MLB announced the other day that david ortiz and prince fielder are the "captains" of the HR derby, and they can ask whoever they'd like to compete. i like the fact that baseball is trying something new in order to add interest to the event. which brings me to two points:

first, papi should without a doubt ask manny to come back and do it. i know that realistically there is no way it will happen, 0% chance. but it would be amazing; must see television. tons of people would watch just hoping to see him fail. steriod jokes/speculation would be all the rage. how would his interactions with the other players go? and what if he did well? i can think of a million reasons why it would be GREAT entertainment, which is something nobody can deny manny always brought to the table.
and second, the reason papi is a "captain" this year is because he won the thing last year. which i had totally forgotten ever happened. i honestly don't remember if i even watched it. so that brings me back to my first point. i'm pretty sure if manny was in the derby this year i would both watch and remember.