Got a nice piece of history last night....

[kylehess10]

Yesterday Smoltz got his 3,000th strikeout and I was in attendance. I was able to aquire the final ball Smoltz pitched for the night, which was his 3,006th strikeout. Anybody have an idea of what it might be worth? I'm not good with values when it comes to baseballs.

[aeneas01]

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great website kyle!i i especially like the video of you snagging the foul ball, you're a natural. btw, where does a young guy your age get the $$$ to put together such a nice collection - heck, i don't think i ever had more than $40 in my pocket when i was your age! again, great website and collection!

[bubbrubb25]

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great website kyle!i i especially like the video of you snagging the foul ball, you're a natural. btw, where does a young guy your age get the $$$ to put together such a nice collection - heck, i don't think i ever had more than $40 in my pocket when i was your age! again, great website and collection!

I'm 15 I get my money for my collection from birthday christmas easter yardwork and some other small jobs I will be getting my first job when I turn 16 in a month.

PS kyle I love the WBC jersey you have

[tigerdale]

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wow!!! very impressive......as nice stuff & as organized as I've seen!!!

[platinum1]

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Wow cool piece. Why dont you get Smoltz to sign it with the inscription.

[tigerdale]

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I guess I should have added in my post, I got a little piece of history last night too.....magglio ordonez got his 1000th RBI (& 250th Home run). I just got his authenticated hat he wore during the game (I had to buy this though), cool piece though.

[hblakewolf]

Re: Got a nice piece of history last night....

Yesterday Smoltz got his 3,000th strikeout and I was in attendance. I was able to aquire the final ball Smoltz pitched for the night, which was his 3,006th strikeout. Anybody have an idea of what it might be worth? I'm not good with values when it comes to baseballs.

Kyle-
Quite often, balls from a significant event in a players’ career are accompanied with some type of LOA from the player himself, a team employee or agent. It not only assists in establishing authenticity, but also proves extremely important in the event you decide to sell it.

In this case, do you have any type of LOA or validation to definitively prove it’s from Smoltz’s 3006 K?

Howard Wolf
hblakewolf@patmedia.net

[platinum1]

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Kyle-
Quite often, balls from a significant event in a players’ career are accompanied with some type of LOA from the player himself, a team employee or agent. It not only assists in establishing authenticity, but also proves extremely important in the event you decide to sell it.

In this case, do you have any type of LOA or validation to definitively prove it’s from Smoltz’s 3006 K?

Howard Wolf
hblakewolf@patmedia.net

WOW Why can you ever just keep quite. The guy is not selling it to you are anyone else here. It seems like he got an amazing piece but like always you come in here with your big mouth. Kyle I hope you do have proof so he can just shut up that's the only way he goes to another thread and tries to find something else wrong with a piece.

[kylehess10]

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Kyle-
Quite often, balls from a significant event in a players’ career are accompanied with some type of LOA from the player himself, a team employee or agent. It not only assists in establishing authenticity, but also proves extremely important in the event you decide to sell it.

In this case, do you have any type of LOA or validation to definitively prove it’s from Smoltz’s 3006 K?

Howard Wolf
hblakewolf@patmedia.net

Thanks everyone!!

Howard-

Well all I have is my ticket to the game, about 300 pictures from the game, and I got the ball from Brian McCann immediately after the strikeout so maybe from game footage (MLB.tv) you could see him throwing the ball to me.

[sylbry]

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WOW Why can you ever just keep quite. The guy is not selling it to you are anyone else here. It seems like he got an amazing piece but like always you come in here with your big mouth. Kyle I hope you do have proof so he can just shut up that's the only way he goes to another thread and tries to find something else wrong with a piece.

You need to pull your head out.

Kyle's question is what is the ball worth. Howard asked a very legit question asking if Kyle has proof, something that will determine the value of the ball.

[Vintagedeputy]

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You need to pull your head out.

Kyle's question is what is the ball worth. Howard asked a very legit question asking if Kyle has proof, something that will determine the value of the ball.

+1 on that! Why is it that people who are here for a month are always starting trash talk? Howard asked a legit question that will add to determining the value of the ball.

[sylbry]

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Hey Kyle,

BTW - The Twins Pro Shop was selling Frank Thomas 500 HR game used balls for $150 last year.

[hblakewolf]

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+1 on that! Why is it that people who are here for a month are always starting trash talk? Howard asked a legit question that will add to determining the value of the ball.

Take it with a grain of salt. This is the same member who can't even understand what a basic "photo match" is (http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_forum/showthread.php?p=78580#post78580), let alone possibly try to comprehend what we're discussing on this thread.

Kyle asked for a value on this rare ball, and with some type supporting documentation, a value can be derived.

Howard Wolf
hblakewolf@patmedia.net

[joelsabi]

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kyle,

nice acquisition. you never seize to amaze me what a great collection you have at your young age. its not only a game used ball like they sell on mlb.com for milestone games but an actual strikeout ball. wouldnt be surprised if the camera man filmed you receiving the ball.

you ask a good question. how much is another ball worth from a milestone game of a future hall of famer.

i agree on getting it autographed. arod signed balls from his 500 HR game went for 3-4K each time sold.

[kellsox]

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One thing to remember, more and more teams are selling game used balls with MLB authentication, making it easier to establish a value and also easier to resell. This ball has nothing on it that establishes that it is from that game/play. I would think that it would have greater sentimental value than $ value.
A side story similar to this is a friend of mine caught a milestone HR from david Ortiz. He asked me what I thought it would get on the open market. In my opinion, it lost most of its monitary value when it left the park w/o being authenticated or confirmed that it was indeed the ball that Ortiz hit.
Kelly
kelsport@hotmail.com