I've Got a Golden Baseball...

[Chris]

Didn't see this posted anywhere:

 

http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2052636

[burnt out cubbie fan]

Wow, that's ridiculous. Anybody that would pay 50 dollars for a brand new baseball without an autograph on it is just insane. Edited July 11, 2005 by burnt out cubbie fan

[Chris]

I wonder if the "special baseballs" are juiced.

[rocket]

So does the golden ball count for 2 homeruns or something?

[burnt out cubbie fan]

I think that if they hit it out, some money goes to charity or something like that.

 

Edit: Yep, for every golden ball hit out, 21,000 dollars will go to The Boys and Girls Club and the Easter Seals. Link

[Chris]

I think that if they hit it out, some money goes to charity or something like that.

 

Edit: Yep, for every golden ball hit out, 21,000 dollars will go to The Boys and Girls Club and the Easter Seals. Link

 

From MLB.com:

 

The Golden Home Run Ball presented by CENTURY 21 will add extra meaning -- and even more fun -- to this year's event. As usual, there are three rounds and each batter gets 10 outs in an attempt to hit as many home runs as possible, with anything other than a homer recorded as an out. But this time, a Golden Home Run Ball will be substituted once each batter has recorded his ninth out. The balls are two-toned, with one of the stitched leather sheaths colored gold and the other one traditional white.

 

Those special baseballs will be used in that situation for as many pitches it takes before that batter makes his 10th out. So if a batter has nine outs and then hits five home runs in a row, each of those would be hit using a Golden Home Run Ball.

 

For every home run hit by a CENTURY 21 Home Run Derby participant after his ninth out, Major League Baseball and CENTURY 21 will combine to donate $21,000 to charity. The charity recipients will be Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the official charity of Major League Baseball, and Easter Seals, the official charity of Century 21 Real Estate LLC. Since 2000, a total of 37 home runs have been hit in the CENTURY 21 Home Run Derby after a batter had nine outs.

 

"Major League Baseball has a social responsibility to give back to the community and we are constantly assessing new and meaningful ways to do that," said Commissoner Bud Selig. "Adding such a significant charitable component to the CENTURY 21 Home Run Derby that benefits two outstanding organizations like Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Easter Seals is another example of ways in which baseball can use high-profile events to raise awareness and funding for institutions that provide invaluable help to communities."

[10man]

So does any part of the 50 bucks you chalk up for that baseball going to charity?

[rocket]

there's a moises alou joke in here somewhere

[Roast]

there's a moises alou joke in here somewhere

 

hahahahaha

[Neuby]

If they where thirty bucks I would buy one but fifty there killing me.

[Soul]

It's so hilarious on the shopping site, they've got the price of $50, and right below it the words "Savings Alert"

 

 

 

Hahahah......really? :shock:

[Coach C]

It's so hilarious on the shopping site, they've got the price of $50, and right below it the words "Savings Alert"

 

 

 

Hahahah......really? :shock:

 

lol, this made me laugh.

 

But it's actually for free Ground Shipping on orders of $99 or more. Which means, usually shipping is around $8-$10 or so, give or take.

[Soul]

It's so hilarious on the shopping site, they've got the price of $50, and right below it the words "Savings Alert"

 

 

 

Hahahah......really? :shock:

 

lol, this made me laugh.

 

But it's actually for free Ground Shipping on orders of $99 or more. Which means, usually shipping is around $8-$10 or so, give or take.

 

shopmlb.com: helping out the poor in any way they can with free shipping! :lol: