Dozier believes park factors matter.
“I would tell Buck, have fun with it,” Dozier said. “Give the fans a show and hit it to the shortest part of the field — down left field!”
Perhaps a blend of these strategies will help Buxton win the championship of one of baseball’s biggest spectacles.
Joe Mauer competed in the 2009 Home Run Derby, failing to advance past the first round. But this item is about basketball. Namely, Cretin-Derham Hall’s 2001 backcourt that consisted of Mauer, Sean Sweeney and Steve Sir. All three have been busy lately.
Sir, coach and director of player development for Mongolia, was just awarded the Friendship Medal by that nation’s president after leading the women’s team to a silver medal in the FIBA 3×3 World Cup last month. The run included a victory over the United States.
