19656

2004 Alex Rodriguez 361 Career Home Run Baseball

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2004 Alex Rodriguez 361 Career Home Run Baseball
<B>2004 Alex Rodriguez 361st Career Home Run Baseball, Ties DiMaggio!</B></I> Destined to join Joltin' Joe in Cooperstown as a first-ballot Hall of Famer one day, the Yanks' third baseman joined him on the same rung of the career home run ladder when he delivered this baseball into the outfield seats of Bank One Ballpark on June 17, 2004. The solo shot to lead off the sixth inning was the Yankees' only bright spot against a masterful performance by Diamondbacks knuckleballer Steve Sparks, who held the Bombers to just three hits over seven innings. The ball bears Major League Baseball's holographic authenticating sticker and a 10/10 blue ink signature and inscription from A-Rod, which reads, "Alex Rodriguez, Career HR #361, 6-17-04." If Rodriguez is able to continue at his current pace, it is entirely within the realm of possibility that this hard-slugging infielder could find himself the career Home Run King by the time he hangs up his spikes. A milepost like this then becomes all the more valuable. <I>LOA from PSA/DNA.</B></I> <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</B> Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 22.5% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid. This lot is being auctioned in conjunction with a live floor auction by Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers. All final auction and invoice information will be supplied by Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers, and all other information should be considered preliminary. Lot:19656 <BR><BR><B>Winning Notification and Billing:</B> After the FINAL session in this auction is complete, Heritage will send e-mail and snail mail invoices. This process normally takes several days. All final auction and invoice information will be supplied by Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers, and all other information should be considered preliminary. <BR><BR>This auction will be conducted on a live auction floor and over the Internet through eBay Live. If you choose to place an absentee bid, please take a moment to <font color='#0000ff'><u><a href='http://pages.ebay.com/liveauctions/help/before/laabsentee.html'>learn how eBay Live absentee bidding works</a></u></font><font color='#000000'>