Seriously, next year...the year after, five years after that, will anyone remember that Justin Morneau won the Home Run Derby? After the hitting display that Josh Hamilton put on, he only lost because he was so tired from lapping the field twice.It was a special night. It wasn't even the ammount of home runs that Hamilton hit that was impressive, it was how each Home Run seemed to go farther than the one before it. It was the way that Yankee Stadium seemed to embrace Hamilton (who apparently had a drug problem) as one of theirs by chanting his name, almost willing him to hit 30 in the first round.
Funny thing about Justin Morneau though (by the way, did he ever say the right things after the event), he won the MVP two seasons ago and I bet casual baseball fans still don't know who he is.
Two more notes about last night's derby: 1. Rick Riley is god awful. If ESPN keeps using him during these events--I'm going to get fat Elvis on my television and fire a couple of rounds into the screen. As good as his writing has been in years past, I hope ESPN kept the receipt. But he wasn't nearly as bad as...
2. Joe Morgan. I used to wonder why people seemed so down on the guy. But apparently I wasn't listening close enough. The man was openly rooting against Morneau (not rooting for Hamilton--against Morneau) in the final round.
As for tonights game? I have a good feeling about the National League. Stay tuned.
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