Barry Bonds' 756th home run has been hit and now the only question (well, other than the Giants' slugger ultimate legacy) is ... what should the lucky fan who caught the ball do with the piece of baseball history?
That's the dilemma that currently faces New Yorker (and Mets fan!) Matt Murphy, the 22-year-old who emerged from Tuesday night's scrum with the ball.
Memorabilia experts have estimated the value of the ball at somewhere between $400,000 and $500,000 and Bonds has said he's not going to make a big deal about getting his hands on his historic home run ball (although he probably wouldn't turn it down if Murphy decided Bonds should have it).
Cooperstown undoubtedly would have an interest in displaying the ball that made Bonds the new home run king. Although the Hall of Fame probably doesn't have an interest in paying market value for it.
So what would you do? Give it to Bonds? Give it to the Hall of Fame? Would you have thrown it back onto the field in protest of Bonds' alleged steroid use ... or would you try to cash in on your good fortune?
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