitch to start things off? Well, they don't care about my opinion so Reggie Jackson, Mr. Home Run Derby (wink wink), will throw it out.
8:14- Only in sports can they take a Home Run Derby, and give it more pre-game coverage then the NBA Finals got on ABC! Whoever's in charge of this debauchery, why?
8:20- Eight children are paired up with a slugger. Wait a minute, what happened to the… o yeah, Century 21 no longer has any affiliation with the Derby. No random fat people getting houses this year!
8:21- It's over. Dan Uggla, two home runs in his first two hacks. Everybody, you can go home now, and remember, drive home safely.
8:22- To think, Dan Uggla was a rule five draft pick. The Marlins got him for $50,000.
8:24- How do the Marlins lead the Majors in home runs? They have the lowest payroll in baseball.
8:25- Who's in charge of the TV camera? A monkey?
8:26- What is this the three point shoot-out? The home run derby uses gold balls now? It's nice to see it go to charity, but c'mon. Cheesy much?
8:27- Uggla finishes with six.
8:28- Damn you Century 21. They could have had the commercial: Uggla buys ugly houses. O, wait, that wasn't Century 21 who did those. Eh, whatever.
8:30- Sizemore is two for two including an upper decker. "Mickey Mantle territory," says my dad.
8:31- "Could you imagine Sammy Sosa," asks my dad. How about McGwire?
8:32- Big Papi gets randomly interviewed by Erin Andrews. Just admit it ESPN: You have a man crush on the guy.
8:33- "They're making a mockery of this," says my dad. ESPN has the attention span of a wild rabbit.
8:38- In 2005, Bobby Abreu hit 24 home runs in the first round. I want to believe that one of these guys will total that the entire night. And yet, two guys in, I'm not sure if I can.
8:40- Want a good laugh: In 2006 Andrew Jones was in the Home Run Derby.
8:41- See I told you, you'd laugh.
8:42- Look, Evan Longoria is going to be a good player, already is a fantastic talent, but a home run derby contestant? Just not buying it.
8:43- Just like Rick Reilly shouldn't be on TV. Just for Men anybody?
8:43- Longoria is tanking just like the Rays did this week. Two home runs with three outs left.
8:44- Babe Ruth was number three. So is Longoria. When it comes to home runs, that's the only thing the two will EVER have in common. Longoria finishes with three.
8:45- Stick around for the exciting 2008 Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrities Softball game. Or… you can get a life ESPN and cancel the event that is arguably the worst All Star game event in any sport anywhere in the world.
8:46- Chase Utley is taking a lot of pitches. In other news, this derby has about as much excitement as watching the Washington Nationals take batting practice. Uncalled for? Sorry Nats.
8:48- ESPN'S coverage of this has really become deplorable. But what a catch by that little kid in the outfield.
8:50- Still have Utley as the favorite ESPN? He has three home runs with two outs left.
8:51- "I think they have the wrong number" my dad says, in response to Utley 'dialing' in.
8:52- Don't move a muscle sports fans. Through four batters we have a total of 20 home runs. Did I mention Abreu had 24 in one ROUND!
8:56- Alright, we're back. Don't show too much excitement, you may hurt yourself.
8:57- Here's Berkman. In unrelated news, it's 8:57 AM in Beijing.
8:58- Over under on how many guys get to 10. "I'll go out on a limb and say maybe one," says my dad.
8:59- Wow, what a risk taker.
9:01- There are 17,000 State Farms in America and Canada. Coooooooooooooooooool!
9:02- O dear, Berkman has SEVEN. The guy's a machine.
9:03- Berkman finishes with EIGHT. Cue up the lets sound 'desperately excited' sound cue.
9:04- Abreu hit 11 home runs in the FINALS in 2005. The Finals!
9:05- I love sports, but let's not kid ourselves, the ESPY's are lame.
9:07- Three guys left. For love of my sanity, would someone 'clock' ten.
9:08- When I think of the most feared power hitters I immediately think of Justin Morneau. (That was me being sarcastic).
9:09- Ricky Reilly wants a former winners category. Yeah, everyone wants to see Luis Gonzalez.
9:11- Don't take this personally Sox fans, but a frozen Ted Williams would probably win this thing the way these guys are hitting tonight.
9:12- Side note: how do you not put pinstripes on the All Star game batting practice jerseys? At least get something right MLB.
9:13- "They shouldn't even have a home run derby if all they can hit is eight," says my dad. I don't disagree.
9:14- In 2004 no one got 10 in the first round. Miguel Tejada had 15 in the second round though. Maybe there's hope?
9:15- Mock news story: "AP- The Home Run Derby garnered such bad ratings in 2008 that drastic changes have been made for 2009." Replacing State Farm as the sponsor is HGH. It has a nice ring. The 2009 Home Run derby brought to you in HD by HGH. Cut, sell, print.
9:17- Ryan Braun's agent is throwing to him. Next year, I vouch for Scott Boras. Yay.
9:18- The public is not that educated Peter Gammons. They just have no life, and vote in ludicrous numbers.
9:19- I know how to save the Home Run Derby: Gus Johnson. Don't thank me, just pay it forward.
9:26- Josh Hamilton overcame drugs and alcohol. Can he overcome a 71 year old pitcher?
9:27- Go Josh! (No, I'm not biased at all)
9:28- Hamilton just mutilated that ball. Wow!
9:30- Hamilton just hit a ball 504 feet! This guy is rolling.
9:31- Clay Claybon, the 71 year old guy, can pitch.
9:32- Edison Volquez for Josh Hamilton just may be the most even trade in MLB history.
9:33- Hamilton is on fireeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. What a great story folks.
9:34- Hamilton takes a drink of Gatorade in between at-bats, and the crowd is loving it. This guy can do no wrong. Not tonight at least.
9:35- Hamilton is autographing balls in between hacks. This is the Josh Hamilton Derby. Forget the rest.
9:36- (Gushing). Somewhere in Hollywood, Josh Hamilton, is getting written. He's got 14 with just 7 outs!
9:38- No one's having as much fun as Josh. Which is why ESPN is going away from announcing it.
9:39- SEVENTEEN! Josh Hamilton hysteria , as a fan gets tackled by the police?… Anyhow, Josh is bringing the House down!
9:40- EIGHTEEN!!!!!!!!
9:41- TWENTY!!!!!!!!!!!!
9:42- He's five away from re-writing the record books
9:42- OOOOOOoooooooooo my God!
9:43- Yesssssssssssss! TWENTY TWO!!!!!!!!!!!!! Two to go to tie Bobby Abreu!
TWENTY THREEEEEEEEE!
9:44- I have goose bumps right now. No joke. His twenty third was 429.
9:45- HOLY S***! 24! He just tied Bobby! 467 feet! Who cares if he has nothing left in the second round.
THE RECORD! TWENTY FIVE FOR JOSHUA HAMILTON. UN-FREAKING BELIEVABLE. You deserve this Josh.
TWENTY SIX! I've run out of adjectives. Can he get 30????
9:45- He's seen over 40 pitches, and has hit 26 out!
9:46- The batting practice pitcher is taking a breather. This is epic! "Hamilton, Hamilton" chants the crowd.
HAMILTON IS STILL BATTING. THREE AWAY FROM THIRTYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!
9:47- TWENTY EIGHT FOR JOSH HAMILTON. He still has EIGHT outs! The crowd is losing their voice from cheering so much.
9:48- Hamilton has to be getting tired. Two away from THIRTY!
It's over! Josh finishes with 28, smashing Abreu's record. "That took a very boring evening and just made it very interesting," says my dad. Erin Andrews looks awed. "You can't hit that many home runs and walk away," she says.
9:49- I am humbled. "I got chills," said Hamilton. No Josh, we just got chills.
9:50- Claybon Council threw 51 pitches in that round. "We got to go again?" he asks. Hillarious.
12, 458 feet. The total of his 28 home runs.
9:52- The first seven guys hit 43 home runs COMBINED. Hamilton came 15 short of that by himself.
9:53- I need a minute to take in what I just saw.
10:00- Everyone else is irrelevant at this point. We'll resume once Hamilton gets his second crack at things. While we're at it: Abreu finished with 41 home runs over three rounds in 05. Hamilton needs just 14 to break that record. Stick around.
10:10- In the first two rounds, Berkman and Morneau combined to hit 31, three more then Hamilton hit in the first round.
10:11- Two questions left to ask before the Finals: Will Hamilton even need to hit in the second round, considering the next highest guy is 17, and does his 71 year old stud of a pitcher have anything left?
10:15- Who's going to face off against Hamilton in the Finals? Meh, does it really matter?
10:20- Morneau and Hamilton in the Finals. Should be fun.
10:22- Hamilton is up again, he's up to 30 in two rounds. Make it thirty one.
10:23- O by the way, he's got 4 dingers with one out. He's just having fun now, and 9 within Abreu's mark.
10:24- My bad says Hamilton as he nearly kills a camera man.
10:25- Wow, those camera guys are really close to the field. No regard for their safety.
10:26- Onto the Finals. Everybody still here? Good. I'm curious too how much I have left in the tank.
10:30- If Hamilton hits a home run to left he wins some lucky guy a hybrid and a MLB ticket package. Who's going to doubt him at this point.
10:32- No can do. Now it's Morneau's turn. And then the Finals. Will this hopeful guy win that hybrid? It saves gas you know!
10:34- Poor guy. He leaves with a smile and nothing more. But how many average joes can say they got to stand on the field at Yankee Stadium during the All Star festivities.
10:35- Morneau off to a slow start, but he nails one into the upper deck, giving him one with three outs.
10:37- Morneau looks tired. He has three with seven outs.
10:38- The Twins slugger is running out of gas as we inch closer to Josh Hamilton's inevitable crowning moment.
10:39- Will five be enough? Because that's what Justin finished with. "I don't think he got enough," says Joe Morgan.
10:41- Morneau finishes with a grand total of 22 over three rounds. Six shy of Hamilton's first round of fireworks.
10:42- How many outs will it take Hamilton to bash his way to this crown? "Six," says my dad. I'll go with seven.
10:44- Here we go…
10:46- One down, five to go.
10:47- Hamilton looks emotionally spent right now.
10:48- Can Justin Morneau actually win this thing? Hamilton just destroyed number three. Three left.
10:49- This is getting dicey. Four outs left, he needs to hit two.
Milton Bradley comes out and massages Hamilton, who still looks calm and cool as could be.
10:50- Uh o. Two outs left, two to tie Morneau. Wow.
One out left. C'mon Hamilton you can do this.
10:51- Wow. Hamilton just lost. He hits three in the second round as Justin Morneau steals the title. But no one will remember Morneau when people look back on this. This night was all about Hamilton.
10:52- What a great night. Jesus did you hear that? Josh just thanked you. That's high praise Mr. Christ.
10:53- "Thank god for that one round," says my dad. "Otherwise this would have been the biggest bust ever."
Well that wraps up our coverage from my couch and out-dated 50 inch TV. Hope you enjoyed our running diary of the 2008 Home Run Derby.
Goodnight everybody. Anyone who's able to watch the Celebrity Softball game deserves a medal. Or a trip to the mental hospital.
Your choice.
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