ValleyCats to Host Media Home Run Derby on August 14

07/23/08 - New York-Penn League (NYPL) • Discuss this story on the New York-Penn League message board... Think you can do better than Josh Hamilton's home run barrage at the 2008 MLB All-Star Game? Join the ValleyCats on Wednesday, August 14 as they take on the Batavia Muckdogs for the All-Star send Off Celebration. The Tri-City ValleyCats will host a Media Home Run Derby prior to the game where members of the media will face off against their friends and foes to determine the greatest slugger of the press box. The winner will receive a New York-Penn League All-Star jersey and will have the opportunity to call the play-by-play of the NYPL Home Run Derby on Tuesday, August 19. Here are the rules: Two representatives from each media outlet are allowed to participate. Representatives will compete before the ValleyCats face the... [read full story]