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Hank Aaron competed on "Home Run Derby." |
| By Drew Olson Senior Editor E-mail author | Author bio More articles by Drew Olson |
| Published July 14, 2008 at 4:15 p.m. |
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Millions of TV viewers will watch Brewers slugger Ryan Braun and others compete in the All-Star Home Run Derby tonight at Yankee Stadium.
Though it can be ponderous and boring, it usually draws some of the bigger ratings of the year for ESPN.
In order to get you in the mood for this event, here is a quick look at the show that inspired it all, with Milwaukee Braves slugger Hank Aaron facing off against Duke Snider.
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| viewfromnyave | In the late 80's, ESPN would rerun this series. They came on right when I was ... |
| arks00 | awesome. Those rules are pretty lengthy. |
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