Hamilton lost?

So he hits 28 home runs in the first round, takes the second round off, hits three in the final round and loses to Justin Morneau?

Well that sucks.

It looks like Hamilton got a little tired and so did his pitcher, Clay Counsil, but what can you say, the man is 71 years old.

Congrats to Morneau and congrats to Hamilton. His story reached out to millions of people tonight and he has a new fan in me.

I also want to add in that 10 Home Runs were hit while the Gold Ball was in play, earning $170,000 for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

We'll be back here tomorrow for the All-Star Game with a Live Blog possibly and some more posts.

Did Rick Reilly just say that?

I might have just been hearing things, but I am pretty sure Rick Reilly just told everyone who was watching that he's surprised there are no blacks at the Home Run Derby.

Rick Reilly: "I question the selection ... no disrespect, but we got eight white guys here. This is like a Kiwanis club meeting. Five of the last eight last champions have been Hispanic and we don't have a Hispanic player out here. Five of the top 25 home run hitters active, and none of them are here -- no Griffey, no Howard, no Tejada, no Abreu, no Pujols, no Manny. So I was very surprised ..."

Now what if it was the other way around?

Well, he was not very good tonight. Stick to print, dude, because trying to be funny on TV may actually hurt you more than trying to be funny in the back of a magazine.

Here's the video:

Home Run Derby Field Set

Aside from ESPN and Chris Berman making the Home Run Derby ridiculously hard to watch (back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back [getting annoying?], back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back), one of my favorite events is the Home Run Derby (Monday, 8 PM EST, ESPN). The field was set today, here are the competitors:

Justin Morneau, Minnesota Twins (14 home runs)
Grady Sizemore, Cleveland Indians (23)
Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay Rays (16)
Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers (21)
Chase Utley, Philadelphia Phillies (25)
Dan Uggla, Florida Marlins (23)
Lance Berkman, Houston Astros (22)
Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers (23)

I would love to see Sizemore win (favorite player). All of these guys have a legitimate shot to win this, but I will go ahead and say Berkman will win this.

Twins' Morneau one of eight Home Run Derby competitors [ESPN]
Home Run Derby Discussion [FYI Sports Fans - Forum]