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Rangers' Josh Hamilton wins hearts, loses HR derby to Twins' Justin Morneau
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With the lights shining down, and the focus on the man at the plate, just about everyone in Yankee Stadium was standing and cheering, waiting for the next bomb to fly off the bat of the night's darling. (article 1)
So Hamilton had Council flown in for the derby, although his name was misspelled on his jersey as " Counsil Newsday reported. (article 6)
Just then, a visitor arrived to give Hamilton a random drug test, one of 10 the outfielder takes each month. (article 6)
With a dazzling display of power Monday night, the Texas Rangers slugger hit a record 28 homers in the first round of the All-Star Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium before he was beaten by Minnesota's Justin Morneau in the finals. (article 2)
Over the next 20 minutes , Hamilton, a center fielder for the Texas Rangers, hit 13 home runs in a row, totaling a record 28 in the first round alone. (article 5)
Back from eight trips to rehab for drug and alcohol addiction that derailed his career, Hamilton broke Bobby Abreu's mark for one round. (article 4)
Fast forward to Monday, when the Texas Rangers slugger was in a New York hotel ballroom, surrounded by the best players in the American League. (article 8)
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Hamilton, derby, round, Morneau, Abreu |
Source articles
- Monday night in All-Star Game Home Run Derby, Hamilton super, man (boston.com, 07/16/2008, 671 words)
- Rangers' Josh Hamilton wins hearts, loses HR derby to Twins' Justin Morneau (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 07/15/2008, 543 words)
- Rangers' Josh Hamilton hits record 28 HRs in Derby first round (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 07/14/2008, 729 words)
- Hamilton hits record 28 HRs, loses Home Run Derby (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 07/15/2008, 832 words)
- ABC News: Hamilton's Home Run Comeback Dazzles Crowd (ABCNews, 07/15/2008, 394 words)
- Josh Hamilton puts familiar face on the mound (L.A. Times, 07/16/2008, 374 words)
- On unreal night, Hamilton swats away his demons... (suntimes.com, 07/15/2008, 1238 words)
- 28 newcomers in MLB all-star game (cbc.ca, 07/14/2008, 658 words)
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