By Drew Olson Special to OnMilwaukee.com Published Jul 14, 2008 at 4:15 PM

Millions of TV viewers will watch Brewers slugger Ryan Braun and others compete in the All-Star Home Run Derby tonight at Yankee Stadium.

Though it can be ponderous and boring, it usually draws some of the bigger ratings of the year for ESPN.

In order to get you in the mood for this event, here is a quick look at the show that inspired it all, with Milwaukee Braves slugger Hank Aaron facing off against Duke Snider.

Drew Olson Special to OnMilwaukee.com

Host of “The Drew Olson Show,” which airs 1-3 p.m. weekdays on The Big 902. Sidekick on “The Mike Heller Show,” airing weekdays on The Big 920 and a statewide network including stations in Madison, Appleton and Wausau. Co-author of Bill Schroeder’s “If These Walls Could Talk: Milwaukee Brewers” on Triumph Books. Co-host of “Big 12 Sports Saturday,” which airs Saturdays during football season on WISN-12. Former senior editor at OnMilwaukee.com. Former reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.