What would you have done if you caught Jeter's 3000th hit?

[Brendan]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

I think its going to end up in the Yankees museum at the stadium. I would have sold it via auction, if the Yankees wanted it that bad, they could have topped the bids.

If that's the case, it better come with a plaque for the donater...because that's what he did....donated a million dollar baseball.

[53Browns]

I'd put it up for auction. Jeter can bid with the rest.

[GrayGhost]

Originally Posted by Brendan

If that's the case, it better come with a plaque for the donater...because that's what he did....donated a million dollar baseball.

Yeah, Id hope a plaque, maybe a pic w Jeter and Mr Lopez. Far as a "Million dollar ball", thats a bit optimistic, tho I think you were at least partly kidding.

[murphusa]

and a year from now Steiner is having a sale on the Jeter Collection including his 3000th hit baseball with full documentation

[Leon]

Originally Posted by murphusa

and a year from now Steiner is having a sale on the Jeter Collection including his 3000th hit baseball with full documentation

Yeap, he will get 375k and the poor guy who gave it to him probably has 25k in rewards.....Jeter probably makes 20m+ a yr......would he notice a few hundred k he could have given the guy?

[olsport]

Gone are the days of a 3 million dollar 70th homerun ball of Mcguire. hehehe http://www.time.com/time/specials/pa...917102,00.html That's alot of McFarland action figures! I wonder what that 70th juiced ball would go for today?
I would sell the Jeter ball in the next huge auction, before people forget, or some dirt somes out in the future on Jeter like has happened to many.

[steve B]

That's a tough one. I think I'd have wanted to meet Jeter to talk about it. After that I think it would be a matter of attitude. If I got the impresion he felt it was owed to him then I'd probably negotiate pretty hard. If I got a sense that for him it was extremely meaningful I might just let him have it.

For the fan that caught the ball things may be totally diferent. I know there are a few players that if they made a major milestone and I was lucky enough to catch it I'd just give it to them. Many are retired now, but Varitek comes to mind, maybe Ortiz.

One of the things that's always amazed me about Jeter is how he's managed to stay fairly private through a long career in a huge media market. I think that's why so many see him as uncaring and money driven. He just hasn't made many statements of an emotional nature.

Steve B

[baseballart]

As they always say at the ballpark: "Give it to a kid!"

[Exhibitman]

Sell. Sentiment is nice but business is business. For a peon like me a ball like that has the potential to yield life-changing money. If DJ wants it he can throw some of that $180 million my way. As for relative value, a 3,000 hit baseball is probably rarer than a 500 HR baseball since all of the HR balls are hit into the stands but only 2 of the 3,000 hit balls were HRs. And it is a hugely popular 1st ballot HOFer Yankee legend. I'd be surprised if the ball stayed under six figures if it was auctioned off. Sorry, but I am not going to hand over my kid's college education to a millionaire for a few signed trinkets and some box seats. That was probably the worst real estate deal in NYC since the Indians and Dutch did their Manhattan deal.

[iwantitiwinit]

I would have told Jeter he had first shot at it for 200k, then told the Yankees 2nd shot for 250k, if still no I'm taking my chance at auction.

[iwantitiwinit]

Went to the 3000th hit game. Spent at least 1k for tix and beer, food and parking. My answer, show me the money.

PS wouldn't trade the experience though. Never saw my wife so excited in my life. She is watching the Yanks with me now up 3-0 v. Toronto. Before that game all I heard is..."are the Yankees on again? Again? For chrissake.!!!!!

[Brendan]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

Yeah, Id hope a plaque, maybe a pic w Jeter and Mr Lopez. Far as a "Million dollar ball", thats a bit optimistic, tho I think you were at least partly kidding.

Do you know how much press this got? It's New York. Some large corporation would have bought it for the publicity and to display on their wall for prospective clients. With a few of these guys bidding, who knows how high it could go.

Originally Posted by Leon

Yeap, he will get 375k and the poor guy who gave it to him probably has 25k in rewards.....Jeter probably makes 20m+ a yr......would he notice a few hundred k he could have given the guy?

And when the seats cost about $5,000 per game, how is he going to afford that type of tax?