"What appears to be emerging as a legal consensus is that the person with the least rights to it is Mientkiewicz himself," said Yale Law School Dean Harold Hongju Koh, who ranked the claims as: "the Cardinals, the Red Sox, major league baseball and then the guy who happened to hold it at the end of the game."
At first, I was very happy that Doug M. held on to the stupid ball. Now, I have second thoughts. He should do the right thing and give it back to its rightful owner ... the St. Louis Cardinals.
Then, they should do one of two things: (1) Burn it, or (2) Sell it back to Red Sox Nation for $250 million.
Did someone say "Edgar Renteria?" Okay, make it $300 million. Now hush up, Red Sox Nation, or we'll make it $350 million.
"Finkelman, who was an expert witness in the court fight over Bonds' 73rd home run ball, said the fact that Mientkiewicz was a midseason addition and a late-inning replacement makes his claim to the ball tenuous. If he had made a leaping catch to secure the victory, been a major contributor during the regular season or even a weathered the franchise's lean years, fans and courts might be more sympathetic.
'The notion that Mientkiewicz did anything is absurd. He didn't do anything,' Finkelman said. 'He caught an underhanded toss from a pitcher. This is what he's paid to do. He didn't win the World Series. It's simply coincidence that it ended at first base.' "
Okay, but is it illegal to be flat-out lucky?
Did the guy who caught Bonds' 73rd homerun ball do anything to earn the ball?
Did Red Sox Nation do anything to earn the ball?
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