Back in July, the Phillies’ Ryan Howard reached a huge milestone in his career.
He hit his 200th career home run, becoming the quickest player in major league history to do so. He hit his 200th HR in his 658th game, beating Ralph Kiner’s record of 706.
Howard’s historic home run ball was caught by a 12 year old girl at Miami’s Landshark Stadium. Knowing the significance of the home run, a representative of the Phillies immediately went to her and escorted her to the Phillies’ clubhouse, where she exchanged the home run ball for an autographed one from RyHo.
From Fox29 in Philly:
“‘Could we have the ball? We’ll give you something back, anything,’” recounts Valdivia. “I’m like, ‘Okay, can I have a baseball signed by Ryan Howard?’”
Later, apparently after finding out the financial value of the ball, the girl’s mother sued the Phillies, seeking return of the ball. This woman is a perfect example of what is wrong with our country. Once she found out it could be worth money, she wanted it back. She had no problem taking the autographed ball back in July, but now wants the one that is worth a lot more money.
This just reinforces the lesson that many parents seem to be teaching their kids these days: If you don’t get what you want, sue.
Now, I’m sure the Phillies could have prevailed if this case actually went to court, but it wouldn’t have been worth the negative publicity.
People like this just make it so hard to feel bad for her. She got greedy, sued to get her way, and got what she wanted. That’s quickly becoming the new American dream.
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