The owners of the National and American Leagues, along with the Commissioner of Major League Baseball have come up with a plan to cut costs to the Leagues.
It has been tradition that fans can keep foul balls. With the cost of official baseballs up to roughly $10, this can run into a lot of money over a 162 game season. At times, 8 or more balls are fouled off during 1 turn at bat. As a result, foul balls must now either be turned in or purchased by the fans. A tiny chip is inserted into every ball that will trigger an alarm if not deactivated upon purchase. The chip, which is about the size of a grain of rice, does not inhibit the flight or reaction of a batted or pitched ball. Fans say that, while they appreciate the drop in ticket prices that have been initiated due to this change, they would rather be able to keep the souvenir foul balls. One fan said, "It's part of the fun of taking my kids to the games, knowing that they just might bring home a treasure." -- If guns kill people, writing implements cause grammatical and spelling errors! --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
