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Jul 13th 2009

The Home Run Derby: It’s All-American Juiced-Up Fun

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The annual MLB All-Star festivities get underway Monday with that beloved summertime favorite, the Home Run Derby.  Eight juiced-up combatants, four from each league, will compete to see who can hit the most juiced-up balls over the Busch Stadium fence, and in the process ruin their swings for the rest of the season. Oh, you don’t believe that bit about ruining the swings?  You think it’s an Old Wives’ Tale?  Tell that to Bobby Abreu, who tore it up like few before him at the Derby a few years ago, and still hasn’t gotten his stroke back. Experiences like Abreu’s [...]