I've never been interested in the HR derby. It's glorified batting practice, and it's painful to hear Chris Berman react to every hr as if it were the Second Coming.

The news in Yankee land is that Reggie Jackson has been indefinitely banished from the team. Jackson, who's been a Yankee consultant for years, had criticized Alex Rodriguez' numbers this season, and questioned the validity of his career statistics in light of his steroid admissions.