Jeter's 3000 Hit

[Charzr]

Derek Jeter got his 3000 hit last Saturday with a homerun, I've been a Yankee fan since I was a kid so I was happy for the guy and he also became the first Yankee to do it. GREAT...

But here comes Mr. Lopez....with a ball worth something around $180,000 - $250,000, a mobile-phone salesman from Highland Mills, NY with thousands of dollars in debt with a student loan and he decides to give up the ball back just because he is a fan of Derek Jeter, for what? for signed bats? signed balls? a picture with Jeter? Really, he decided to give Jeter a Present worth $180,000...... to the millionaire athlete with $205,430,000 in the bank [not counting the money from Ford and Gillette ]

Some people told me is about "Doing the Right Thing", really... what about doing the right thing for his family? what about doing the right thing for his girlfriend that gave him the tickets? Maybe I'm just a bad and poor guy, but I just don't understand how with debts I'll accept signed balls and season tickets instead of cashing in big time and help myself and my family.

What do you think guys? An unselfish guy? a True fan? A Fool?

 

[vanquish]

heh i was at this game (center field, what up) and was talking to my friend about what we would do if jeter hit a HR for his 3000th hit. friend says he'd give it back and not ask for anything, i argue that i'd hold out for as much as possible ($200k would be about that i guess).


then boom like three innings later it actually happens heh. my friend comes from a rich family, has tons of money, a nice apt, no debt, etc., while i'm heavily in debt and don't have a job atm (thanks, DOJ) and would really be able to use like $2k (let alone $200k) for getting lucky.


idk i think he's pretty close to the "fool" end of the spectrum here. i'm not a yankees fan, but even if i was, i couldn't see myself handing over $200k to someone who clearly doesn't need it.

 

[arahel_jazz]

Karma... He will do well in life.

 

[pcgnome]

Karma... He will do well in life.

Agreed...maybe he will get several job offers for showing lots of integrity. I think he already has.

 

[vanquish]

i'm sure he got promoted from being the guy that stands in the booths inside the mall and lures people into phone contracts to being the guy that stands behind the guy in the booth and tells him what to say

 

[pcgnome]

yeah..whatever.

 

[DaveE]

I'M 100% with V on this one

 

[Charzr]

my friend comes from a rich family, has tons of money, a nice apt, no debt, etc.,

You see, your friend CAN throw it back to the field as soon as he catches it, no regrets there. But a guy with debts....

i'm sure he got promoted from being the guy that stands in the booths inside the mall and lures people into phone contracts to being the guy that stands behind the guy in the booth and tells him what to say

I bet they promoted him to get him out of :sales: because they finally figured out that he SUCKS at "selling" things. I just expected too much from ad guys and salesman... I'll quit watching Mad Men

 

[beardyian]

Karma... He will do well in life.

i hear the IRS are looking into just how much they can get from all the goodies he got from the Yankees

 

[jho]

Great character guy, but I just hope he isn't full of regrets later. It sounded like the guy had a lot of debt, that was a great chance to get out of it and also have extra cash around to bless those around him...i dunno