What would you do if you caught Pujols' 501st?

[Rochambeau]

Yankeefan threw it back.

Even their radio announcer said "I would put that ball in my pocket. "

[jshep]

I've never understood the appeal of throwing back a homerun ball

[Blarg]

I would hand it to some little kid that didn't know the tradition of being a douche and tossing the ball back.

[Blarg]

That means in NY I would have to put in my suitcase and wait till I got home.

[seenoevil]

If hank conger hit it I throw it back but not pujols

[Angel Oracle]

ANY HR ball from a guy with 500+ of them is NOT something to throw back.

Hey, I get the tradition started by amongst others the Chicago Bleacher Bums. But I am not throwing back a ball hit by a guy with 500+.

[arch stanton]

I might carry an old ball to throw out in its place but I'm keeping the damn ball.

[Blarg]

I think a better idea is to toss a Yankee fan onto the field and keep the ball.

 

[arch stanton]

But it's hard to get rid of the smell after handling one.

[xboom28x]

Which would be worth anything....... errrrrr..... more? #501 or #498?

[Taylor]

Catching a home run ball is so rare. I don't care if Jeff Mathis hits it; I'm keeping it.

[Diaz15]

If I ever catch a home run, I'm straight up handing it over to my wife. She'd freak out and I'd get huge points. 

[jshep]

Catching a home run ball is so rare. I don't care if Jeff Mathis hits it; I'm keeping it.

 

Exactly.

 

Hell, I'm probably keeping it ESPECIALLY if Jeff Mathis hits it just for rarity's sake.

[Taylor]

Exactly.

 

Hell, I'm probably keeping it ESPECIALLY if Jeff Mathis hits it just for rarity's sake.

 

Good point. A Jeff Mathis home run ball is akin to an alien rock or a Bigfoot sighting.

[Blarg]

Imagine the value of a Reggie Willtis home run ball.

[Season Over]

ANY HR ball from a guy with 500+ of them is NOT something to throw back.

Hey, I get the tradition started by amongst others the Chicago Bleacher Bums. But I am not throwing back a ball hit by a guy with 500+.

Meh, I'd throw an A-Rod home run ball back.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

It landed in the OF, therefore was covered in urine.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Exactly.

Hell, I'm probably keeping it ESPECIALLY if Jeff Mathis hits it just for rarity's sake.

yeah, seriously.

501 home run ball would be cool.....ONLY 1 home run ball would be really cool

[mancini79]

Seeing that HR 497 is being auctioned right now at $3800 with 1 day to go, it was a dumb decision.

[Blarg]

Dumber was bidding $3,800 for #497.

[Punk]

Well, I've never caught a ball, so I definitely would've kept it.

[Stradling]

I've only caught one foul ball. In 2002, the night the players were going to go on strike my then wife caught a home run ball. That was a crazy night, the fans were booing the players for possibly striking. They were throwing rolls upon rolls of toilet paper on the field. Then in about the 7th inning the right field pavilion, where we were sitting threw about 15-20 beach balls on the field at the same time. Well anyway, when my wife caught the home run ball everyone was yelling, "throw it back, throw it back!". She asked if I was ready to get thrown out of the game, I said, sure. She threw it back onto the field. Frank the usher with the hearing aids escorted us out of that section and told us to go find other seats. My wife was getting high fives all the way up, mainly cuz she caught the ball bare handed. I think it was Ben Grieve or someone like that that hit the homer. My exwife still takes credit for the Angels winning the series, because if she wouldn't have thrown the ball back in disgust of them possibly going on strike then they might have gone on strike. She of course says it in jest, but still kinda a cool story.

Edited April 27, 2014 by Stradling

[seenoevil]

First of all you have to catch it.

 

[ELEVEN]

I would put it in a nice gift basket for Jeter night.

[Tank]

Imagine the value of a Reggie Willtis home run ball.

It'd be close to the retail price of $20, I'll tell you what.