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Article: Bonds to skip Home Run Derby
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- July 9, 2003
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Bonds to skip Home Run Derby
Associated Press
Wednesday, July 9, 2003
San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds will skip the Home Run Derby
before the All-Star Game next week in Chicago.
When asked why he won't participate, Bonds told a group of
reporters, "Because I'm a grown man and I don't have to do it."
"Did Michael Jordan play in the slamfest every year?" Bonds said.
"Nobody asked him why. I'm 30-something years old. They didn't even
ask me. Go ahead and get mad at me. Say what you want, but no."
Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa, not picked for the all-star game, also
will skip the derby.
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