I want to get an autographed ball one day, but those are getting pretty high-priced.
For a young boy, apparently, the names on an autographed ball were not nearly as memorable as the encounter with an adult in quiet agony.
The batboy took the money and ball and returned in two minutes with the autographed ball.
He has two rows of baseball books in his bedroom and five autographed balls.
Take Ripken's autographed ball, which is mounted on a wood stand or in a Plexiglas case.
A second autographed ball was mailed to the boys this week.
The company backed out on the proposed deal because it wondered if the autographed balls would be a worthwhile investment.
A young fan traded Matsui the home run ball for an autographed ball.
They posed for pictures and got an autographed ball from the player whose position they shared.
The autographed ball soon became part of a street-level window display at the Sheraton Hotel where the team had its office.