Contests, or moot points, was Re: Another TUNE-OFF

[Kenneth W. Burton]

	Ric,

	I understand that all the balls which were pitched to Maguire near
the end of the home run contest were marked with invisible ink so that
identification could be foolproof.

	KenlovebaseballBurton "Doctor Piano" Calgary

On Fri, 2 Oct 1998, Richard Moody wrote:

> 
> I am wondering about the 100 or so people that will show up with home run
> ball #70.  I mean how the heck will THEY (the ones offering mega $'s for
> THE BALL) are gonna be able to know which one really was the ONE ? I
> suppose if the dna experts can really detect from finger prints, the
> pitcher, what's his name, will have a few of his on it.... I would really
> laugh if it came from saliva..... 
> 
> Ric Stilllickingtravelingpapers
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> > From: Wimblees@AOL.COM
> >
> > 
> > If you're talking about homerun # 70, that probably won't make it to
> > Cooperstown. The latest I heard was that the guy who has the ball has
> been
> > offered 2 mil for it. Not bad for someone who wasn't even going to go to
> the
> > game, but his buddies talked him into it. 
> > Wim 
> > 
>