Season tix for life, playoff tix, college tuition, down payment on house etc. What, NOBODY wants their own wing in the Rodriguez estate in Greenwich, CT?
I’m in agreement with Pete, SJ44, Angel and some others. I can’t see holding an object of great importance to someone’s career, let alone baseball history, hostage because the other person is rich. not my thing. If this Rugers guy can get 50k, good for him. But the attitude of “this person makes xxx dollars a day so therefore they can cough up the ransomâ€? reeks of greed and a deluded sense of entitlement. Just because the Trumps of this world have money DOESN’T mean you get to name your price.
this rutgers kid: loses job for falling asleep, buys seasons tickets while making 20 to 30k, and goes on Mike and the Mad Dog for advice? sounds like a future presidential candidate!

I’m in agreement with Pete, SJ44, Angel and some others. I can’t see holding an object of great importance to someone’s career, let alone baseball history, hostage because the other person is rich. not my thing. If this Rugers guy can get 50k, good for him. But the attitude of “this person makes xxx dollars a day so therefore they can cough up the ransom” reeks of greed and a deluded sense of entitlement. Just because the Trumps of this world have money means you get to name your price.

this rutgers kid: loses job for falling asleep, buys seasons tickets while making 20 to 30k, and goes on Mike and the Mad Dog for advice? sounds like a future presidential candidate!

Kowalczyk is milking his 15 minutes, but it is Pete’s stupid colleagues who are indulging him so it doesn’t say much for sports journalism/tabloids.

SJ44 another wise post you made. I agree with you. I’ve had the pleasure of hanging out with some pro athletes at some of their sports camps growing up and the towel boy for a pro basketball team. Some of the big named players were hesitant to sign autographs on certain collector’s items like posters and other stuff. Then I remember a couple of the players telling kids to make sure they hold on to their autographs. Didn’t understand then but one player told me that some don’t like the idea of their signed items being sold at such a high price and people getting cheated. He saw some of his signed items auctioned on Ebay and he said the fee they were asking for was atrocious. He even told one kid he would only sign his ball if he promised to keep hold on to it. I had some autograph items stolen from me when I was at a naive age. I didn’t know at the time people were making a profit until one of the players hipped me up to it. He was right because one of my uncles found it on Ebay selling for $800.00. It was one Cowboy’s Troy Aikman’s small team photos he signed for me when I went to one of his camps.

I would demand at least 1/2 days take home pay ($50,000), in addition to tickets and autographed memorabilia. If a-Rod breaks Bond’s record, that ball will eventually be worth at least $300K.