Fan Who Caught Bonds 756th Home Run Ball Selling His Clothes
Rich Mueller
August 22, 2007
New York college student Matt Murphy has returned from the Australian vacation he took right after snaring Barry Bonds' 756th home run ball. The 21 year-old Queens native used the time away to decide what to do with the piece of sports memorabilia some say could be worth at least a half million dollars.
Murphy is announcing his plans for the baseball today at a San Francisco news conference, however if one eBay auction is any indication, it's a decent bet the ball will be put up for sale.
He wound up with the ball when it bounced through the stands at AT&T Park. Murphy and a friend bought tickets to the game at the last minute, while on a stopover on their journey to Australia.
Murphy may have created his own niche: fan memorabilia. He is selling the Jose Reyes New York Mets' jersey he was wearing when he emerged from a mad scramble with the ball in his grasp earlier this month. One bidder had pledged $100 as of early Tuesday morning. Murphy is also selling the Mets cap he wore that night.
Murphy is announcing his plans for the baseball today at a San Francisco news conference, however if one eBay auction is any indication, it's a decent bet the ball will be put up for sale.
He wound up with the ball when it bounced through the stands at AT&T Park. Murphy and a friend bought tickets to the game at the last minute, while on a stopover on their journey to Australia.
Murphy may have created his own niche: fan memorabilia. He is selling the Jose Reyes New York Mets' jersey he was wearing when he emerged from a mad scramble with the ball in his grasp earlier this month. One bidder had pledged $100 as of early Tuesday morning. Murphy is also selling the Mets cap he wore that night.