Bidder Harvest
Nobody can argue that Barry Bonds' big balls are the most bogus sports memorabilia up for auction today. But there is a runner-up: A sharp poster on the Dan Snyder-owned message board, Extremeskins.com, spotted this "Vintage ACTUAL Redskins jersey Wilson worn by player" on eBay last week.
Nothing about the shirt, which the seller claims "saw action on the field at RFK (1970's-80's?)," looks anything like any garment the Skins wore in that era or any other. But the sales pitch from eBay member id7sev (feedback: 100 percent positive) and the case presented for the shirt's authenticity are pricelessly earnest:
This was a gift from an old girlfriend in 1992 when I lived in Virginia and in the Navy. She got this through her cousin's friend who worked for the Redskins...As the pics show there is some slight battle damage in the shoulders and collar from contact. The numbers and letters are still in good shape, the paint is not peeling from the fabric. I called the Wilson company and they confirmed they had the contract with the NFL to supply the uniforms for all the teams back in the 70's and into the early 90's at various times. (now Reebok has the contract, before them it was Nike). So I am confident it is for real.
With only hours left in the bidding, apparently nobody's yet alerted id7sev or eBay that mislabeled wares are on the block. Perhaps Redskins fans have become accustomed in recent years to paying high prices for products of dubious value.
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4:24 pm
The story carries itself no thank to this writers un-nessesary vulger comment about Barry Bonds Big Balls. Bonds HR balls were hit, they are real, nothing bogus about them. Very poor attempt to act like you know something you obviously don't and can't begin to comprehend.
7:43 pm
What's more pathetic than Barry Bond's record breaking ball is the fact that someone bought Mark McGwire's 70th HR for $3 million before his steroid use was revealed. We already know Bonds used steroids so his ball will be valued accordingly.
Perhaps Mark's big ball is the most bogus sports memorabilia.
8:27 pm
Old roommate, you still owe me money!
When Kirk Radomski's list of buyer's, that he furnished Mitchell and the Fed's, gets published we'll see how widespread steroid use in all aspects of professional sports really is. Many want to believe it's "all about Bonds." How Dumb can you Get, it's everywhere and it's been used by members of every team. Grow up, get your head out of the sand, and give Bonds credit for being able to do what others have not... Best a record that i always though was unbreakable.
5:41 pm
Backer:
i apologize for offending you and other barry bonds lovers. i agree with you that someday everybody will agree that barry bonds will be recognized as the greatest player to play in an era where EVERYBODY -- hitters, pitchers, third base coaches and lance armstrong* -- used steroids and other performance enhancers.
i was intending to tweak barry bonds haters with the first few sentences, but muddled all the words and did the opposite. again, my apologies. to make amends, i'm going to try to get to RFK this weekend to cheer on barry bonds.
*gratuitous reference intended only to drive traffic to the site, since i recently learned an army of lance armstrong supporters spend their lives looking for pairings of "lance" and "steroids."