It took over one year to settle the dispute on Barry Bonds" 73rd home run ball. This involved two men; Patrick Hayashi, a software engineer, and Alex Popov, a health food restaurateur. On October 7, 2001 the two men showed up looking to take home a piece of history from PacificBell Park in San Francisco, California. What they didn't know is that the next year they would be battling for a ball in court. Both men have their own opinions on the incident, Popov says, "I just want the ball to come back to where it belongs, me" (Popov). Hayashi arguing, "I got the ball fair and square" (Hayashi). What I have learned from this research is that it doesn't matter the opinion of the defendants but the decision of the Judge.
Problem.
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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.
Purpose.
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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.
Scope.
I will be helping all sports fans find the truth on what happened on the night that baseball history was broken. I will cover in detail the night of October 7 2001. The battle they had in court to convince a judge the ball belonged to them. Also the outcome of the court case. .
Discussion.
A Slugger, Two Fans, and a $1 Million Ball.
Records are made to be broken and that was the intention of Barry Bonds on the brisk night of October 7, 2001. Though, he never imagined nor did any body else that it would be broken with a twist.
With much anxiety, 40,000 fans filed into PacificBell Park. Each individual was hoping and praying they would be the one to walk away with the next piece of baseball history. That piece of history being Barry Bonds" 73rd homerun ball, estimated to be worth over $1 million.
