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lakeerie92
07-09-2011, 01:04 PM
I cant wait to hear the story from the guy who caught it.

slam
07-09-2011, 01:30 PM
Do you think the guy will give him the ball back, without costing an arm and a leg

cubbs1232
07-09-2011, 01:37 PM
before it was hit i believe they said it would be worth around 250k if a fan caught it. thats one lucky dude!

escaperoyals
07-09-2011, 02:27 PM
YES just interviewed the guy who caught it. He gave it to the Yankees for nothing. In exchange they gave him bats, hats, jerseys, Suite tickets for a couple of games and club passes for the rest of the year. I think he was 23 and was at the game with his Dad and his girlfriend. Seemed like a great kid. He is supposed to meet Jeter after the game.
He said that Derek deserved the ball. He said Derek hit the homer and he should have the ball.

OaklandAsFan
07-09-2011, 02:35 PM
its about time someone didn't act like a total aQ%hole when they caught a HR ball.

I still think about the jerk who caught Matt Carson's HR baseball in Oakland a few years ago and wouldn't give it back for anything less than $10k.

d2ray13
07-09-2011, 03:25 PM
too cool-im stuck in a hotel room in miami, so didn't get a chance to watch it, but what a stand up guy!

adda boy jeet!

d2ray13
07-09-2011, 03:26 PM
not to mention another win for the yanks AND a 5-5 day for el capitan!!

danny_0_6
07-09-2011, 03:42 PM
I was there at the game. It was the greatest time I ever had at the stadium besides the 2009 world series game 6. I can't believe he hit a homer for number 3k. Congrats Derek Jeter

camarokids
07-09-2011, 04:09 PM
I had a thought the other day that Jeter would hit a HR for #3000. Maybe I should be the next Nostradamus.

asr1084
07-09-2011, 04:19 PM
A stand up guy for sure! Hopefully the bats, caps, and jerseys they are giving him are game used....... That will be a memory he will get to share forever!

allstarsplus
07-09-2011, 04:20 PM
Ball given back to Jeter. Yankees reward the kid with Suite seats for the rest of the seaon and post season.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2011/07/09/2011-07-09_derek_jeters_3000_hit_ball_nabbed_by_luckiest_f an_highland_mills_resident_christ.html

asr1084
07-09-2011, 04:21 PM
A stand up guy for sure! Hopefully the bats, caps, and jerseys they are giving him are game used....... That will be a memory he will get to share forever!

Congrats to DJ2.....but relieved to see that the right SS will be starting for the AL in the all star game now....

OaklandAsFan
07-09-2011, 04:23 PM
Hitting a HR was definately cool but I literally had my money on a double with a 1-1 count (put money down in Vegas before the season on those two things)

Danny899
07-12-2011, 02:57 PM
There was an article in the NY times saying the guy that caught the ball will have to pay $14,000 in taxes to the IRS due to the jerseys, bats, balls and tickets he received from the team.

BULBUS
07-12-2011, 04:07 PM
There was an article in the NY times saying the guy that caught the ball will have to pay $14,000 in taxes to the IRS due to the jerseys, bats, balls and tickets he received from the team.

If this guy does get stuck with a 14k tax bill, then Jeter and/or the Yankees better step up and fork over the money.

I'm a big fan of Jeter and he seems to do everything right. However, this kid gave up a big pay day to give Jeter back the ball. Tickets and signed memorabilia are nice, but I think Jeter should have stepped it up! The kid is a recent college grad working at Verizon selling phones till he finds a job in his field. It would have been nice if Jeter paid off his student loans (assuming he has them, most of us do) and maybe a car (nothing crazy, a Ford Focus) or something?? This wouldn't put a dent in Jeters wallet.

I would have sold the ball :D

ferro39
07-13-2011, 05:08 PM
agree 10000000%.

jeter and/or the yankees need to step up to the plate for this kid now. he did a good thing. let him enjoy his swag without having him pay the taxes on them

otherwise, the next time a milestone baseball goes into the crowd, you can bet that he or she do sell it

kudu
07-13-2011, 05:42 PM
Modells and Miller High Life are offering to pay the taxes:

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Companies-offer-to-pay-taxes-Martinez-owes-for-J?urn=mlb-wp12669

Also, looks like Modells and Steiner are gonna pay @$50k for his student loans:

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Atgnq1u3L8wXCm6d1zY17xw5nYcB?slug=ap-jeter-fan-baseballcard

Won't he have to pay taxes on those gifts, as well???:confused: