SI.com is reporting that Barry Bonds will not participate in the home run derby.
“Nope,” Bonds said Thursday when asked about the Derby. “Especially when you’re 42. It’s not that you don’t want to, it’s that you just can’t anymore. You can’t. It’s too long. Too much waiting. Too much sitting around. You can’t do that.”
The article also reports Bonds will throw a party on Monday night along with hip-hop artist Jay Z.
Not that I’m one bit surprised by Bonds’ decision, but how the hell could his 42 year old ass be tired after participating in the home run derby – in his own park by the way – but not after throwing a freaking hip-hop party with Jay Z? Once again, not that this is a surprise and he can do whatever he wants to do, but come on Barry, if you can bust a move with Jay Z, you can swing a bat a couple times in front of your fans (your only fans) for a couple of hours.
