Tuesday Morning Thoughts: Justin Morneau, Brett Favre, All-Star Game, Titletown

Josh Hamilton put on one heck of a show last night at the Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium. Hamilton cranked out a record 28 dingers on his way to first-round domination.

Heck, the guy only took four outs on the second round just to make sure he was fresh for the championship.

Don't call it fatigue. I think Hamilton was trying way too hard in the final round. Of course, people are going to forget that Justin Morneau defeated Hamilton in the championship round to win the 2008 Home Run Derby.

Congratulations Justin, on your perseverance to win. Morneau will have the title, but Hamilton will leave the lasting impression as he continues to revive his career.

Brett Favre spoke publicly for the first time since his retirement in March. He admitted to saying that he retired too early and still wants a shot at the game. He said that he felt pressured to retire, despite his emotional press conference.

Why can't this man make up his mind about playing football? I mean, I have no problem with him taking his time to contemplate a decision, but if you say you're going to retire and wait four months to say, "You know what? I wanna play again," don't waste my time.

I'm sick of hearing about him all the time on ESPN and having 20 minutes specials on what he might do. Also, why is he whining about being second on the depth chart to Aaron Rodgers?

Was he expecting the Packers to just give him the job, even though they said that they wanted to move forward with Rodgers as their quarterback?

Let the kid play and see what he can do. Also, when you talk about possible destinations for Favre, who's going to be willing to pay that kind of money for him?

The All-Star Game is tonight. Cliff Lee and Ben Sheets will be starting for the AL and NL, respectively. The AL has been dominant over the last 11 years, with 10 wins and the infamous tie back in 2002. Against the NL in interleague play, the AL has dominated the past five years, with a win-loss total of 702-557.

The teams will be fighting for home-field advantage in the World Series for the sixth consecutive year.

Although the NL seems to be on the rise, the AL continues to have the better hitters and pitchers, year in and year out. I think the AL comes away with another victory because they are the better team, top to bottom. Final Score: AL 7, NL 3. MVP: Milton Bradley (I'm predicting a two-run homer and RBI single)

This weekend, I was watching ESPN's Titletown, and I saw the feature on Chicago, my hometown. The two most obvious teams to talk about are the Bears and the Bulls.

The Bears have won numerous championships, including Super Bowl XX. The team that won that championship is argued by many as the greatest team in NFL history. The Bulls built a dynasty in the 1990s and won six championships with Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.

However, one thing ESPN did that pissed me off was talk so much about the Cubs and so little about the White Sox, who have actually won a title in the last 100 years (make that two).

I guess ESPN has a short memory about how fantastic the 2005 team was, but they kept raving about how the Cubs are so famous for their stadium, day games, and seventh-inning stretch, but what has that brought them? Absolutely nothing, and ESPN could not stop raving about them.

They have a chance to win this year, but it's still a long way to October.