OT Home Run Derby

[corey dean]

Originally Posted by 71buc

Hank Aaron wins the competition and Mantle gets the cover of the DVD?

It isn't a round robin type tournament where one person is named the eventual winner. Instead, each week, the leading HR leader, (or one of the HR leaders) from each league compete head to head to win $2,000....the loser gets $1,000. The winner each week comes back to following week. Maybe a comparable comparison are current game shows. Like Jeopardy for instance, you keep playing until you lose. Aaron does go on a six week run tho. Volume 2 has Aaron on the cover. Volume 3 has Mays.

It's neat to see them up close and listen to them talk and see some of their mannerisms. Killebrew is a big boy, looks like he's been tossing pigs and cows around on a farm somewhere. Aaron looks real tiny, I guess you see most athletes today and just expect that they are all and have been huge and Aaron is just this tiny guy.