Josh Hamilton - 28 home runs in the derby

[masterofpuppets]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=gmLj08KJsc8
http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200807143136482

The guy's a recovered heroin addict and he's launching 28 bombs in the home run derby. Incredible. He was bouncing them off the signs in far away center! His longest one was 518, and he had 3 over 500.

When Yankee fans are cheering for an AL player who plays in Texas, you know it's something special.

 

[lyse242]

too bad Texas wont make the playoffs this year, next year could be a playoff year for them though, with them having a few all stars this year they aren't far off from a playoff spot

 

[masterofpuppets]

This ain't about the team, this is about the man. I mean, this was legendary. This was up there with Mantle knocking one out of that very stadium with a bad arm.

Put it this way. I'm an Astros fan for 22 years, most of my childhood revolves around the dome in some way, and I just dropped $120 buying a Hamilton jersey.

 

[eachdraidh]

He just revived baseball for me. No Joke.

 

[!Woodstock!]

Looking at you sig each, I think you should be able to punch 50 home-run-scouts. You could punch them across the bridge in Warpath.

Oh, Hamilton was EPIC.

 

[Cicatriz]

Too bad he didn't win the whole thing

But it was truly epic

 

[Booster37]

Yeah, I cut the TV on when he had about 5 HR's and I was like wow...

Too bad he didn't win.

 

[bLackout {RD}]

Haha, I watched it, too! His pitcher gave it all up!

 

[=(eG)=? Asmith -TR-]

Josh Hamilton is beast! He hit 28 home runs at the Derby in Yankee Stadium! He set a record in total home runs in the 1st round previuosly by Bobby Abrue (24).To come back from all of that addiction and be hitting like that is TREMENDOUS!