Throwing Back Some Cash

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from ESPN.com LINK to the entire story.

The baseball gods gave Jordan Hartsell a piece of history during Game 3 of the World Series. And due to the worst tradition in baseball, she threw it back in their faces.

Or more accurately, she threw it onto the field.

Hartsell was sitting in the stands in left-center at Rangers Ballpark during the ninth inning Saturday night when Albert Pujols hit his record-tying third home run of the game. Fans reached up to catch the home run ball as it landed two rows in front of her, the ball deflected off their hands and smacked Jordan in the chest. Her mother picked the ball up from the ground and handed it to Jordan. For a brief moment, she held baseball history in her fingers. Just three players in history have hit three home runs in a World Series game -- Babe Ruth (twice), Reggie Jackson and Pujols. And she had the historic ball in her hand! But because the ridiculous trend is for fans to throw back opponent's home runs, Hartsell immediately whipped the valuable souvenir onto the field.

[mcgwirecom]

LOL, I know this started in Chicago but has now taken hold everywhere. I would never throw back any homerun ball ever. I remember even going to games early to try and get a batting practice ball to have as a decoy in case I actually caught the real deal. Now I just laugh when I see people throw them back. Its like tossing money on the field. Even a homerun ball from an unknown will garner a decent sum on Ebay. If you don't like the player, sell it! Make a few bucks.