POLL: Give it back or sell it, jeter ball

[nyyankeesfan.13722]

Derek Jeter can't afford something that is worth less than a quarter mil?

I've no clue what someone else can or can't afford or would/would not want to buy...but that's not what I wrote :?

Then who is he "leaching off of/extorting others who can afford it ?"

 

[VizquelCollector.com]

While it'd certainly be a nice/classy/generous thing to simply give the ball back, doesn't he have a right to keep it?

A lot of these athletes sign a ton of autographs for free. But it occurs to me that a lot of them also ask people to shell out a ton of $ to have their prized item signed by their "hero." It's not uncommon for a player to charge $250 to sign their name and inscribe some pre-approved message, right? So why is it wrong to turn around and charge them for a ball? Derek Jeter doesn't care who pays him to sign his name, and I wouldn't care who paid me $25K for a baseball. It's nothing against Jeter and truth be told, I'd prefer it ends up in his hands. If I had made over $100M in my lifetime, I wouldn't think twice to cut the guy a pretty nice check and get on with my day.

 

[nosterbor]

I'd sell it. No brainer.

And people, please stop saying you'd give it back to a player. It was never their property to begin with

It was never your property to begin with, either.

I am not surprised by the poll, but there are a lot of money grubbers on here. For me, I go to a game to enjoy the game, not to try and cash-in. I would gladly hand the ball-over, no strings attached, knowing that I did my part in a players history.

IMO that's totally uncalled for. Not giving back hundreds of thousands of dollars that are rightfully yours so that a ballplayer who is worth hundreds of millions and is perfectly able to buy it himself if he so chooses IMO does not make someone a "money-grubber." If someone wants to really do something positive they can donate it to charity or something along those lines.

I don't think there's anything uncalled for here. The 'leaching off of/extorting others who can afford it mentality' and the 'lotto mentality' aren't things to be proud of when they're used as an excuse to avoid earning a living through good, honest work.

I think we'd all agree that if the guy was truly destitute, the Yankees would've found out and taken extra measures for a variety of reasons. Kudos for the guy for being a role model here.

On that note, I have a hard time thinking this ball is worth a quarter mil to begin with.

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"earning a living through good, honest work."
How much is Jeter making this year? for doing WHAT? yes batting .250 and less most of the year is a very honest hard earned living. i voted SELL. just a frothing at the mouth lunatics (who thinks wooden bats go ping,beat you to it!) opinion.
then again i am stupidly nutz

 

[rymflaherty]

I really want to say I'd give it back without much drama......but I'm not sure if I'm lying to myself. If the ball would really sell for $100,000 + (saw an estimate for this one at $250k not sure if it's true or not) I don't think it's "greed", it would be a potential life-changing break for someone like me. Something like that would be hard to turn down.

I think it would really come down to if I got out of the stadium with the ball or not.
If I was approached with a kind and generous offer, or opportunity to meet the player and they asked for the ball, etc....
In that moment I don't think I'd be able to say no. In the moment faced with that situation, I would probably feel like a selfish jerk saying no.
If for whatever reason I got out of there with the ball....I think it'd give me some time to think about it, become detached from the situation and possibly talk myself into trying to sell it.

 

[padremurph]

I would give it back. Would be nice to get some autos stuff, probably some game used as well, dinner with jeter, etc.

The only thing that i didn't like with the Yankees package was the super nice season tickets for the rest of this year. I would politely ask for mini plan mediocre seats for a lot of years. That would be my preference.

 

[rymflaherty]

I would give it back. Would be nice to get some autos stuff, probably some game used as well, dinner with jeter, etc.

The only thing that i didn't like with the Yankees package was the super nice season tickets for the rest of this year. I would politely ask for mini plan mediocre seats for a lot of years. That would be my preference.

Those tickets are great, as long as he is allowed to resell some of them.
You probably can't make it to every game anyway.......so that would be a nice way to "do the right" thing (to many), get some cool stuff and make a few bucks.
Not sure if there's stipulations though since they are giving him the seats.

 

[gmarutiak]

I've read that several "industry experts" claim tha the ball would've been worth $250 - $400k. I'm no expert, but I think the dude could've gotten $1 million for it considering:
1. The Yankees might just be the most popular sports franchise in the world.
2. Jeter is one of the most popular athletes in the world, ever.
3. Jeter is the only Yankee to get 3,000 hits.
4. He is only the second player to put the 3,000 hit ball in the hands of a fan (via a dinger).

Obviously, I voted for "sell it." I hope this dude's buddies never let him forget what a stupid move he made.

And for those who think that Jeter "deserves the ball," if he wanted it that bad, he wouldn't have hit it over the fence! :lol:

 

[Zymco]

4. He is only the second player to put the 3,000 hit ball in the hands of a fan (via a dinger).
:

This is my thing, how else would a collector get his hands on a 3,000 hit ball? As you said he is only the second out of 28 players to have his ball end up in the stands, all sorts of milestone home run balls go up for auction, but this would truly be one of the greatest pieces of all time, just because now it will never leave the Jeter's family. Absolutely remarkable, and on a smaller level we all see what one crazy buyer (wossa in particular) can do to a the card market, all it takes is 1-2 "crazy buyers"

 

[gmarutiak]

I'd sell it. No brainer.

And people, please stop saying you'd give it back to a player. It was never their property to begin with

It was never your property to begin with, either.

I am not surprised by the poll, but there are a lot of money grubbers on here. For me, I go to a game to enjoy the game, not to try and cash-in. I would gladly hand the ball-over, no strings attached, knowing that I did my part in a players history.

IMO that's totally uncalled for. Not giving back hundreds of thousands of dollars that are rightfully yours so that a ballplayer who is worth hundreds of millions and is perfectly able to buy it himself if he so chooses IMO does not make someone a "money-grubber." If someone wants to really do something positive they can donate it to charity or something along those lines.

I don't think there's anything uncalled for here. The 'leaching off of/extorting others who can afford it mentality' and the 'lotto mentality' aren't things to be proud of when they're used as an excuse to avoid earning a living through good, honest work.

I think we'd all agree that if the guy was truly destitute, the Yankees would've found out and taken extra measures for a variety of reasons. Kudos for the guy for being a role model here.

On that note, I have a hard time thinking this ball is worth a quarter mil to begin with.

1. I make a decent living through the good, honest work of being a teacher, but I would have kept the ball.
2. I have no idea if the Yankees would've taken any "extra measures" for the guy if he was truly destitute. We have no way of knowing that.
3. Role model? Are you kidding? Like I'm going to tell my kids, "Hey, see that morbidly obese dude over there, who just gave something worth half a million bucks to someone who has more money than he knows what to do with? I want you to grow up to be like him!" Nope, not happening.

 

[scotty21690]

~Yeah, let's hold out for a million dollars!~



Greedy friggen society. ::facepalm::

 

[jrinne]

Sell it, a ball like that could be a life changer. If its worth $250,000.00 then a ball like that would pay off a mortgage, allowing someone to be able to get ahead in life. I don't care how hard he worked to get to 3000 he also makes more in 1/4 of a season than I will ever see in my life. Anyone who says a person is being greedy by doing so either has a ton of money or doesn't have any debt.

 

[gmarutiak]

~Yeah, let's hold out for a million dollars!~



Greedy friggen society. ::facepalm::

You're right, that's greedy. It would've been better to sell it to Steiner for $250,000, and sit back and watch as they sold it for a million dollars. Then you could tell yourself "At least I'm not a part of this greedy friggen society!"

 

[scotty21690]

It's not even WORTH a million dollars! :benson:

 

[vetsgt02]

I like to think I am a really nice guy but I am also POOR as dirt and would have to sell it if it meant bringing my family a little financial stability

 

[Topnotchsy]

I'd sell it. No brainer.

And people, please stop saying you'd give it back to a player. It was never their property to begin with

It was never your property to begin with, either.

I am not surprised by the poll, but there are a lot of money grubbers on here. For me, I go to a game to enjoy the game, not to try and cash-in. I would gladly hand the ball-over, no strings attached, knowing that I did my part in a players history.

IMO that's totally uncalled for. Not giving back hundreds of thousands of dollars that are rightfully yours so that a ballplayer who is worth hundreds of millions and is perfectly able to buy it himself if he so chooses IMO does not make someone a "money-grubber." If someone wants to really do something positive they can donate it to charity or something along those lines.

I don't think there's anything uncalled for here. The 'leaching off of/extorting others who can afford it mentality' and the 'lotto mentality' aren't things to be proud of when they're used as an excuse to avoid earning a living through good, honest work.

I think we'd all agree that if the guy was truly destitute, the Yankees would've found out and taken extra measures for a variety of reasons. Kudos for the guy for being a role model here.

On that note, I have a hard time thinking this ball is worth a quarter mil to begin with.

I guess we look at this in completely different ways. The ball is the rightful property of the one who caught it, and therefore I think he is entitled to sell it for what it is worth. I don't see how that is extorting any more than selling baseball cards to people who are willing to pay for them. To me that is capitalism.

As for using them as an excuse not to earn an honest living, again I am not sure where you are getting that. No one said they would sell it so that they can drop out of work (though even if someone did I would not see the issue.)

The way I see it, you have a person who decided to give Derek Jeter a donation worth somewhere between $250,000-$1,000,000. I can see why the move is considered classy, but I do not see why doing otherwise would be considered greedy or anything of the sort (honestly I find it a little insulting that you've generalized your feelings toward anyone who has posted they would sell the ball including making some major assumptions about the people.)

 

[gmarutiak]

It's not even WORTH a million dollars! :benson:

I beg to differ, but now we'll never know. And why do you keep hitting yourself in the face? You're better than that.

 

[Anthony K.]

I voted for sell it.

My feelings for Jeter aside, even if the ball was only worth $25,000, that is still a large amount of money in ANY economy, for most of the people of the world.

If I am in a position to take care of my family, have some money put aside for emergency, put towards my son's college education, pay off debt, etc., I am going to take it 100 out of 100 times. I am not going to use the moment to be greedy, leeching off of the wealthy or to extort more money than the ball could be worth. I would ask for money for what has become a COLLECTIBLE because of a moment of a sporting event, not because the "player can afford it", but because, if I don't sell it to the player, there is someone out there who has the money that WOULD buy the ball (Keith Olbermann anyone?).

Everyone saying that if you would sell you are "greedy, leeching, extorting, lotto mentality scumbags" (which is basically what you are calling us), how financially set are you? How much debt do you have? How would your family feel (ya know, spouse, children, etc.) if you passed up the opportunity to take care of monetary obligations for tickets to games you probably won't be able to attend and some autographed memorabilia?

I think it's time a few members of the board step off their high horse and consider the lives of their fellow board members.....

 

[shayscards79]

Sell it back to Jeter. We all win.

 

[jrinne]

How would your family feel (ya know, spouse)

My wife would probably kill me. jk

 

[scotty21690]

"Definition of GREED

: a selfish and excessive desire for more of something (as money) than is needed"


How is holding out for a million dollars NOT being greedy? I understand some of you could use the money, but you buy tickets to see your favorite team play....end up catching a home run ball and now you suddenly are entitled to a million dollars?

I am and will always be a huge baseball fan...I would definitely give that baseball back for Jeter to have. It is a milestone he will never forget and that ball will probably end up in Cooperstown someday. Now, I am not saying I would give him the ball with nothing in return but I would be more than happy [if I were a Yankee fan] with what the fan received for giving the ball back. (Which IMO is awesome, much respect)