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Article: BACK-BACK-BACK-BACK, GONE! AS ESPN'S BERMAN SEES IT, MCGWIRE AND COORS FIELD AS GOOD AS IT GETS.(Special Pullouts)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- July 6, 1998
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Byline: Dusty Saunders Rocky Mountain News Broadcasting Critic
For Chris Berman, it'll be two hours of ``b-a-a-a-c-k, b-a-a-a-c-k, b-a-a-a-c-k, b-a-a-a-c-k.''
The popular sportscaster knows he'll be using his familiar home run call a lot tonight when the ESPN airs the Home Run Derby, live at 6 o'clock from Coors Field.
``I'm like a big kid about this event,'' said Berman from his car phone Friday, en route to cover the Yankees-Orioles game in New York.
``Mark McGwire swinging in Coors Field. It doesn't get much better for home run excitement. How far will it go in the thin air? Get out the tape measure!''
Berman and ESPN have ...