Derby display made Hamilton into a superstar

Courtesy SI.com  Mon, 07/13/2009 - 15:55

ST. LOUIS -- Monday night's home run derby is being billed as the Albert Pujols Show, but even Pujols himself knows that no matter what he does, no matter how many home runs he hits and how many lights he knocks out on the Big Mac sign, this year's derby is destined to be quickly forgotten like every other derby.

Except, of course, one, or more specifically, one man's one round.


 

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