Samardzija Bloody Baseball

[nevrdiez34]

I saw this story this morning and thought it was interesting, and figured others might enjoy:

http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story...d-stained-ball

Here's the auction listing:

http://reds.auction.mlb.com/cgi-bin/...&aunbr=8275464

[brianborsch]

Why is the auction ended early?

[marino13]

Why is the auction ended early?

I was wondering the same thing.

[brianborsch]

My guess is someone won it or bought at a Reds game or directly from the Reds as the starting bid is $1.00 but the ending bid is $130.01 or something like that. Even though there are no online bidders, the winner must have bid in person? Not sure..

[frikativ54]

My guess is someone won it or bought at a Reds game or directly from the Reds as the starting bid is $1.00 but the ending bid is $130.01 or something like that. Even though there are no online bidders, the winner must have bid in person? Not sure..

Or they are withholding the bidders' IDs for privacy reasons. IDK.

[Wrigley2010]

I found this disappointing. I would have loved the opportunity to make a run at this ball. Not to mention it sold for far less than what I think it would have at auction.

[jbsportstuff]

It's a possibility that the Reds HOF wanted the baseball for future display. This frequently happens but in this case it maybe a case of bad timing.

[nevrdiez34]

I found this disappointing. I would have loved the opportunity to make a run at this ball. Not to mention it sold for far less than what I think it would have at auction.

+1

[dplettn]

The ball was taken down to accommodate a request from the player's association in regards to Samardzija.

[frikativ54]

The ball was taken down to accommodate a request from the player's association in regards to Samardzija.

Please explain.