We’re always curious and usually amused to see what other sports programming on other channels runs up against huge events like the Super Bowl, World Series, etc. You can usually count on some random billiards tournament from six months ago popping up on the ESPN family of networks whenever they know they have no chance. (ESPN and the deuce are showing a WNBA game, volleyball and the 2008 World Series of Poker, combined, tomorrow night). But it’s even funnier to see what happens on channels ostensibly feeding from the same trough — like, say, Fox and Fox Sports Net.

On Fox tomorrow night: MLB All-Star Game.

On FSN, running counter: Three consecutive years (2006-08) of one hour specials on the Hooters pageant.

You can almost hear the program director sighing and saying, “[Redacted] it. I know its’ not a sport. But we have nothing else. Let’s pander to the football fans who believe beer commercials and see if we can pull a few numbers without stealing from the mothership.”

But that’s just a guess.

Enjoy the HR derby tonight. We’ll likely partake of it down at unofficial RB headquarters. If Joe Mauer is able to win this thing one year after not hitting a homer until June and one night after meeting The Captain, we can’t help but think how much the legend will grow.

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