whitesoxfan99 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 QUOTE (Tex @ Oct 8, 2009 -> 10:43 AM) No way I would have allowed my 12-year old to go unescorted to the locker room. I wonder why the team did it that way. Perhaps they felt it was better to negotiate with a 12-year old instead of an adult? The ball was his 200th and a MLB record for 200 in the fewest at bats. How many bats has he already signed? Seems like they took advantage of a 12-year old. I have a problem with the parents letting her go into the locker room alone and then suing the organization when they didn't like the outcome. I don't think the organization is in the right here either though. I didn't read the article closely enough and yes it was an autographed ball. I can't imagine a 200 HR ball even if it is a record is worth very much. Especially if it isn't authenticated as Howard's 200th HR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Both sides come out of this looking bad, as far as I'm concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev211 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 The Phillies are the only people coming out bad here. Forcing a girl into a room and giving her a 25 dollar piece of crap for the only Ryan Howard 200 Home Run ball on the planet. I promise you that can get more then 25 dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Zelig Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 QUOTE (kev211 @ Oct 8, 2009 -> 08:44 PM) The Phillies are the only people coming out bad here. Forcing a girl into a room and giving her a 25 dollar piece of crap for the only Ryan Howard 200 Home Run ball on the planet. I promise you that can get more then 25 dollars. I heard they just used a rag soaked with ether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I hear that her mother wa$ very $ad that $he never got a bat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted October 9, 2009 Author Share Posted October 9, 2009 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 8, 2009 -> 08:10 PM) Not sure how much the ball is actually worth, but it wouldn't surprise me if the family would sell the ball for $2,500-5,000 and that is f***ing pennies to a major league baseball organization. What if 5 people falsely advertised the same thing? There is no way of verifying authenticity. Plus the parents weren't even at the game. So they let 15, 12 year old kids go to the game unsupervised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Zelig Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 06:27 PM) What if 5 people falsely advertised the same thing? There is no way of verifying authenticity. Plus the parents weren't even at the game. So they let 15, 12 year old kids go to the game unsupervised. I saw a picture of the ball and the team had somehow labeled it as the authentic ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 06:31 PM) I saw a picture of the ball and the team had somehow labeled it as the authentic ball. I'm not sure for what milestones they do it at, but at least for the major ones you hear about them putting special balls into play for authentication purposes, again, they may not use it for player milestones that aren't major. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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