At Pinkerton Academy in Derry last weekend, the mercy rule was announced over the loud speaker at half time. I hadn’t every heard of it before, but it exists.

Have you selected your favorite slugger to win the home run derby (actually called the 2009 State Farm Home Run Derby) during the Gatorade All Star Workout Break? Oh, how the advertising dollars rule.

As if a shot or two of steroids didn’t work for certain New York Yankees players, to boost their homerun tally, AccuWeather.com says the dimensions of the new Yankee Stadium, not wind factors, are responsible for a surge in homeruns hit by the Yankees, according to an AP report in the Concord Monitor.

My son would be thrilled to drill a baseball out of the park for a home run, but should a pro athlete like Boston Red Sox’ David Ortiz keep his job by only hitting one?