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Tue, Jul 13th 2010, 09:17
Hanley finishes 2nd in derby
Hanley Ramirez’s strategy entering Monday night’s State Farm Home Run Derby was a simple one.
“I’m just going to try as hard as I can,” the Marlins shortstop said. “I’m not going to try to get too tired and watch what [Miguel] Cabrera is going to do.”
The strategy worked. At least it did for two glorious rounds of hard-hitting action.
Ramirez, who finished runner-up in the Home Run Derby to Boston’s David Ortiz, hit nine home runs in the first round, including two home runs with the gold balls worth $17,000 each for the Boys & Girls Club. He hit a home run on his first swing, and at one point, Ramirez launched four homers in a row into the stands. In the second round, he hit three home runs in a row with two outs and finished with a total of 21 after two rounds.
Florida’s All-Star shortstop finished with a total of 26 home runs. Ortiz hit 31 total.
“The most important thing tonight is that we were all rooting for each other,” Ramirez said. “Nobody was rooting for himself. We had fun.”
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