If you want to buy the home-run ball Derek Jeter hit for his 3,000th hit against the Tampa Bay Rays last summer—fuhgedaboudit. But you can purchase one of the three balls he fouled off Rays pitcher David Price before the memorable hit on July 9 at Yankee Stadium.
The ball Jeter fouled off during the at-bat which produced the historic home-run is being sold at auction by Lelands.com until Dec. 16.
You can relive that glorious foul ball moment in the video below and dream about being the proud owner of that wayward ball.
I wonder if the 3-2 count foul ball—caught by a fan on the first-base side of the field—will rake in more for this guy then Christian Lopez—the young man who caught the historic No. 3,000— got for returning his prize catch to Jeter.
The generous Lopez was rewarded with four box-seat season tickets and assorted signed Jeter memorabilia. Some think he was underpaid and the payoff should have been equivalent to winning Powerball.
The shortstop fouled off three pitches before hitting the milestone 3,000 on that sunny day. Two were retrieved by ballboys and the third was caught by the fan behind the first base side.
The ball is reported to have a big, black smudge on it and is marked with a "J-1" by Major League Baseball to certify its authenticity.
You may not be able to own the actual ball which made Jeter only the 28th major leaguer to join the exclusive 3K club, but you can lay title to the ball which set up the big moment with the highest bid.
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Minggu, 11 Desember 2011
Sabtu, 09 Juli 2011
Jeter Fan Gives Historic Ball To Yankees Shortstop In Exchange For Season Tickets
The lucky fan who came out of the scrum in the left-centerfield seats clutching Derek Jeter's historic 3,000th hit has given the ball back to his favorite player in exchange for season tickets.
Christian Lopez, the young cell-phone salesman from up-state New York, came out of the scramble for the valuable home-run ball and held it high in the air. Early estimates of it's value start at $250,000 and have gone as high as half a million dollars because it was a homer.
It's a moot point now, Lopez said he was happy to give the ball back to Jeter.
Lopez was contacted, in the stands, by Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner via phone call after the big catch and accepted his offer of four Champion Suite seats at Yankee Stadium for the rest of the season through the World Series and assorted signed bats and balls in exchange for the coveted ball.
The die-hard Yankees fan was also promised a chance to meet with his idol, Jeter.
"That would be really cool," said the soft-spoken Lopez. "I just came here to watch history."
Now he is a part of it.
It's a sure bet that Jeter will up the reward for Lopez's unselfish act.
In a TV interview, Lopez said he was awed by the Yankee Stadium route he took to the broadcast booth. When asked about his personal life, Lopez said he was a life-long Yankees fan who claimed he was "getting by."
Christian, you did a noble thing for a grateful player. Now get ready for the interviews and attention.
Christian Lopez, the young cell-phone salesman from up-state New York, came out of the scramble for the valuable home-run ball and held it high in the air. Early estimates of it's value start at $250,000 and have gone as high as half a million dollars because it was a homer.
It's a moot point now, Lopez said he was happy to give the ball back to Jeter.
Lopez was contacted, in the stands, by Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner via phone call after the big catch and accepted his offer of four Champion Suite seats at Yankee Stadium for the rest of the season through the World Series and assorted signed bats and balls in exchange for the coveted ball.
The die-hard Yankees fan was also promised a chance to meet with his idol, Jeter.
"That would be really cool," said the soft-spoken Lopez. "I just came here to watch history."
Now he is a part of it.
It's a sure bet that Jeter will up the reward for Lopez's unselfish act.
In a TV interview, Lopez said he was awed by the Yankee Stadium route he took to the broadcast booth. When asked about his personal life, Lopez said he was a life-long Yankees fan who claimed he was "getting by."
Christian, you did a noble thing for a grateful player. Now get ready for the interviews and attention.
Selasa, 14 Juni 2011
Jeter Put On 15-day DL: Poised To Get 3,000th Hit Against Mets In Citi Field
The New York Yankees placed Derek Jeter on the 15-day DL shortly before 6 p.m. today and, as fate would have it, the Yankees captain could possibly get his historic 3,000th hit against cross-town rivals, the New York Mets, in Citi Field. Ticket prices just went through the roof for that series.
Jeter tried to convince Yankees GM Brian Cashman to give him a few days off, but Cashman wouldn't budge and announced that his star would be sitting for 15 days.
An MRI showed a Grade 1 Strain of Jeter's right calf after running out a fly-out in the fifth inning of last night's 1-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians. Jeter got his 2994th hit in the first and went 1-for-3 on the night.
Cashman knew it wasn't going to be easy getting Jeter to be a spectator for 15 days but, with all the injuries and light hitting on the Yankees, he knew he couldn't take a chance on Jeter compounding the injury just for history's sake and he took the safe route.
A seven day rest period would have meant Jeter could have resumed playing on the June 24 home stand against the Colorado Rockies and Milwaukee Brewers and possibly collecting # 3,000 in front of the home fans.
Jeter last sat out on May 5.
Cashman probably remembers how Alex Rodriguez had the same "low-grade" strain last year and sat out three games before aggravating the injury necessitating A-Rod going on the 15-day DL.
The 36 year-old Jeter will miss a six-game road trip to Wrigley Field and Cincinnati before returning during the last two games of a home-stand series against the Brewers and finally heading to Flushing and the Mets on July 1-3.
For now, the 3,000th hit will have to wait.
Jeter said being put on the DL was "a little bit frustrating." It is the fifth time Jeter has been on the DL in 15 1/2 seasons and the first time since 2003.
The Mets organization must be thrilled with the Yankees misfortune. It means they will possibly fill up CitiField for three games. Sellouts in Flushing are pretty rare.
For the Yankees fans, at least Jeter still might get his monumental hit in New York.
Jeter tried to convince Yankees GM Brian Cashman to give him a few days off, but Cashman wouldn't budge and announced that his star would be sitting for 15 days.
Cashman knew it wasn't going to be easy getting Jeter to be a spectator for 15 days but, with all the injuries and light hitting on the Yankees, he knew he couldn't take a chance on Jeter compounding the injury just for history's sake and he took the safe route.
A seven day rest period would have meant Jeter could have resumed playing on the June 24 home stand against the Colorado Rockies and Milwaukee Brewers and possibly collecting # 3,000 in front of the home fans.
Jeter last sat out on May 5.
Cashman probably remembers how Alex Rodriguez had the same "low-grade" strain last year and sat out three games before aggravating the injury necessitating A-Rod going on the 15-day DL.
The 36 year-old Jeter will miss a six-game road trip to Wrigley Field and Cincinnati before returning during the last two games of a home-stand series against the Brewers and finally heading to Flushing and the Mets on July 1-3.
For now, the 3,000th hit will have to wait.
Jeter said being put on the DL was "a little bit frustrating." It is the fifth time Jeter has been on the DL in 15 1/2 seasons and the first time since 2003.
The Mets organization must be thrilled with the Yankees misfortune. It means they will possibly fill up CitiField for three games. Sellouts in Flushing are pretty rare.
For the Yankees fans, at least Jeter still might get his monumental hit in New York.
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