Article: CAN HOME RUN DERBY MESS UP A SWING?(SPORTS)(MIKE LUCAS)(Column)

Byline: Mike Lucas

It seems like a prince of a idea; Milwaukee's wide-body slugger, Prince Fielder, representing the Brewers and the National League in Monday night's Home Run Derby at San Francisco's AT&T Park.

McCovey Cove would appear to be well within the reach of the left-handed swinging Fielder, 23, a regional phenom who can gain some additional national recognition from his willing participation in the made-for-TV homer exhibition. After Thursday's 6-3 loss at Pittsburgh, Fielder has 27 homers and 68 RBIs.

What can it hurt?

Last summer, another precocious lefty and first sacker, Philadelphia's Ryan Howard, used the All-Star ...

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