50% chance Bonds breaks record at Wrigley?

[Roast]

The only way to ruin Bonds for good is for someone to pass out plastic syringes in the bleachers during the game, and for everyone to throw them around Bonds at once. They'd replay that forever on TV.

 

Oh my jesus. That would make my life complete.

 

Speaking of which. Does anyone have that picture from the SF/Philly game a few years ago where some fans held up a giant banner that said "Babe did it on hot dogs and beer, Aaron did it with class, you did YOU do it" surrounded by a bunch of people holding up giant *'s.

 

I have it as the desktop on my laptop, but I want to save it on this computer.

[BigbadB]

I don't like Pujol's chances. I see him breaking down physically in his upper 30's.

 

A-Rod, on the other hand, could DH on a team well into his 40's if he so desired.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I don't like Pujol's chances. I see him breaking down physically in his upper 30's.

 

A-Rod, on the other hand, could DH on a team well into his 40's if he so desired.

 

I thought Pujols already was in his upper thirties.

[Anna]

The only way to ruin Bonds for good is for someone to pass out plastic syringes in the bleachers during the game, and for everyone to throw them around Bonds at once. They'd replay that forever on TV.

 

Oh my jesus. That would make my life complete.

 

Speaking of which. Does anyone have that picture from the SF/Philly game a few years ago where some fans held up a giant banner that said "Babe did it on hot dogs and beer, Aaron did it with class, you did YOU do it" surrounded by a bunch of people holding up giant *'s.

 

I have it as the desktop on my laptop, but I want to save it on this computer.

 

http://star.walagata.com/w/orual/bonds2.JPG

[Roast]

The only way to ruin Bonds for good is for someone to pass out plastic syringes in the bleachers during the game, and for everyone to throw them around Bonds at once. They'd replay that forever on TV.

 

Oh my jesus. That would make my life complete.

 

Speaking of which. Does anyone have that picture from the SF/Philly game a few years ago where some fans held up a giant banner that said "Babe did it on hot dogs and beer, Aaron did it with class, you did YOU do it" surrounded by a bunch of people holding up giant *'s.

 

I have it as the desktop on my laptop, but I want to save it on this computer.

 

http://star.walagata.com/w/orual/bonds2.JPG

 

You ma'am, are awesome.

[Butterscup1679666578]

I don't like Pujol's chances. I see him breaking down physically in his upper 30's.

 

A-Rod, on the other hand, could DH on a team well into his 40's if he so desired.

 

I thought Pujols already was in his upper thirties.

 

Beat me to it. :lol:

[Roast]

I don't like Pujol's chances. I see him breaking down physically in his upper 30's.

 

A-Rod, on the other hand, could DH on a team well into his 40's if he so desired.

 

I thought Pujols already was in his upper thirties.

 

Actually, a recent press release from the Cards says he just celebrated his 14th birthday.

[rocket]

if i caught it i'd let barry have the ball for free

[jjgman21]

wouldn't it be great if everyone was lined up on Sheffield, but Bonds goes the other way, it bounces on Waveland, starts rolling down Kenmore, right into a sewer drain, lost forever.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

if i caught it i'd let barry have the ball for free

 

liar

[Roast]

wouldn't it be great if everyone was lined up on Sheffield, but Bonds goes the other way, it bounces on Waveland, starts rolling down Kenmore, right into a sewer drain, lost forever.

 

I dont know. I really like the idea of someone making Barry pay lots and lots and lots of money for it. and if he doesnt, selling it to the next highest bidder or just burning it right in front of bonds' eyes. That sounds good too.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I'd donate it to the HOF.

[Roast]

I'd donate it to the HOF.

 

you're too nice.

 

If i had the chance to be absolutely LOADED by just selling a baseball hit by someone whom I cant stand...God I'd be all over that.

[jjgman21]

if I am not mistaken, you instantly become liable for the taxes on the value of the ball. nobody would have any choice but to sell it, unless the person who catches it also happens to be a millionaire.

[Marco4]

I expect Juan Pierre to have broken the record before Bonds does.

[Amazing_Grace]

Boo for Bonds. In my mind, he's a cheater just like McGwire and all the other pitchers and sluggers that juiced. The fact that he seems to have done it for personal records that he wouldn't have even needed to make the HOF easily just makes it worse. Add to that his tendency to promote himself in a very tacky way, and the fact he has long had a reputation for being a bad teammate and not very nice to fans, and you have a guy who is perhaps the very worst kind of person to break a record held by one of the classiest individuals in baseball.

 

Bonds doesn't belong in the same record book, stadium, or discussion as Hank Aaron. I'm glad Aaron won't be there to watch Bonds break the record. His silence speaks louder than the worst of Barry's whining. It will be a travesty that one of baseball's most hallowed records will be held by a cheater, and I hope it doesn't happen at Wrigley, though if it does, I'm sure Barry will get the boos he so richly deserves.

[Balsa]

I'd throw it back for sure. It would be the ultimate throw back.

[soccer10k]

I would see what Bonds would offer me knowing he would likely low ball my offer and would tell him I couldn't do it and say "I'm not worried about you. I take care of me."

[Wheelimus]

Simple plan.

 

1) find out if Harry Carey's restaurant still has that machine that blew up the Bartman ball.

 

2) take out a full page ad in the Tribune letting Barry know that he can either pay "insert insane price here" (half to the ball owner, half to charities who work to keep young ballplayers off steroids) or he can watch the ball be destroyed online.

 

3) Either cash in or call Barry's bluff. :D

 

Somehow I think the ball catcher could easily get the full page Tribune ad paid for. Hell, catch Sandberg before one of his teams games and he'd probably pay the whole tab.

[IUBrian]

http://star.walagata.com/w/orual/bonds2.JPG

 

You ma'am, are awesome.

 

 

Could that sign not also apply to Sammy's approach of 600 though? Not that I wasn't the biggest of Sammy fans, but in hindsight...

[Soul]

if I am not mistaken, you instantly become liable for the taxes on the value of the ball. nobody would have any choice but to sell it, unless the person who catches it also happens to be a millionaire.

 

If that's indeed the case, then I'd sell it immediately.

[rocket]

Boo for Bonds. In my mind, he's a cheater just like McGwire and all the other pitchers and sluggers that juiced. The fact that he seems to have done it for personal records that he wouldn't have even needed to make the HOF easily just makes it worse. Add to that his tendency to promote himself in a very tacky way, and the fact he has long had a reputation for being a bad teammate and not very nice to fans, and you have a guy who is perhaps the very worst kind of person to break a record held by one of the classiest individuals in baseball.

 

Bonds doesn't belong in the same record book, stadium, or discussion as Hank Aaron. I'm glad Aaron won't be there to watch Bonds break the record. His silence speaks louder than the worst of Barry's whining. It will be a travesty that one of baseball's most hallowed records will be held by a cheater, and I hope it doesn't happen at Wrigley, though if it does, I'm sure Barry will get the boos he so richly deserves.

 

so it's okay for hank aaron to hang around baseball to break babe's record, but not okay for bonds to hang around to break aaron's record?

[Wheelimus]

I'm not sure that's fair at all. Bonds only has the chance to hang around long enough to break it because of his steroid years. Aaron only had the chance to hang around to break it due to a long consistent career. Which as far as we know was never tainted by performance enhancing drugs.

 

Also, Aaron did hang around for a few more seasons after breaking the record, so it's not like he just broke it and then hung up his cleats.

[Exile on Waveland]

if I am not mistaken, you instantly become liable for the taxes on the value of the ball. nobody would have any choice but to sell it, unless the person who catches it also happens to be a millionaire.

 

If that's indeed the case, then I'd sell it immediately.

 

I don't believe that's true. There wouldn't be an "accession to wealth" until the ball was sold. I could be wrong, I'm just a law student, but I don't think you're liable for taxes by catching a baseball -- even that baseball.

[alroy88]

if I am not mistaken, you instantly become liable for the taxes on the value of the ball. nobody would have any choice but to sell it, unless the person who catches it also happens to be a millionaire.

 

value of a major league issued baseball can't be more than $10...i'd pay the 75 cents for that. There's no way that could be true...because you didn't buy it, so it's not a sales tax, and if its income, you don't report until next year. you couldn't ever put a value on that ball unless you auctioned it, at which point you're going to have the money to pay the taxes anyway.

 

lots of good ideas in this thread about how to ruin BBonds' trip to chicago. maybe he'll catch wind of this board and just stay home.