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

[mcgwirecom]

I'm as big a baseball fan as anyone. In fact I just got back yesterday from a 10 ballparks in 10 days trip. But there is no way I would hand over that ball. Baseball is alive and healthy and makes lots of money. They are in business to make money and will even change the game to do it. If they want the ball they can bid like everyone else. Like mentioned in another thread, someone can buy it and give it back to him. He still has the bat, jersey, pants, hat, etc. It didn't take the Yankees an hour to flood the world with Jeter 3000 items at high prices...everyone is in it for the $$$

[tothrk]

Sell or auction without hesitation. It would be a lot of $$ to a guy like me & in this economy, it's a no-brainer. Besides, if the Yankees can spend a couple of hundred million dollars to buy championships, they can spend a couple hundred thousand on this ball. Here we go.

[GasHouseGang]

According to Baseball Reference, Jeter has made $205,430,000 in his career to date. And he is being paid $15 million this year. That is only his Yankee salary and does not include his endorsements. Most of us will not make $15 million in our entire working career. I would sell the ball, pay the taxes, and use the remaining money to put my kids through college. If I have anything left over, I might take in a major league game and splurge on a hotdog and a beer. I have nothing against Jeter, but that's too much money to give away.

[Brendan]

Originally Posted by mcgwirecom

I'm as big a baseball fan as anyone. In fact I just got back yesterday from a 10 ballparks in 10 days trip. But there is no way I would hand over that ball. Baseball is alive and healthy and makes lots of money. They are in business to make money and will even change the game to do it. If they want the ball they can bid like everyone else. Like mentioned in another thread, someone can buy it and give it back to him. He still has the bat, jersey, pants, hat, etc. It didn't take the Yankees an hour to flood the world with Jeter 3000 items at high prices...everyone is in it for the $$$

Definitely. When people complain about how much these athletes make, you need to remember that there are 500-1000 hedge fund guys who make more each year than any athlete in the world, including Tiger Woods.

Originally Posted by tothrk

Sell or auction without hesitation. It would be a lot of $$ to a guy like me & in this economy, it's a no-brainer. Besides, if the Yankees can spend a couple of hundred million dollars to buy championships, they can spend a couple hundred thousand on this ball. Here we go.

The reason the Yankees spend so much money is because they are in it to win it. These other teams have just as much money as the Yankees do, (or at least enough to spend like the Yankees do) but they just keep the money in their pockets and make money off of revenue sharing. The owners may make money every year, but the value of the team doesn't increase. Yet the Yankees continue to go up in value. If more owners remembered that it takes money to make money, they could build great franchises out of nothing, such as the Phillies.

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

According to Baseball Reference, Jeter has made $205,430,000 in his career to date. And he is being paid $15 million this year. That is only his Yankee salary and does not include his endorsements. Most of us will not make $15 million in our entire working career. I would sell the ball, pay the taxes, and use the remaining money to put my kids through college. If I have anything left over, I might take in a major league game and splurge on a hotdog and a beer. I have nothing against Jeter, but that's too much money to give away.

Of course. His endorsements should easily topple his Major League contracts. I don't blame Jeter for not returning the ball- I blame the guy who caught it.

[Jewish-collector]

I probably would consign it with Robert Edward Auctions.

[Matthew H]

I'm not a Jeter fan... The ball would have left the park with me no question.

[jpop43]

I've been to the Yankee Museum there at the Stadium several times now and, if I were the one to catch the ball, I would have asked the Director of Stadium Operations and Tours to accompany me up there with his key to the display cases.

No money at all would have needed to change hands, just a simple trade...Jeter's ball for a the game used Ruth bat of my chosing. If they weren't interested in swapping, I would have taken it home and added it to the collection until I was ready to sell or trade it.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Brendan

The reason the Yankees spend so much money is because they are in it to win it. These other teams have just as much money as the Yankees do, (or at least enough to spend like the Yankees do) but they just keep the money in their pockets and make money off of revenue sharing.

Or they take $180 million of it to buy real estate, trinkets and lifestyle.

Go Dodgers...