"Disgruntled collector to sell Bonds memorabilia"

[indyred]

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Anyone bid in the auctions? Any surprises.....

[stkmtimo]

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yiks! It is Jeff. We need to have an online intervention for Jeff to stop him from bidding on Barry's gu stuff!! After all you been thru you just have to go cold turkey.

David,
How did you know it was Jeff? I can't believe he's buying more Barry stuff. Must have OCD!

Tim

[metsbats]

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http://cgi.ebay.com/1991-92-BARRY-BO...QQcmdZViewItem

I guess he not that disguntled.

-David

yiks! It is Jeff. We need to have an online intervention for Jeff to stop him from bidding on Barry's gu stuff!! After all you been thru you just have to go cold turkey.

[metsbats]

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That is you Jeff? My advanced apologies if not.

[metsbats]

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http://cgi.ebay.com/1991-92-BARRY-BONDS-Game-Used-Bat-Pirates_W0QQitemZ220020579556QQihZ012QQcategoryZ60596QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I guess he not that disguntled.

-David

[staindsox]

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Putting speculation of what his stuff will sell for aside and all joking aside, it doesn't say much for Bonds. He just lost his biggest fan and doesn't think twice about it. Our heroes rarely turn out to be what we would like them to be, but I think this is really sad. It's not like getting turned down for an autograph or even hearing he was pulled over for a DUI or something, this is really major. Whether you're dropping 30K on a jersey or you're the kid spending $5 on cards at a small time mall show, it's fun having heroes and it's too bad Jeff was disappointed in such a big way.

Chris

[mr.miracle]

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I only have one word to say:::
jealousy....

Don't worry Jeff, we got your back. Everyone has their thing. If you are or were that big of a fan of Barry's then so be it. Like I said in a previous post, if I could have done it, I certainly would have followed the Orioles around during Cal Jr. tenure with the team. In fact there are many times I could kick myself for not attending more games over the years.

[webb17]

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I only have one word to say:::
jealousy....

[stkmtimo]

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My question remains: How the heck did he get invited to Brandon Webb's wedding? I understand meeting a player at a card show, TriStar show, etc. and getting their autograph but how does this guy, as a collector, become so close to his collecting subjects? Strange.

Tim

[mr.miracle]

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Kranz's auction at Lelands.com, which ends Friday, has attracted moderate interest. He hopes the Giants jersey that the FBI seized will go for $15,000 - half what it was once worth.


I hate to say this, but considering the fact that the auction ends tonight, the current price for that Bonds game worn jersey is at $4200. Unless there is a last minute run up in price, he is not going to be getting anywhere near $15000.00. If this thing sells for $5-6k, he will be getting 15-20% of previous value/price. Just goes to show how far Barry really has fallen.

[both-teams-played-hard]

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Kranz quit his job on Wall Street to trail the slugger across the country and watch him play baseball. He schmoozed with Bonds in phone calls and on visits to the Giants dugout. He bought him gifts and paid him tens of thousands of dollars...
... he found them particularly hurtful because he had done so much to ingratiate himself with the slugger.

"Barry should appreciate a person like me," Kranz said when interviewed by The San Francisco Chronicle. "Personally, I felt betrayed."

Kranz says he met Bonds in a Cincinnati hotel room and paid him $40,000...

In the years that followed, Kranz says, he had "many personal conversations and many phone conversations" with the Giants star.

Rains said that "Kranz has been unhappy with Barry because Barry didn't take the time to offer the personal touches, to call and thank him, to pose for pictures.

"My experience is nothing like the one I had with Barry."

Love hurts. I hope they work it out. They were a cute couple.

[allstarsplus]

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Anybody know the story of Tom Cruise following Joe DiMaggio?

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Tom Cruise Stalked Joe DiMaggio



The late Yankee slugger Joe DiMaggio was once stalked by Tom Cruise.

"He'd show up at baseball-signing shows and wait for Joe to come out," says the source.


"One time, he waited outside a restaurant for him for three hours. [DiMaggio] called him 'a short little guy.' He didn't like it. He felt like he was stalking him."


Cruise's spokesman didn't respond by deadline. And in fairness to Cruise, who J.J. Abrams said would come to his house alone on his motorcycle at midnight to convince him to direct "Mission: Impossible III," the actor could have been pursuing DiMaggio to try getting the rights to his story. But Joltin' Joe, who died in 1999 at 84, felt there was madness in his method.


"Joe said to me, 'This guy is following me around everywhere I go,'" says our spy. "'Next time, I'm going to call the cops.'"

Daily Dish

[mr.miracle]

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Good point Howard, as big of a fan as I have been for 25 years of Cal Ripken Jr., I don't believe that I would have ever followed him that closely although I would have loved to have had the means to follow the Orioles on some of those roadtrips throughout Cal's career if for no other reason than to see other ballparks in person and see other major league cities.

One of the quotes I loved from the story is Bonds saying "How much money are you going to make off me". Maybe Barry should take a look in the mirror and ask himself how much money he has made off the fans that foolishly supported him over the years. While this example is one man making money off of Bonds, Bonds has made many, many millions off of fans who idolized a guy who could care less about those people. Just a very interesting sidenote.

[hblakewolf]

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Brett-
Follow a team.....maybe

Follow a specific player around the country.......not a chance

Collecting and paying top dollar for Bonds equipment for almost 20 years, and now discovering your collection may be worth half (or less) of what you've invested and have your idol visit your home with the FBI.....priceless.

Howard Wolf
hblakewolf@patmedia.net

[mr.miracle]

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In all fairness, if any of us had the resources to do it, who would not quit their job and follow players or teams around the country. If I could do it, I would love to follow my favorite sports teams. Not sure about that level of devotion to a player but if that is your thing then more power to you.