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Groundskeepers Alert05-26-06 | News

Groundskeepers Alert

Bonds has been ?EUR??,,????'??stuck?EUR??,,????'?? on passing Babe Ruth's home run total of 714 since hitting #714 on May 20.

There?EUR??,,????'???s been quite a bit of speculation on how much the Barry Bonds home run balls are worth. Everyone is speculating on the value of the Bond?EUR??,,????'???s homerun ball that tied Babe Ruth?EUR??,,????'???s record?EUR??,,????'??+#714?EUR??,,????'??+caught on the fly by 19-year-old Tyler Snyder of nearby Pleasanton, Calif., and the anticipated worth of #715. However, the last one he hits in his career, according to baseball memorabilia authorities, may well be the most valuable.

Groundskeeper Richard Arndt has a story about being in the right place at the right time. Two long years after Henry Aaron broke the Babe?EUR??,,????'???s home run record of 714, Aaron hit no. 755 hit into the nearly deserted Milwaukee County Stadium left field seats. The ball, ?EUR??,,????'??just another home run ball?EUR??,,????'?? was recovered by Arndt. Bernie Lincicome of the Rocky Mountain News reports Arndt wanted to personally hand over the ball to Aaron?EUR??,,????'??+but neither Aaron nor the team was interested. Snubbed, Arndt decided to kept the ball, for which he was fired and fined $5 by the ball club.

No one knew at the time that homer 755 would be the last of Aaron?EUR??,,????'???s career. Arndt sold the ball for $650,000, a profit of $649, 995 (minus the $5 fine)?EUR??,,????'??+and donated a quarter of the money to charity. The ball is privately owned and not in the Hall of Fame.