Arods 3000th hit

[cjclong]

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ARod is not popular with a lot of people so I doubt that ball will go that high if auctioned. And whatever it brings, the guy will have to pay tax on it. Sort of ironic, before he caught the ball he was tweeting about how much he hated ARod. Now he may have a ball from a guy he hates that won't bring that much money if he tries to sell it. So outside of the publicity of catching it he may not get much. I understand ARod had no interest in paying for the home run ball that put him past Mays. I can understand why a player would want the ball from his first major league hit, but after you have played 15 or 20 years is the ball you hit for a home run or your 3,000th hit really that meaningful. After all you have the accomplishment, the record in the major league stats and the memory. Why do you need the ball. In some ways I think it means more to the fan who witnessed the accomplishment. Also, why does the player want the ball and not the bat that he used to hit it. You see tons of bats that got big hits in the Hall of Fame. If I were Jeter or ARod I would rather keep the bat I used to get a hit as memento than the ball.

[metsbats]

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Knowing the guy personally he is a great guy and I believe if i were in his spot I would do the same thing I asked him this year what he would do if he had caught Jeters 3000 Hit and he had no idea

http://nypost.com/2015/06/20/notorious-ball-hawking-fan-has-own-plan-for-a-rods-3000th-hit/

He certainly knows what to do. I certainly agree with his statement regarding us normal civilians. I agree with his decision to keep the ball too.

[johnsontravis@ymail.com]

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I wouldn't underestimate the worth of the ball. It could still be worth a hefty penny. I heard $50k was a safe estimate and his 500th homer went for $105k. Honestly even with the baggage I see the ball going for at least $75k and possibly higher on a good day.

[bgold]

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Let's see, Arod has his 3000th hit/hr bat, jersey, cleats, batting gloves, batting helmet, elbow armor, wrist bands, and whatever else he was wearing at the time. He doesn't have the ball? Wa wa for him..

[danesei@yahoo.com]

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I wouldn't underestimate the worth of the ball. It could still be worth a hefty penny. I heard $50k was a safe estimate and his 500th homer went for $105k. Honestly even with the baggage I see the ball going for at least $75k and possibly higher on a good day.

500th was pre-one year suspension, though.

[BirdsOnBat]

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I'm most impressed by the fact that he has the world record on Arkanoid.

[dnrapp]

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The guy who got ARods ball better hope the ball isn't valued at 100K. Remember what happened to the guys who got Bonds record breaker. The IRS got involved and wanted to tax them on the value of the ball.

[Swoboda4]

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Its amazing he chose that spot. If this was politics, the cable shows would be discussing conspiracy.

[happyyoungster]

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Its amazing he chose that spot. If this was politics, the cable shows would be discussing conspiracy.

It was intelligent, actually. Zack used the highest probability for success. It's what all good ballhawks do. Put yourself in the most probable position to succeed. Then, let the players do the rest.

[helf35]

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Looks like they found some common ground. I wonder what the perks are?

[helf35]

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http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/alex-rodriguez-will-receive-his-3-000th-hit-ball-from-zack-hample-164901812.html

[johnsontravis@ymail.com]

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Guy is really starting to get old. At the start of this mess he insulted A-Rod and didn't like him. Now he thinks they are BFFs. Too bad A-Rod could care less about him and probably thinks he is a loser. Reminds of that one kid in school who thought he was hot stuff and really everyone thought he was a douche bag.

[Sioux4Ever]

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Guy is really starting to get old. At the start of this mess he insulted A-Rod and didn't like him. Now he thinks they are BFFs. Too bad A-Rod could care less about him and probably thinks he is a loser. Reminds of that one kid in school who thought he was hot stuff and really everyone thought he was a douche bag.

This kid really is one though......I've had some run ins with him at Target Field. He actually pushed my brother down like 5 rows of stairs to get a ball during BP. Needless to say, my little bro wasn't the 1st or last person he had pushed to get a BP ball and what's worse is we had to leave the game to take my brother to the hospital to test him for a concussion.

[johnsontravis@ymail.com]

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This kid really is one though......I've had some run ins with him at Target Field. He actually pushed my brother down like 5 rows of stairs to get a ball during BP. Needless to say, my little bro wasn't the 1st or last person he had pushed to get a BP ball and what's worse is we had to leave the game to take my brother to the hospital to test him for a concussion.

No doubt he pushes kids. He may not do it intentionally, but he is crazy. He runs around like a starving animal going after food. Have watched him bump into many people, lean in front of them, and nudge them over just for a ball.

Then he goes around touting how he gave away half his balls to kids. That's great...too bad they could have gotten it themselves if you would stop screaming and running around like a race horse. Would have meant way more to personally get it themselves.

I don't know I feel running around BP competing with kids for a meaningless ball is kind of sad. But hey whatever floats their boat. Do what you please I guess.

[danesei@yahoo.com]

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I'm glad that the Yankees will be donating money to a baseball-related organization, and according to the website, the donation will provide 21 (give or take) leagues with equipment. I guess the Yankees are okay with this, since they need to try to build up some good will with ARod after refusing to pay his marketing agreement payments.

I wonder if the Yankees will deduct the entire donation, under the argument that the standard value of milestone items returned to players... is some sort of memorabilia grab bag.

At least it's been resolved.