Fan who caught A-ROD's 3000th isn't giving it back - You gotta see this!1
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The guy who caught A-ROD's 3000th hit (it was a Home Run in case you haven't heard by now) isn't giving it back. Apparently he's caught over 8,000 (not a type-o) balls, including Trout's first career HR. He's not a fan of A-ROD's P.E.D. use and says, "I don't like you and I have something you want and you can't have it."
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Catching the actual 3000th hit ball is quite a thing.
I have an autographed GU ball from Brett's 3000th hit game - but that's far different than the actual "hit" ball! Wow.
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<< <i>Sell it to the highest bidder~Arod can afford it. He'd be crazy to not cash in, imo. >>
I agree Tim. I think this guy knows that he can get a LOT of $$$ for this ball.
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<< <i>No way in hell this clown's caught 8,000 balls. >>
This does seem crazy - must include batting practice but still. He's written a book about it, or a few books on the skill of doing it.
<< <i>Interesting that a classy guy caught Jeter's 3000th hit ball, and gave it back to a class guy (Jeter).
Arod, who thinks more of himself than the team, had his ball caught by a guy who is thinking of himself, and not Arod. >>
That sounds about right.
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<< <i>No way in hell this clown's caught 8,000 balls. >>
If you put yourself in the right place during BP at 80 home games a year, and were willing to fight with kids chasing the same balls, I guess it's possible.
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<< <i>This giving the ball back to the player who got the milestone hit is for the birds. This is America baby, learn the rules. >>
Agreed 1,000%!!!
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<< <i>This giving the ball back to the player who got the milestone hit is for the birds. This is America baby, learn the rules. >>
Agreed 1,000%!!! >>
Me too! And I also like the Wilt comparison. No way he caught 800 balls, never mind 8,000.
<< <i>This giving the ball back to the player who got the milestone hit is for the birds. This is America baby, learn the rules. >>
The Jeter 3,000 ball guy has gotta wake up at night and wonder what the heck he was thinking.
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<< <i>This giving the ball back to the player who got the milestone hit is for the birds. This is America baby, learn the rules. >>
Agreed 1,000%!!! >>
Me too! And I also like the Wilt comparison. No way he caught 800 balls, never mind 8,000. >>
He has been doing it for 25 years I think. He gives some away but others say he is aggressive too so truth is in middle I bet. He gave back Mike Trout his first homer. On his blog, people are saying he should get a lifetime pass for giving it up which would be cool to have
True but if these quotes are accurate, this guy doesn't sound like he would have given Trout the ball back either because none of us knew who Mike Trout was going to be after that first HR. To be honest, I kinda like that he is keeping the ball or is going to make some money off of it. AROD is SUPER rich, if he wants it, he can buy it back. Sounds fair. Just cause he hit the ball doesn't make it his. If I feel like a lot of fans get *caught up* in the moment and feel obligated to give it back. This guy however knew even before he got ARODs ball that he would rather make money than to give it back if he was put into that situation which happened. I dont think its anything personal with AROD honestly. He is just making it seem that but if it was Jeters, he would probably do the same thing. Heck, I probably would too considering how much Jeter charges a regular hard working joe for an auto, I say this is fair game.
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I wouldn't doubt that he's gotten 8000ish balls. Over the past 4-5 years I usually go to one game a year by myself, so I bring my glove and get there early to watch BP. Every time I've walked out with one ball and I'm certainly not a guy that is trying to make a career out of it. It's pretty easy. Still have never got a foul ball or a homerun though.
As far as auctioning it off goes, I'd put my money on Todd MacFarlane being the one who has this ball at the end of the day.
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One more thing. Jeter is not the nicest guy in person based on my numerous personal experiences around him over the years. I must say that he is very media wise and knows how to act when the camera is on. IMO, his 'class' reputation is due to careful planning and scripting through the media over the years. Still, he was a really good player, so I give him that. No doubt a first ballot HOF'er.
Regarding Alex Rodriguez. I would feel no obligation to give this filthy rich guy a ball that could financially benefit my family and others in my community. I don't need a signed jersey, bat, or ball from Alex that might be worth a few hundred dollars at best. Chump change junk to a multi-millionaire. I would tell Alex Rodriguez the number to start negotiations is $100,000 and we could go from there. If he wouldn't want to engage in negotiations, I would send the ball to someone like REA and let him try to win it there.
Let's be honest. ARod doesn't care about anything but trying to get the ball as cheap as he can, and once he obtains it, he doesn't care what happens to you or your family. He is already set. You have to look out for your own. That's just good business sense.
However, I do like the fact that he feels no responsibility to give it to Sterod.......I mean, Arod.
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<< <i>I honestly don't get the whole 'Jeter is class' thing because of the herpes situation(more info is online). I personally don't find it classy to go from woman to woman knowing you have this issue, then give these gals signed baseballs as a 'parting ways' present, while they have to remain silent by basically signing an agreement to never talk about you or what they experienced with you.
One more thing. Jeter is not the nicest guy in person based on my numerous personal experiences around him over the years. I must say that he is very media wise and knows how to act when the camera is on. IMO, his 'class' reputation is due to careful planning and scripting through the media over the years. Still, he was a really good player, so I give him that. No doubt a first ballot HOF'er.
Regarding Alex Rodriguez. I would feel no obligation to give this filthy rich guy a ball that could financially benefit my family and others in my community. I don't need a signed jersey, bat, or ball from Alex that might be worth a few hundred dollars at best. Chump change junk to a multi-millionaire. I would tell Alex Rodriguez the number to start negotiations is $100,000 and we could go from there. If he wouldn't want to engage in negotiations, I would send the ball to someone like REA and let him try to win it there.
Let's be honest. ARod doesn't care about anything but trying to get the ball as cheap as he can, and once he obtains it, he doesn't care what happens to you or your family. He is already set. You have to look out for your own. That's just good business sense. >>
Interesting info. I just did a Google search and Jessica Alba was on the list of beauties that Jeter got. Ouch.
<< <i>If A-Rod had offered the guy $75,000 or something like that, he'd have the ball right now. >>
I'd hold out for at least a quarter mil. IMO it's possible, while not likely, that Arod becomes the home run champ. If he does I feel the significance of this ball would be even greater.
What does he have a separate house he keeps all these in?
I want to see a pic of that!
<< <i>8,000 baseball?
What does he have a separate house he keeps all these in?
I want to see a pic of that! >>
I think he has barrels of them plus he hasn't kept them all
ARod is getting the ball after all. Yanks making $150k charity donation and the guy is getting a bunch of stuff and Yankee perks.
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<< <i>It's great that, at least, a good chunk of change is going to charity. >>
What we just seen happen here is how wealthy famous people use wits and the media to build good PR while getting what they want in the end.
Arod and the Yankees basically worked a deal so Alex could get the ball back without being out very little in the end, and the Yankees and Rodriguez both enjoy having the tax write offs, while gaining positive media attention. A win win for them.
IMO, the only person who lost here is the guy who had the ball that got caught up in the bright lights of fame. He let the ball go for essentially nothing compared to what he could have got for it at auction where ARod and Company would more than likely have bid to win at whatever cost, since this one is a pretty special personal milestone ball for Rodriguez.
<< <i>IMO, the only person who lost here is the guy who had the ball that got caught up in the bright lights of fame. He let the ball go for essentially nothing compared to what he could have got for it at auction where ARod and Company would more than likely have bid to win at whatever cost, since this one is a pretty special personal milestone ball for Rodriguez. >>
I guess it really depends on what "tickets and other perks from the Yankees" means.
Doug
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<< <i>IMO, the only person who lost here is the guy who had the ball that got caught up in the bright lights of fame. He let the ball go for essentially nothing compared to what he could have got for it at auction where ARod and Company would more than likely have bid to win at whatever cost, since this one is a pretty special personal milestone ball for Rodriguez. >>
I guess it really depends on what "tickets and other perks from the Yankees" means. >>
Who in their right mind would want overvalued game tickets at Yankees Stadium, or signed stuff from a PED guy that you can buy online for hundreds of dollars, over maybe $100,000 or more the ball would have brought at auction? And you know ARod and Company would have bid to win it if he thought that was the only way he would ever be able to get that very personal milestone ball back.
I can always get a great view of every Yankees game from the comfort of my home for a couple hundred bucks a year. I can buy a signed Alex Rodriguez ball, jersey, and bat for about a grand combined. And no matter how we spin it, they will always be viewed as taboo items to most baseball collectors due to his being busted as a PED cheat and liar. It's not like they are going to increase in value.
As a business man, I would have went for the hard physical money and used it for much wiser investments. To each their own I guess.
Doug
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The "perks" could be season tickets over multiple years. For the fan who caught the ball, it's obviously all about going to the game, not sitting on his couch to watch it. A prime seating location is worth a lot to him and his passion catching baseballs.
On top of the perks, he gets to leave a small legacy. It sounds like the charity is the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and the $150K will go towards buying a lot of sports equipment so kids can be active, interact with others, learn sportsmanship, and have fun. It's tough to put a pricetag on that, and it's unlikely the guy would've netted $150K for the ball at auction. Win, win, win (fan, ARod/Yanks, kids).
<< <i>I see what you're sayin, Sultan, but sometimes it's about the bigger picture.
The "perks" could be season tickets over multiple years. For the fan who caught the ball, it's obviously all about going to the game, not sitting on his couch to watch it. A prime seating location is worth a lot to him and his passion catching baseballs.
On top of the perks, he gets to leave a small legacy. It sounds like the charity is the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and the $150K will go towards buying a lot of sports equipment so kids can be active, interact with others, learn sportsmanship, and have fun. It's tough to put a pricetag on that, and it's unlikely the guy would've netted $150K for the ball at auction. Win, win, win (fan, ARod/Yanks, kids). >>
I understand what you are saying, but they always sell it to us as 'it's for the kids'. The fact is, most of the big non-profit organizations have a litany of abuses and are often personal piggy banks for the ones running them. By the time everyone running the operations gets a cut of the funds, I doubt the kids get much good from the money. If someone thinks I am being negative, I am not intending to be. Look up the Bronx Gloria Wise Boys and Girls Club scandal. Even our Senators have ask the Boys and Girls Clubs Of America to justify the spending that the highers up waste each year on executive compensation, lobbying, perks, travel, and other items. Heck, the last time I looked, the head of the organization earned close to one million dollars per year. Insane!
You are lucky if you get one lotto ticket like this in life. I really think the guy could who caught the ball could have cashed in to better his family and others in his community. I know if I had caught the ball, it would have went to auction if Alex didn't want to negotiate a fair price with me for the ball. I would have let him try to chase it down that way. And you know he would have due to the very personal nature this ball is milestone wise for him. I would have taken half of the funds and invested them to better my family's future, and used the other half to help take care of the elderly and less fortunate in my local community. I know I have found that route much more efficient than giving to big non-profit organizations that skim so much off of the top that very little actually gets down to the ones that really need it.
Ok, I better get off of here because the family is starting to show up for our get-together. I wish everyone a safe and happy 4th!
prices are on the rise.