Posted by Joe O Link: MLB.com
on 9/1/2008, 2:00 am
Message modified by board administrator 9/2/2008, 12:38 am
The 2008 Charity Challenge Home Run Derby begins today with the top 25 MLB home run leaders as of 8-22-08 going to bat for the participates whose $20 entry fee helped raise an additional $500 for the fundraising efforts of the Inaugural Daily Local/Sunoco Charity Challenge Championship for the American Cancer Society.
If the player the contestants selected from a sealed envelope hits the most home runs in the month of September, then that person will win a pair of Phillies playoff tickets and a seat from Veterans Stadium, courtesy of BC Sports.
In the event the Phillies don't reach postseason play, the winner would receive $100 cash in lieu of the playoff tickets.
Plus everyone who entered the contest received a $10 gift card to BC Sports, the leader in sports memorabilia, with stores in the tri-state area, including Havertown.
To follow the Home Run Derby and the top 25 home run leaders on MLB.com, please click the link below.
Tiebreaker(s) for the Home Run Derby are as follows.
1. RBIs in the month of September.
2. Slugging % in the month of September.
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Here are the contestants and their players in the order they were selected.
1. Jack Redding (A.M. Heating & AC) --- Player: Dan Uggla – Florida Marlins
2. Mark Thompson (J.D. McGillicuddy's) --- Player: Lance Berkman – Houston Astros
3. Chris Helms (J.D. McGillicuddy's) --- Player: Mike Jacobs – Florida Marlins
4. Bob Quinn (J.D. McGillicuddy's) --- Player: Hanley Ramirez – Florida Marlins
5. Mike Iller (Shockers) --- Player: Grady Sizemore – Cleveland Indians
6. Rob DiGregorio (Drexel House Deli) --- Player: Jason Giambi - New York Yankees
7. Kevin Morrison (Moe's Grille I) --- Player: Prince Fielder – Milwaukee Brewers
8. Jim Eckels (Prospect Park Methodist) --- Player: Ryan Howard – Philadelphia Phillies
9. Jim Broadbelt (Prospect Park Methodist) --- Player: Jermaine Dye – Chicago White Sox
10. Bob Horne (Prospect Park Methodist) --- Player: Pat Burrell – Philadelphia Phillies
11. Chris Stilwell (Eagles Den Sports Bar) --- Player: Adrian Gonzalez – San Diego Padres
12. Jeff Park (Prospect Park Methodist) --- Player: Ryan Braun – Milwaukee Brewers
13. Mark Kirby (Upland A.C.) --- Player: Albert Pujols – St. Louis Cardinals
14. Jim Eckels (Prospect Park Methodist) --- Player: Carlos Delgado – New York Mets
15. Chris Esposito (Ryan's Pub) --- Player: Jim Thome – Chicago White Sox
16. Larry Kilcullen (Ryan's Pub) --- Player: Adam Dunn – Arizona Diamondbacks
17. Larry Kilcullen (Ryan's Pub) --- Player: Alex Rodriguez – New York Yankees
18. Julianne Finley (Ocean Ridge, Florida) --- Player: Carlos Pena – Tamps Bay Rays
19. Joe Finley (Ocean Ridge, Florida) --- Player: Josh Hamilton – Texas Rangers
20. Cathy Finley (Ocean Ridge, Florida) --- Player: Chase Utley – Philadelphia Phillies
21. Mark Kirby (Upland A.C.) --- Player: Aubrey Huff – Baltimore Orioles
22. D.J. Lauro (Eagles Den Sports Bar) --- Player: Carlos Quentin – Chicago White Sox
23. D.J. Lauro (Eagles Den Sports Bar) --- Player: David Wright – New York Mets
24. D.J. Lauro (Eagles Den Sports Bar) --- Player: Ryan Ludwick – St. Louis Cardinals
25. D.J. Lauro (Eagles Den Sports Bar) --- Player: Miguel Cabrera – Detroit Tigers
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