yesterday i went to the homerun derby and i tell ya, it was the best $100 i ever spent.  it was electrifying.  lance berkman was superman.  he batted right handed(he hits better left) and still crushed the ball farther than any other player.  unfortunately in the end thats what cost him b/c he got tired and couldnt hit them out anymore by the final round.  well the allstar game was fun too.  i went with a friend and we sat 4 rows from top behind home plate.  we had fun listening to other people make fools of themselves and watching 2 guys go at it.  one of them was drunk and wouldnt shut up so a guy next to him told him to shut up and they started fighting so the cops came and arrested the drunk guy.  we gave the other guy a standing O.  then we sang the texas anthem during the 7th inning stretch and it was the loudest i have ever heard it sung at minute maid.  it was great.  then in the middle of the 9th they played Gowin' On Me from The Darkness.  my friend and i went wild singing along to it.  we were the only ones that knew the words to it so i'm sure we looked pretty weird sitting there singing about genital werts but oh well.  who cares anyways.  it was the allstar game.  roger clemens didnt have the best game but his defense behind him wasnt great either.  the american league won 9-4 and now has home field advantage in the world series.  all in all, i had a fantastic experience this weekend and look forward to continuing the fun on my cruise which starts tom.  we're leaving tom morning at 6(in about 5 hours) and wont be back for another week so i better get some sleep.  ttyl.  bye