Tonight, the Home Run Derby is coming our way. For the second year in a row, miraculously, there is a Twin involved. Joe Mauer is swinging for the AL. Justin Morneau won it all last year, despite Josh Hamilton’s huge first round. This year, Mauer is surrounded by fellow ALers Carlos Pena of the Rays, Nelson Cruz of the Rangers and Brandon Inge of the Tigers. Wow. I’m mostly surprised they are all even in the game. Mauer and Inge are having anomolous seasons as it stands with their home run totals. Inge has 21, only his second time reaching 20 homers. He is 32. Mauer has his career high already with 15. For his part, Pena is leading the leading the league in home runs, and Cruz (unbelievably, the second Nelson Cruz in the history of the league) is definitely in his breakout season, getting a chance to play every day for the first time.
The point is, the AL isn’t exactly blowing my mind with their skill players. For their part, the National League is bringing Albert Pujols, Ryan Howard, Prince Fielder and Adrian Gonzalez. Congratulations on the Home Run Derby, National League!
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