Babilonia retrieved the ball and handed it over to Rodriguez after the game

Babilonia retrieved the ball and handed it over to Rodriguez after the game, who in return gave the employee a signed bat. Granted, it was stadium protocol for any employee who got his or her hands on the ball to return it to Rodriguez, but Babilonia could have made a fortune on it.There have been countless stories of milestone home run balls going for millions at auctions, including Mark McGwire's 70th home run, which went for $3 million, replica Rado R12637113 Men's watch and Barry Bonds' final home run ball (No. 762) going for over $376 thousand.Even Marlins' outfielder Chris Coglan found himself in a sticky situation after he had to give up what he called “a ransom” in order to get his hands on his first ever home run ball.Yankee Stadium employee Frankie Babilonia did things the right way, returning A Rod&039;s 600th home run ball.

In an era of baseball that has been filled with controversy over steroids (yes, Rodriguez has been involved) and a money hungry society that is willing to do anything and everything to make an extra buck, it's a breath of fresh air to see a guy like Babilonia, who wanted nothing more than to get the ball back to Rodriguez so he could enjoy his moment.Yes, his boss told him he had to return the ball and he could have lost his job over it, but replica Rado Sintra Black Ceramic Diamond Ladie's watch Babilonia could have tripled his salary, if not more, by auctioning off the ball. Rodrgiuez's 500th home run ball, hit in 2007, auctioned for $103,579 in February. Some estimate Rodriguez's home run ball Wednesday would have auctioned for up to $150 thousand. Babilonia might have lost his job, but he would have had a few extra figures in his pocket.

The 3B ump looked grim, but Ryan calmed back down, went back into the box after walking around a bit to shake it off. He fouled one to the 1B line, then Melancon threw a breaker in the dirt, which Castro didn’t block (HIS weakness as a catcher, just like Q’s weakness is his lousiness at framing pitches) and both runners moved up, even though the ball didn’t roll far. Howard fouled another one off, then checked his swing on Ball 2. I mean, he didn’t even go as far around as he did the first time, but the 3B ump IMMEDIATELY swiss replica watches called him out.Howard immediately turned to him and screamed (and it was not the bad word that starts with F or C) and the 3B ump IMMEDIATELY tossed him. And Howard is not a guy who gets tossed – in fact, I think that Berkman has gotten tossed more often. Victorino, like a foot shorter and 100 lbs thinner, came in kind of grabbed Howard, tried to shove him backwards with his shoulder.