A Slugger, Two Fans, and a $1 Million Ball

It was Barry Bonds job to hit the homerun. Nobody ever knew that it would be the job of a Judge to decide who the ball belongs to. A court case will decide which man will walk away with a piece of baseball history.

The purpose of this report is to find out who the rightful owner of Barry Bonds’ 73rd homerun ball. Many people know what happened on the night of October 7th. But not many know what the outcome was.

The feeling that shoots through you after being the chosen one is what everybody comes for. One fan in particular, Jerry Baral has come to the park to pursue this feeling. Jerry puts his feelings into words for us, “Sometime in between the passage of the ball from the sweet spot of the bat to your outstretched mitt or hand, you get the feeling that it is coming to you. All of these 40,000 fans in the park, it is coming to you, like an airborne shot of adrenaline aimed at your jugular” (Baral), he describes (Bean, Court TV).

After the game, Popov made a fast reaction to the situation and that is why they made their way to court. Now, with the both men going out and hiring Lawyers, they will battle for a piece of history. The first step in the process was hiring superstar arbitrator Coleman Fannin to attempt settling the dispute (Bean, Court TV). This is not coming cheap; Fannin is a $9,000 per day man. But a third-party mediator can be a peaceful alternative to a trial.

The $10 standing room is home to many fans. This standing room is the only thing that separates the green grass from the blue waters. With every fan hoping that the ball lands perfectly in between the two. For the few minutes that Bonds is up, it is like spending time at the casino. Like a game of craps, it is a roll of the dice. Should the ball catch the ever so small sweet spot and fly into a lucky fan’s hands between the grass and sea where the $10 standing claims it’s spot.

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