one prediction for Friday's game - no one will be charging the mound while the starting pitcher is out there doing his thing :) congratulations, Tommy Hunter! (aka, first player drafted in 2007 to make...at the end of July, like they were last year!) ...I think I'm pretty much ready for the trade deadline to be over. 3:00 tomorrow afternoon (or this afternoon, being really picky) cannot come fast enough

I've talked about Joe Posnanski before. There are multiple reasons I started reading his blog. The Banny Logs, Joe's awareness of sabermetrics. But the more I read, the more I'm impressed. I love how he...only a few occasions in our life, if that. Certainly not every day. Not a perpetual wedding day. (And all that was stated *much* better by Posnanski. So skip this blog post and just click the link.

The Final Season at the hallowed grounds of Yankee Stadium. The venue which saw Babe Ruth introduce the game into the casual fan's life during the Roaring Twenties. The Stadium, as it is called by its...in and of itself. Nonetheless, the well-spoken Hamilton wouldn't give that a second thought, he's perfectly satisfied with what he's done to get to this point, and where he's going from here

[001-028] - J.D. Drew [029-051] - Jon Papelbon [052-063] - Kevin Youkilis [064-078] - Manny Ramirez [079-081] - Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz [082-083] - Dave Magadan and Jason Varitek [084-101... Created with angelamaria 's Icon Table Generator @ Bauble friends only banner: David Wright of the Mets and Hanley Ramirez of the Marlins

[001-024] - David Ortiz [025-028] - Dustin Pedroia [029-061] - Grady Sizemore [062-101] - Josh Hamilton [102-118] - Justin Morneau 001 002 003 004 ...'s Icon Table Generator @ Bauble Friends Only Banners: Jeter and Pedroia Francona and Rodriguez Francona and Rodriguez Baby Ortiz (2007 Home Run Derby) Morneau and Hamilton

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'I'm proof that hope is never lost' By Josh Hamilton (as told to Tim Keown) ESPN The Magazine Updated: July 5, 2008 To let you know how far I've come, let me tell you where I've been..." He said it like he'd just come up with the answer to a test. "That's exactly right," I said. You see, I may not know how I got here from there, but every day I get a better understanding of why.

HR Derby 2008 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NY! This is the first set, so I didn't get to include everyone. There will be a second set, which I will post tomorrow! :) Teasers: 001... Comment, credit gimmesmiles  or intheclutch  and please NO hotlinking. THANK YOU! :D

I know I don't really hit for power now, and that I might grow into a tiny bit of power when I'm a little older... ...but I really wish I could be Josh Hamilton right now. That was kind of awesome.

I don't know if anyone who reads this watches baseball, but tonight I'm listening to the home run derby. this is an event that is held the night before the Allstar game. There's a guy named Josh Hamilton...in the first round of the derby by hitting twenty eight homers in the first round. I am just amazed. All of the Allstars have congregated in the field...I could just cry...this is just amazing. Wow