Aaron Judge Home Run Ball. What would you do if you caught the ball?

[BMWTurboDzl]

Wife and I were talking about it this morning. Wifey said sell to Yankees for $5M. I said loan it to the Yankees for $250k/year.

What would you do?

 

[Passport1]

If I were a Texas fan I'd throw it back onto the field.

 

[PF52]

If I were a Texas fan I'd throw it back onto the field.

If it had happened at Wrigley Field, a hundred fans would have thrown various random balls onto the field and no one would be able to tell which was the actual home run ball.

 

[PF52]

And then they would have thrown their garbage onto the field during the ensuing delay while the Yankees were looking for the HR ball to give it to Judge.

 

[Koainn]

When's the steroid drug test?

 

[tyman]

Keep it and give it to him after the game

 

[Leo99]

If it had happened at Wrigley Field, a hundred fans would have thrown various random balls onto the field and no one would be able to tell which was the actual home run ball.

The balls were marked special to prevent counterfeits and thwart this type of behavior.

 

[PimTac]

Keep it and give it to him after the game

This. I’m sure the balls are marked so they would know.

 

[Barkleymut]

Sell it asap to the highest bidder

 

[Leo99]

I was at a party at sat next to a guy that worked for the Yankees. He was wearing a huge ring. I said, Hey man, nice ring. Is that what I think it is? He goes, Yeah, rips it off his finger and hands it to me. It was a NYY 2009 World Series ring. But anyways, we get to talking about the Yankees and stuff and I asked about Judge. He tells me Judge is the nicest, most humble, polite guy that you'll ever meet. Based on that, I'd sell the ring to the Yankees/Judge for a good price. Probably below market but enough for my wife and me to retire.

It's a shame MLB lets the steroid users records stand.

 

[NormanBuntz]

When's the steroid drug test?

Unlike Barry Bonds, Judge's head has not grown 5 sizes in a year, so he's probably clean.

 

[slo town]

I would have kept it and offered to sell it back to the team or Judge for a reasonable amount of money. Something like six figures, not seven. I'd plead my case as being a regular working stiff who could use a little financial bonus in my retirement years. That's reasonable and fair I think.

Scott

 

[atikovi]

Wifey said sell to Yankees for $5M.

Why is a $10 ball worth $5M?

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

Why is a $10 ball worth $5M?

It's not the ball but what it represents.

It's the same reason why residential real estate almost always worth more than the replacement cost.

 

[Koainn]

I would have kept it and offered to sell it back to the team or Judge for a reasonable amount of money. Something like six figures, not seven. I'd plead my case as being a regular working stiff who could use a little financial bonus in my retirement years. That's reasonable and fair I think.

Scott

Didn't judge turn down a 230 million contract offer?...if he wanted the ball and I had it he,d pay full price

 

[JeffKeryk]

It's a dang baseball. I would sell it and give the $$ to someone who genuinely needs it.
Or buy another car I have no room for?

 

[Lubener]

Sell it to the highest bidder and hope # 63 doesn't happen. If Aaron wants it, he can afford to pay the price.

 

[gman2304]

I would unabashedly $ell it to the highest bidder before he hit’s his 63rd…most likely within the next couple of weeks.

 

[PF52]

I would unabashedly $ell it to the highest bidder before he hit’s his 63rd…most likely within the next couple of weeks.

Last regular-season game is today..... Any post-season HRs he might hit I believe are counted differently.

 

[ArcherDriver]

The event in monumental. Give the guy his ball.