Marking the halfway point to the Major League Baseball 2008 season, the MLB All-Star festivities’ popular home run derby contest kicks off today at 2PM Hawaii Standard Time on ESPN. Sponsored by State Farm, the battle of the (long) bombers, like the All-Star Game itself, takes place at historic Yankee Stadium, the last time ever before the new Yankee Stadium becomes the home of the New York Yankees. The 8 participants (four from each league) this year are:
National League
- Lance Berkman, Houston Astros – 1B
- Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers – LF
- Dan Uggla, Florida Marlins – 2B
- Chase Utley, Philadelphia Phillies – 2B
American League
- Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers – CF
- Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay Rays – 3B
- Justin Morneau, Minnesota Twins – 1B
- Grady Sizemore, Cleveland Indians – CF
Talk to me!
Who you rootin’ for? Even though he’s not one of the biggest players of the bunch, as a Phillies fan, I gotta go with my boy Chase Utley. My other picks are Lance Berkman (experience) and Josh Hamilton (bruddah is huge!). Tune in to see why Baseball is one of the most exciting sports on earth. 😛
All-Star Game 2008
Today: State Farm Home Run Derby @ 2PM on Digital Channel 0222 (ESPN) or HD ESPN 1222.
Tomorrow: 79th MLB All-Star Game @ 2PM on Digital Channel 0003 (KHON) or HD KHON 1003.
In other news, Vai Sikahema knocked out Jose Canseco in the first round of their celebrity boxing match on Saturday (as first mentioned in a previous post).
World Wide Ed 