game used baseballs....your favorite

[tigerdale]

Just thought I'd ask....I like collecting game used baseballs...preferably MLB authenticated ones....what is everyones that collects them their favorite ONE they have....thats hard for me, I probably have a dozen or so I'd never part w/...but being a tigers fan , having a world series ball from 2006 is probably my favorite...game 2 (their lone win)...9th inning, jones hit wilson w/ a pitch....that may be my favorite.

[AWA85]

Well, since I have one game used MLB baseball it would have to be that one. It is from the first season at new Busch so even though I am not a Cardinals fan it is a pretty cool ball with their commemorative logo on it. To top it off it was fouled off by Adam Dunn. For the Cardinals fans though, this was the game that Pujols hit 3 home runs and the Cards game back to win the game I believe when Stormy Weathers gave up the third bomb.

[godwulf]

I've only collected a few, so far. Aside from a couple of foul balls, I have a ball used in the Diamondbacks' 500th win, a ball used in the team's 1,000th game, and one used in the first game the Nationals played here.

The one I really, really want, though, is the ball Randy Johnson used to drill Barry Bonds in the ribs on September 10, 2004, but I don't suppose anybody saved that one.

This may actually be a little on the morbid side, but I also wouldn't mind having the ball that Randy accidentally killed the dove with in Spring Training a few years ago (have you seen that video?)...at least somebody on another board called it morbid a while back. (Maybe because I mentioned that I wouldn't mind having the dove's body mounted atop the ball?)

[frikativ54]

I've only collected a few, so far. Aside from a couple of foul balls, I have a ball used in the Diamondbacks' 500th win, a ball used in the team's 1,000th game, and one used in the first game the Nationals played here.

The one I really, really want, though, is the ball Randy Johnson used to drill Barry Bonds in the ribs on September 10, 2004, but I don't suppose anybody saved that one.

This may actually be a little on the morbid side, but I also wouldn't mind having the ball that Randy accidentally killed the dove with in Spring Training a few years ago (have you seen that video?)...at least somebody on another board called it morbid a while back. (Maybe because I mentioned that I wouldn't mind having the dove's body mounted atop the ball?)

I would love to have that Johnson ball he used to drill Bonds in the ribs myself! He deserved it.

But that dove is just tragic. If I owned that ball, I'd chop it up into smitherines and dispose of it with the Saturday evening trash.

[bubbrubb25]

Billy Wagner save ball from 2006 phillies vs mets Chris Woodward made the game ending out and ran into the dugout and on his way in tossed me the ball. Also my Chase Utley foul ball. There the ones that mean the most to me.

[dcgreg25]

My favorite would have to be either my vlad homerun ball or the doc gooden team signed no-hitter baseball. I am not a Yankees fan but always liked gooden and it was a pretty cool moment.

[suave1477]

This is a hard choice for me.

But I have 3 top favorites I will list each one from my best to 3rd, 2 of which I recently got.

As crazy as it may seem being a Yankees fan and living in New York I havent ever had the chance to go to an actual Yankees game till 2006.

I went to Game 2 of the opening day series and Sheffield hit a walk off home run to win the game.
1) I was able to get a Game Used baseball from that Yankees game and had Sheffield sign it.
2) Home Run Derby Game used Gold Baseball hit by Alex Rios (his final out of the 1st round)
3) Home Run Derby Game Used Baseball hit by Albert Pujols (His first out 2nd round)


If anyone knows of Alex Rios or Albert Pujols doing a signing in or near the east coast area please let me know

[Fnazxc0114]

i think the ball johnson used to hit the bird would be a cool one to have because it is pretty rare. the bird had it coming at some point in his life. why not go out as being famous. im surprised johnson didnt eat it.

[island_style]

Not MLB authenticated, but my favorite game used ball is the one that I "caught" during an Orioles-Dodgers interleague game at Chavez Ravine. A friend of mine left me tickets for the game just to the left of home plate on the field level. Top of the ninth, Eric Gagne is in the midst of his record consecutive saves streak and an Oriole fouls one off to the section on my left. While watching a lot of people go diving over the seats for the ball, it rolled towards my shoes and I picked it up.

It wasn't a screaming line drive like the one that Kyle snagged, but it sure was a great feeling to get a game used baseball.

Kind Regards,

Ron.

Rsamiano@aol.com

[tigerdale]

My favorite would have to be either my vlad homerun ball or the doc gooden team signed no-hitter baseball. I am not a Yankees fan but always liked gooden and it was a pretty cool moment.

wow....what vlad homerun ball is it??