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Article: Barry Bonds whiffs on the Home Run Derby.

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July 5, 2007
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Byline: Ann Killion

What if the Giants threw a home run party and Barry Bonds didn't come?

That's exactly what they will be doing Monday. Bonds confirmed Thursday that he will not participate in the Home Run Derby, in what he calls his hometown. So good luck to you folks attempting to sell tickets to the event for upward of $1,000 (one brave soul even wants $3,942 each). The soon-to-be home run king will not be there.

"Nope," he said before Thursday's game in Cincinnati. "Especially when you're 42. You can't do that."

Will Bonds be resting his tired legs? No. He'll be hosting a party a few blocks away with hip-hop artist Jay-Z _ and ...

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