Arod hits number 600

[cjclong]

I don't know about rewarding the guy for not committing a criminal offense. Taking the ball would have been theft and depending on what the value of the ball was found to be could be a felony in most states. And remember, this was one of the most watched home runs ever. The guy would almost certainly have turned up on video tape. The chances of stealing the ball were not going to be great once it got in the monument area. Should he have given him something else? Did the guy really want anything else? The worker said he more of a Jeter fan.

[legaleagle92481]

As a followup the NY press reports that the guard who caught the ball was given a $10,000 bonus by his employer.