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Jeter gets 3000 hits

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Boner_18
The dude who caught the ball gave it back to Jeter. The Yankees insisted on giving him some tickets (awesome tickets) and some autographed shit. Amazing, that kids mother must be so proud.
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I'm trying to figure if you are being sarcastic. If I had a kid and he did something as dopey as that (before I could stop him), I would be sitting him down and having a serious talk about how the world works.

He should try to get as much as he can for the ball. It's not like Derek Jeter - who is already rich - would take less money just to please the fans. Why should anyone be taking less than they can get and kissing Jeter's ass?
 
Bay Bud
why do you think he's kissing jeter's ass or acting foolish for simply handing the ball over and accepting what the yankees and jeter gave him in return?
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The answer is so self-evident, I can't help but wonder if the question is rhetorical - but I don't get the vibe that it is.

The kid could get more $$$ for the ball than the Yankees/Jeter gave him. When selling an item, one should not let the buyer just name the price.

I mean, I don't know. I haven't studied the situation. Is the kid as rich as Derek Jeter? If that's the case, I guess you might as well give him the ball.

But if he's just from some regular family that could use some money - why give your winning lottery ticket to some multi-millionaire athlete, even if that athlete does condescend to write his name on a few items of paraphernalia for you. Is it supposed to be that much of an honor to stand in his presence for a few minutes that you sacrifice a better future for yourself?
 
Totally get what you're saying Muddy (and you're right btw) but I imagine what's going through this fans head is this:


"I'm a HUGH Yankees fan (Probably even HUGHER Jeter fan) and I'm going to do the "noble" and contrarian thing and give this ball back. I LOVE the Yankees SO much that being a small part of history is worth it alone"

Just my guess.
 
I'm sure you're right. In our society, people have worshipful attitudes towards the wrong things - and that's what I would want to sit down and talk to the kid about if it was my kid.

The kid needs to be encouraged to express his worship in a different way. Instead of giving away his future to the guy, perhaps he could be encouraged to emulate him - i.e. act like pro athletes do during contract negotiations.
 
i can see that daffy...lot of loyal fans our there with their heads up their asses too :yes:

me, on the other hand, dont care all that much for baseball...its boring as fuck to me except for the playoffs maybe...dont care for jeter and sure as shit dont care for the fucking yankees....if by chance i found myself at the game and caught the 3000 hit ball, THIS NIGGA WOULD BE GETTIN PAID! mad money!!! tickets, bats etc....then i would turn around and sell all that shit for more money...you dont want to pay, you can kiss that ball goodbye pal! :lmao:
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Mind you, I have been talking out my ass here a bit. A lot depends on how much the ball would actually be worth - and I don't have definite information on that.

I read half a million somewhere but it was not a reliable source at all. Has anyone heard anything solid on that?
 
Mudcat
The answer is so self-evident, I can't help but wonder if the question is rhetorical - but I don't get the vibe that it is.
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not rhetorical at all, simply didn't understand where this fan was kissing jeter's ass.

i'm not in a position to suggest this individual sacrificed a better future in this situation. in a free market, a 'fair price' is simply one that the buyer and seller agree upon. i, for one, can't imagine spending $200 for a pair of jeans, yet there are many out there who feel such a price is fair.

couple of hypotheticals for you, mudcat:

1) it's your girlfriend who spends $300 for the seats to the game. someone else offers you 3x that money, and you both agree y'all could use that extra $600 for better things. you walk away from the transaction thinking you got a fair price, correct? the guy you sell them to winds up with the ball and eventually sells it for $200,000. did you make a foolish decision to sell the seats in the first place?

2) you go the game and catch jeter's home run, his 3,000th hit. you have a very wealthy friend who also happens to be a big jeter fan. he offers you $100,000 for the ball, and you can get $150,000 through an auction, or perhaps from derek jeter himself. you decide to sell it to your friend for $100,000. have you made a poor decision, are you indulging in 'friendship worship' at the expense of a better future for yourself?
 
If that thing is worth anywhere near half a mil that's crazy. What's Bond's home run worth? A lot of people hit 3000.
If it's a kid then he'll be kicking himself later when he finds out the world is full of assholes. Sure it may be a fine thing to do in theory, but is Jeter gonna help him when he's broke?
 
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