| 13 July 2010
Baseball fans sat through a less than stellar 2010 Home Run Derby, where some of the sport's supposed top sluggers failed to even come near two 'hit it here' signs hanging in the outfield stands. Had one of the derby participants connected with a 'hit it here' sign, $1 million would have been donated to Stand Up For Cancer.
"I really wished I could have hit one of those signs," said the Yankees Nick Swisher. "A donation like that would have been nice, but hitting home runs isn't that easy, much less a target. Sure, its basically batting practice and we are some of the best home run hitters on the planet, but still. Jeter couldn't do it either, so get off my back."
"It's not like we're pro-cancer," Swisher continued. "Well, everyone except David Ortiz."
The eight derby participants were, however, able to hit enough home runs to generate a $573,000 donation to be split among eight local Boys and Girls Clubs.
"Thousands of kids will be impacted by this donation," said a Boys and Girls Club representative, "provided they don't die of cancer first."
Around the Web:
HR Derby dials up for Boys and Girls Club (MLB.com)
Papi WINS Home Run Derby (Fenway West)
Big Papi Wins Forgettable Home Run Derby After Corey Hart Fizzles (The Big Lead)
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