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SkyBall is the New Home Run Derby

The Sky Ball is supposed to bounce up to 75 feet off the ground, thanks to being filled with helium and pressurized air, so obviously you can hit it a mile too.

After the Sky Ball sold like hot cakes by itself, and naturally people were hitting it with all kinds of bats, Maui Toys stepped up to the plate with a Sky Ball and Bat set that is sold with the promise of hitting up to 300 feet.

Darren Rovell, CNBC's sports business reporter, named it "Sports Toy of the Year" because he can't hit a Wiffle ball but the Skyball makes him "feel good about [himself]."

Rovell also reported that Maui Toys is launching a Sky Ball set with a bam-bam fat bat for toddlers, a lock for his 2011 Sports Toy of the Year.

Skyball even got a little blurb in the July 26 issue of ESPN magazine (Aaron Rodgers cover, page 36). Paul Kix reported, "Kids aren't he only ones who want in on the action. The Yankees are mulling a session of Skyball before an upcoming game"

Where to Get Skyballs and Sky Ball & Bat sets

VAT19.com: SkyBalls in five colors
Amazon: Sky Ball and Bat set -  Sky Balls 2-pack -  Sky Ball JUMBO 2x size
Toys R Us: Skyball Jumbo