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metsguyinmichigan Jun 14 2010 01:46 PM

From the Post... The Mets retrieved Carter's ball yesterday. On Friday, the fan who caught Carter's first home run rejected an offer of autographed baseballs from David Wright, Jose Reyes and Francisco Rodriguez and an autographed bat from Carter in exchange for the ball. The fan also wanted signed items from the Orioles, and the Mets declined to pursue the matter. ...Goodness. That's a pretty good trade. I'd give it over for a chance to shake Carter's hand, much less all that cool stuff.

Ceetar Jun 14 2010 02:08 PM Re: Goofy Orioles fans

metsguyinmichigan wrote: From the Post... The Mets retrieved Carter's ball yesterday. On Friday, the fan who caught Carter's first home run rejected an offer of autographed baseballs from David Wright, Jose Reyes and Francisco Rodriguez and an autographed bat from Carter in exchange for the ball. The fan also wanted signed items from the Orioles, and the Mets declined to pursue the matter. ...Goodness. That's a pretty good trade. I'd give it over for a chance to shake Carter's hand, much less all that cool stuff. Adam the Bull* was talking about this after the game. I guess he was an Orioles fan and the Orioles didn't want to play ball?

Zvon Jun 14 2010 02:12 PM Re: Goofy Orioles fans

metsguyinmichigan wrote: ...Goodness. That's a pretty good trade. I'd give it over for a chance to shake Carter's hand, much less all that cool stuff. Ditto. The last two celebs I have met up close and personal, that's exactly what I did. Shook their hand.

attgig Jun 14 2010 02:15 PM Re: Goofy Orioles fans

I guess the mets didn't ask the O's.... but if you're an o's fan that could care less about the mets, and you were offered that, wouldn't you at least take it, and just ebay the stuff if you didn't really want it? *shrug* baltimorons....

Willets Point Jun 14 2010 02:18 PM Re: Goofy Orioles fans

I would just give them ball because it's a dick move not to.

Frayed Knot Jun 14 2010 02:19 PM Re: Goofy Orioles fans

I guess he was an Orioles fan and the Orioles didn't want to play ball? From what I read it's more like the Mets balked at the guy's increasing list of demands that had nothing to do with them (he wanted O's stuff) and told him to kiss off rather than become a middle-man in a negotiation between the fan and the O's.

Zvon Jun 14 2010 02:19 PM Re: Goofy Orioles fans

attgig wrote: I guess the mets didn't ask the O's.... but if you're an o's fan that could care less about the mets, and you were offered that, wouldn't you at least take it, and just ebay the stuff if you didn't really want it? *shrug* baltimorons.... I suppose if it were the other way around, and I was at Citi and caught a rook Orioles homer, I would have to request he go get a Met player for me to shake hands with.

attgig Jun 14 2010 02:22 PM Re: Goofy Orioles fans

Frayed Knot wrote: I guess he was an Orioles fan and the Orioles didn't want to play ball? From what I read it's more like the Mets balked at the guy's increasing list of demands that had nothing to do with them (he wanted O's stuff) and told him to kiss off rather than become a middle-man in a negotiation between the fan and the O's. yeah, that's what i read too... i bet Chris Carter would've gone and asked the o's for some help... feel bad for him that he can't keep his first hr ball. =(

Ceetar Jun 14 2010 02:23 PM Re: Goofy Orioles fans

I think I'd want tickets. . All players get tickets to games, so if say it's August 24 and that Florida rookie hit's his first home run into the Pepsi Porch and I catch it..sign me a bat or ball or something sure, but how about give me tickets to the next day's game? costs him nothing. Gets me free tickets to a Mets game, and in probably good seats.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 14 2010 02:28 PM Re: Goofy Orioles fans

Don't be a douche. Give Chris Carter his ball.

Zvon Jun 14 2010 02:29 PM Re: Goofy Orioles fans

Ceetar wrote: I think I'd want tickets. . All players get tickets to games, so if say it's August 24 and that Florida rookie hit's his first home run into the Pepsi Porch and I catch it..sign me a bat or ball or something sure, but how about give me tickets to the next day's game? costs him nothing. Gets me free tickets to a Mets game, and in probably good seats.

Frayed Knot Jun 14 2010 02:31 PM Re: Goofy Orioles fans

And the one way to keep demands like this going up all the time is to bend over backwards and give the guy whatever he wants. At some point you just got to say no and walk away. He's got his 2nd HR and he could have had his first but the fan prefers to keep it - either because he thought he could use it to pry anything he wanted out of two orgs or because he's convinced Carter is going to hit 500 in his career and he'll put his kid through college on the profits he'll reap from hanging onto the ball. Good luck with that dude.

metsguyinmichigan Jun 14 2010 02:37 PM Re: Goofy Orioles fans

attgig wrote: i bet Chris Carter would've gone and asked the o's for some help... feel bad for him that he can't keep his first hr ball. =( My guess is that The Animal could have gone Louisville Slugger upside the guy's head and danced around his battered body as he took the ball. But that's why they send other people to retrieve stuff.

Zvon Jun 14 2010 02:48 PM Re: Goofy Orioles fans

metsguyinmichigan wrote: attgig wrote: i bet Chris Carter would've gone and asked the o's for some help... feel bad for him that he can't keep his first hr ball. =( My guess is that The Animal could have gone Louisville Slugger upside the guy's head and danced around his battered body as he took the ball. But that's why they send other people to retrieve stuff. ...I smell my next photoshop project.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 14 2010 02:52 PM Re: Goofy Orioles fans

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Don't be a douche. Give Chris Carter his ball. Don't be stupid. Give Chris Carter his ball.

smg58 Jun 14 2010 03:17 PM Re: Goofy Orioles fans

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Don't be a douche. Give Chris Carter his ball. We all think he's a douche now, but he'll have the last laugh when Carter hits #763...

metsguyinmichigan Jun 14 2010 03:32 PM Re: Goofy Orioles fans

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Don't be a douche. Give Chris Carter his ball. Don't be stupid. Give Chris Carter his ball. Damn, the blue caps look so good with that uniform. But I digress.

Edgy DC Jun 14 2010 03:46 PM Re: Goofy Orioles fans

Mets thinking: "Well, we can go to the Orioles and ask them to help us me this greedy little shit's Danny Partridge demands, or we can just drop it and give Carter something to be angry about. Hmmm...."

Fman99 Jun 14 2010 04:06 PM Re: Goofy Orioles fans

What a fuckin dick.

Ashie62 Jun 14 2010 05:54 PM Re: Goofy Orioles fans

attgig wrote: I guess the mets didn't ask the O's.... but if you're an o's fan that could care less about the mets, and you were offered that, wouldn't you at least take it, and just ebay the stuff if you didn't really want it? *shrug* baltimorons.... Really...

Centerfield Jun 14 2010 06:01 PM Re: Goofy Orioles fans

Willets Point wrote: I would just give them ball because it's a dick move not to. Yup.

G-Fafif Jun 14 2010 07:48 PM Re: Goofy Orioles fans

John Stearns hit his first homer at Wrigley Field, apparently before the douchey "throw it back" code was enforced. Joe Piganatano got the attention of whoever caught it and offered to exchange him another ball. Guy asked for a bat. So he gave him a bat. A "how about..." one-upping negotiation doesn't seem too greedy or out of line. But screw the O's fan. Give Carter another ball, tell him it's home run and he'll just tear the cover off it anyway. 'Cause he's The Animal.

Zvon Jun 14 2010 08:34 PM Re: Goofy Orioles fans

To self:Get kids home address.

MFS62 Jun 15 2010 09:15 AM Re: Goofy Orioles fans

attgig wrote: yeah, that's what i read too... i bet Chris Carter would've gone and asked the o's for some help... feel bad for him that he can't keep his first hr ball. =( I'll be ok with this if Carter is able to retrieve his 500th home run ball with the Mets. But there's always something special about your first.... (I just teed that one up for Fman) Later

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 15 2010 09:32 AM Re: Goofy Orioles fans

All this brings to mind Coghlan's first homer last year, and the kerfuffle over that with "The Happy Youngster." (Gotta love self-given nicknames.) http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4168063

Fman99 Jun 15 2010 09:38 AM Re: Goofy Orioles fans

MFS62 wrote: attgig wrote: yeah, that's what i read too... i bet Chris Carter would've gone and asked the o's for some help... feel bad for him that he can't keep his first hr ball. =( I'll be ok with this if Carter is able to retrieve his 500th home run ball with the Mets. But there's always something special about your first.... (I just teed that one up for Fman) Later Wait, did a 20 year old Puerto Rican woman who was the super hot sister of my high school friend catch this ball? OK, just checking.

MFS62 Jun 15 2010 10:01 AM Re: Goofy Orioles fans

Fman99 wrote: MFS62 wrote: attgig wrote: yeah, that's what i read too... i bet Chris Carter would've gone and asked the o's for some help... feel bad for him that he can't keep his first hr ball. =( I'll be ok with this if Carter is able to retrieve his 500th home run ball with the Mets. But there's always something special about your first.... (I just teed that one up for Fman) Later Wait, did a 20 year old Puerto Rican woman who was the super hot sister of my high school friend catch this ball? OK, just checking. And they're playing the theme from The Natural as he blasts it out of the park. Later