It's Derby Night in Downtown Buffalo

July 9, 2012 - 5:55 PM

The field is getting set for the Triple-A Home Run Derby and, in particular, things are a go on the left-field screen (left-click for a bigger view). Check out all the ad targets that correspond to prizes that will be won by a fan if a home run goes careening into the net at that spot.

The celebrities and Triple-A sluggers have been in the stadium tunnel late this afternoon practicing their swings, with the celebrities adorned in white home Bisons uniforms. The Triple-A sluggers will feature current Bisons star Valentino Pascucci and 2010 star Mike Hessman.

A crowd of more than 16,000 is expected and we'll have live updates in the 7 p.m. hour when the Derby kicks into gear on a new thread here at Inside Pitch.

---Mike Harrington
(www.twitter.com/bnharrington)

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Mike Harrington

Mike Harrington, a Canisius College graduate who began his career as a News reporter in 1987, has covered the Buffalo Bisons since 1992 and Major League Baseball since 1995. A member of the Baseball Writers Association of America, Harrington has reported on 15 World Series -- including every pitch of the Fall Classic this century -- and all three of the Bisons' championship runs in their modern era. He is a connoisseur of the famous Stadium Mustard at Cleveland's Progressive Field.

@BNHarrington | mharrington@buffnews.com

Amy Moritz

Amy Moritz, a native of Lockport, has covered the Bisons for The Buffalo News since 2002. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism/mass communication from St. Bonaventure University and a master’s degree in humanities from the University at Buffalo. An endurance athlete, she has completed several triathlons, half marathons and marathons.

@TBN_Moritz | amoritz@buffnews.com

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