Where is the ball?

Posted by Daily D Wednesday, August 8, 2007


On Not The Game we will be tracking all revelations about Barry Bonds' 756 home run ball.

Here is what we know:

The ball was caught by Matt Murphy of New York. He is 22 and was on his way from New York to Australia. Presumably he will not be leaving for Australia until Wednesday evening. There is only one direct flight from San Francisco to Sydney, it leaves at 10:55PM from San Francisco and that is United Airlines flight 863. You can track that flight here. Since he caught the ball at 9:00, there is no way he was getting on the plane that night. That means, that at press time the ball is still in the US. Will he keep it here? Or bring it with him to Australia?

Since he lives in New York, he will most likely bring the ball with him. What will he do after it and how much will it be worth?

Here is what some other fans who have caught historic home run balls have done. And here is how much he can expect to get for the ball.

Murphy declined to talk to the media, only giving his name and where he was from, possibly out of fear of being robbed, especially traveling internationally. So if you are in San Francisco and would like to get close to the ball, head down to the airport around 10 o'clock tonight and look for Matt.

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