Jeffrey Maier Glove Sold At Auction for $22,705

[weams]

http://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball-collectibles/others/1996-jeffrey-maier-fielder-s-glove-used-to-catch-derek-jeter-alcs-game-one-home-run/a/7130-80145.s?ts=off#Photo

[clapdiddy]

Wish I could buy it and burn it...publicly.

[weams]

Maybe we should take up a collection. And see if the Orioles want to participate in the immolation with us.

[ArtVanDelay]

Wish I could buy it and burn it...publicly.

It would be awesome if an Orioles fan bought it and did that. Roy Firestone maybe?

[weams]

It would be awesome if an Orioles fan bought it and did that. Roy Firestone maybe?

It would be nice if we could get Tony Tarasco to come light it on fire.

[SteveA]

So I assume it is JM who is selling it? Profiting yet again? Disgusting.

[SteveA]

It would be nice if we could get Tony Tarasco to come light it on fire.

Tony later played for the Yankees. He is not to be trusted anymore.

[Danielos38]

Oh man this is begging for a kickstarter campaign.

[OFFNY]

It would be nice if we could get Tony Tarasco to come light it on fire.

There was a time when one bullied kid (bullied by Jeffrey Maier himself) had the chance to get Tarasco to beat Maier's ass.

No joke.

Read the story from beginning to end. I promise you that you'll like it.

The Second Time They Met, Jeffrey Maier Didn't Dare Mess With Tony Tarasco

(By Benjamin Contillo)

http://deadspin.com/5922164/the-second-time-they-met-jeffrey-maier-didnt-dare-mess-with-tony-tarasco

[PeteCanes]

That cant be the glove, as Maier did not catch the ball. He deflected it as if he were blind with screwdrivers for arms. One of the most awkward things these eyes have seen.

[SteveA]

Oh man this is begging for a kickstarter campaign.

The problem is I don't want to see him profit. (I assume he is the seller since he is providing letters of authenticity).

Of course of we don't buy it someone else will.

[MurphDogg]

Uh, he didn't catch the ball. He didn't even get the ball, a nearby fan did.

[chad422]

The video on ESPN.com says that he sold it a few years ago to a collector and the collector is the on selling it. The auction house auctioning it off estimates at least $50k.

[kaerts111]

Just a heads-up for anyone interested in throwing their money away on a piece of baseball "memorabilia" that I think most on this forum would probably like to see burned.

This item is none other then Jeffrey Maier's baseball glove.

I'm uncertain which is more nauseating - someone paying 13K for the tool that created the pivotal Jeter homerun in the '96 ALCS - or the actual event itself.

http://www.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/jeffrey-maier-derek-jeter-glove-auction-021615

[PressBoxOnline]

The glove worn by Jeffrey Maier that turned a Derek Jeter fly ball into a home run in Game 1 of the 1996 ALCS sold at auction for $22,705 Feb. 21. http://www.pressboxonline.com/2015/02/22/infamous-glove-used-to-defeat-orioles-in-1996-alcs-sold-at-auction