July 16, 2007
Who Gets the Ball?
The Feed doesn't like the idea that Tony La Russa took ownership of the game ball in the Phillies 10,000th loss. Tony will auction the item for charity.
On the other hand, though, the ball should be the property of those fans who keep supporting the Phillies through all the down times. Perhaps it should go to the season ticket holder who has had his or her tickets for the longest time. They could have it as a memento of the years spent rooting for a team that's had their share of troubles and it would be a testament to the best kind of friend a team or person could ever ask for. Or they could blow it up the way the Cubs fans did with the Bartman ball as a way to shake the mojo of 125 years. Maybe it should go to Cooperstown to be appreciated by all baseball fans as a duel reminder of the longevity of both baseball and fandom in Philadelphia. I'm pretty sure it shouldn't belong to Tony La Russa though.
I'd vote to put the ball in the Hall of Fame. That's the sort of history I want to see in Cooperstown.
Posted by David Pinto at
10:40 AM
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