Growing up, the Home Run Derby was one of my favorite events. I remember watching Josh Hamilton put on a show at the old Yankees Stadium as a child. It was a totally mesmerizing experience. I had never seen anything like and it made me want to go to the batting cages so badly. The Washington Nationals have a young slugger that could excite people the same way Josh Hamilton did all those years ago, his name is James Wood.
Us Nationals fans are used to the jaw dropping homers Wood hits on a regular basis. One of my favorite moments of the season was when Wood hit an insane line drive home run in Miami that left the Marlins announcers totally stunned.