For your feel good story of the day, I present to you the heart-warming tale of Jennifer Valdivia, a 12-year-old girl going to her first baseball game with her Cuban grandfather.
Jennifer and Grandpa head out to the Marlins game and sit in the right-field bleachers, shelling out at least $4 a piece to sit in the middle of baseball’s Siberia. Yet when Ryan Howard bombs his 200th home run into the bleachers the ball bounces into Jennifer’s hands, and she’s immediately converted to a Phillies fan for life.
Or maybe not:
Jennifer, go away. Take your slimy lawyer, Norman Kent, with you.
Let’s be honest. The memorabilia market has cratered. Trying to say that Ryan Howard’s 200th home run is worth thousands of dollars is like saying that Billy Ripken F#ckFace card is going to pay for your kids college education. It’s just stupid. Thousands of dollars? Get serious, Norm. This kind of cash grab is disgusting. What next, did Jennifer slip on a wet spot on the clubhouse floor and injure her back? Maybe she saw a naked man in the locker room and now she’s having reoccurring nightmares that give her migraines and she’ll never be able to love America’s Pastime now. That’s got to be worth thousands of dollars too, right?
Did the Phillies handle this one the wrong way? Absolutely. But what are they supposed to do? This girl probably knows Ryan Howard the temp on The Office more than she knows Ryan Howard the baseball player, and it’s not like she’s interested in shaking the guys hand.
Congrats to Jennifer for getting her baseball back. Hopefully it brings you the money you feel you so richly deserve. But beware of those seller fees on eBay, they really cut into your profit margin. And please stay away from baseball games for eternity.
Filed under: Baseball | Tagged: Jennifer Valdivia, lawsuit, Norman Kent, Ryan Howard
