Live-Bloggin the Home Run Derby

We're getting started a little late, but we've got the derby on the Tivo.

Will's prediction: Berkman & Hamilton in the final.
Charlie's prediction: Utley & Hamilton.

5:00 - 3 Doors Down performances are the reason Tivo was invented. -c
5:05 - The 3 Doors Down singer looks like a 13-year old boy with his little mohawk. -w
5:14 - We've had a Rudy Giuliani sighting. I guess he's not sleeping on the subway. -w
5:24 - Uggla's making me look bad. - c
5:27 - Not a bad start. Uggla showed that a righty can hit some bombs. - c
5:31 - Grady Sizemore hits the first upper-decker. Of the eight competitors, there's two second basemen and a leadoff hitter. That's got to be a first. - c
5:32 - To go with this whole "This One Counts" thing, we were thinking that the league that wins the All-Star Game should also get the Home Run Derby winner on their team. - c
5:41 - Evan Longoria's a great hitter, but how many guys had to turn this down for him to get in there. There's a few All-Stars with more homers. Carlos Quentin? Milton Bradley? - c
5:45 - Longoria rebounded from a slow start to hit three. He probably spared himself any "Eva" jokes. - c
5:49 - Utley needs to pick it up. - c
5:52 - Utley hits five. That might not be enough. - c
5:58 - Berkman's batting lefty. The buzz earlier today was that he was going to be hitting right-handed so as not to mess up his swing. Now, he could be the favorite. - c
6:03 - Looks like my first pick is making it to the second round. Glad Berkman decided to go lefty. He really had a nice finish there at the end. -w
6:09 - Rick Reilly inserts race into the Home Run Derby, noting that this year there are eight white guys. - c
6:21 - Braun was headed for Mike Piazza territory with 0 homers and six outs, but then he stepped up and hit seven. Let's hope Hamilton gets in and then we will have a real solid second round lineup. -w
6:28 - Hamilton just hit one off the back wall in right field. Not quite the light tower, but not bad.
6:35 - Should we just call it for Hamilton now?
7:14 - "It's a bad night to be an atheist" - I'm not sure Rick Reilly will be invited back next year.
7:23 - Hamilton's just showing off now. Somebody had a "Where's Barry?*" sign.
7:51 - Well, that was a little anticlimactic. Hamilton probably shouldn't have taken those swings in the second round. Regardless, this Home Run Derby won't be remembered for Justin Morneau.
7:57 - The State Farm guy called Justin Morneau "Jason."