He caught a significant ball, and didn't turn it over to the NL/player as one normally would do. Now, he says he can't afford it because of taxes (which I don't get), so he is offering it up for auction on Ebay?
Why doesn't he just turn it over to Bonds now? Is it because he is a money grubbing little *****? Or is it because he thinks that Bonds or the baseball hall of fame are not interested in the ball?
Just wondering. This will be a long 15 minutes of fame...
2007-08-22 09:16:50 · 13 answers · asked by firehorsetwo 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Just for catching the ball he is getting taxed up the wazoo. To pay off those taxes he needs to sell the ball, which he will then pay more taxes lol (GO IRS). Look at all the record balls in the past, rarely do they go back to the player, usually some hot shot money guy buys it *cough* MacFarlen *cough* (however you spell that guys name) and will put it in the hall.
2007-08-22 09:25:05 · answer #1 · answered by jackdupp1 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why should he give the ball to Bonds? You expect him to give the ball to Barry - the same Barry who refuses to give HIS memorabilia to the Baseball Hall of Fame. That's very much Barry's right, just as it's Murphy's right to do whatever he wants with the ball. I don't understand why you'd think anyone else is entitled to it.
Selling a baseball for millions of dollars doesn't make him a "money grubbing little *****" - it makes him a smart and soon-to-be-wealthy man. If you're not a fan of that approach, perhaps you'd prefer to move somewhere that seems to fit your beliefs, like China or North Korea.
Good for Murphy. Sell the ball, reap the rewards. Money doesn't buy happiness, but it buys a lot more than does a baseball.
2007-08-22 16:30:50 · answer #2 · answered by Craig S 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
First off he is offering it for sale on Sotheby's web site not EBay.
Second who the heck are you to call him names.
Third, once a ball goes into the stands it is the fans ball to do whatever they want with it. Should it matter that it is a significant home run?
I suppose every person that has ever caught a foul ball, or home run and doesn't return the ball is a ***** also. So you are calling my son a ***** for catching a Derek Jeter home run a couple of years ago.
Nice! Grow Up.
2007-08-22 16:48:28 · answer #3 · answered by civil_seismic_eng 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He doesn't have to give ball to Barry Bonds, it is his choice & I would do the same as many would. Bonds record won't be respected by most fan, except San Francisco because of the steroids issue, whether he did them or not. So Matt Murphy, go out get all you can for that baseball, it's yours. Possesion is 9/10 of the law.
2007-08-22 16:27:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
He's going to bank 250 thousand dollars on a baseball. Even if it is weak that the IRS is going to take half of the ball's value, why wouldn't he sell it? It is a baseball, afterall. Plus, Barry Bonds is a cheating douchebag and the ball will lose its value once he retures and his record gets broken.
2007-08-22 16:31:44 · answer #5 · answered by kvolcom13 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First off, Bonds has said that he does not want it! Secondly, if he gives it to anyone else he still has to pay taxes on it. He is not the first, Roger Maris told the guy who caught his to sell it and go buy a house with it.
2007-08-22 16:29:21 · answer #6 · answered by bdough15 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Technically he doesn't have to pay any taxes unless he sells the thing. Until then it's just a baseball. You can't be taxed on what you MIGHT get for an item if you sell it, only what you DO get for it when you sell. If you have a picasso on your wall you don't get taxed every year because of it's worth. You only get taxed for it's sale.
2007-08-22 17:03:02 · answer #7 · answered by zeroxero3 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think that a lot of people would do the same thing, sell the ball before they find out bonds did roid and the ball is worth nothing... besides who wants a "significant" ball.. i ll rather have significant money......
2007-08-22 16:34:17 · answer #8 · answered by urstruly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bond said that he wants the fans to have it.
leave Matt alone, he caught the ball, not to sell it. but to keep it...like a collector's item. its our idiotic government that want to tax him thousands and thousands if he keeps it.
MATT, IF I HAD THE MONEY I WOULD PAY YOUR TAX
2007-08-22 16:59:16 · answer #9 · answered by Random Black Woman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bonds does not want it, according to baroid.
So why not sell it, maybe its the rich trying to get richer.
2007-08-22 16:30:25 · answer #10 · answered by rhuzzy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋