The ball that hit Yadier Molina in the groin went for sale on eBay for an absurd amount of money. Not really, it did. You cannot make this stuff up.
For those of you wondering, St. Louis Cardinals All-Star catcher Yadier Molina is alive and well (mostly) after taking a 102 MPH Jordan Hicks heater off the groin, on a ball hit by Chicago Cubs MVP Kris Bryant.
Speaking of the ball, that’s got to be worth something, right? You would think it trickled away and got thrown into the batting practice, never to seen again. Unfortunately, some knucklehead kid got his hands on it, in attempts to make a quick or two.
In fact, the bat boy on duty for Saturday’s St. Louis Cardinals game snagged the ball, where it listed on eBay hours later. How much is something like that worth? It’s priceless, right? Wrong.
Someone is selling the ball that crushed Yadi's testicleshttps://t.co/jGqZp0PyoJ
— MLB Memes (@MLBMeme) May 7, 2018
This is a prime example of how messed up our society is, trying to make a quick buck at the expense of other people. If you somehow missed the video or need a reminder, here’s how the “ouch ball,” as it’s called, increased in value within a matter of seconds.
Yadier Molina injury: Direct impact to groin caused internal bleeding & had emergency surgery to fix the issue. Expected to miss 4 weeks. #STLCards pic.twitter.com/2dYrnhRwOZ
— #ReiffReport (@ReiffReport) May 6, 2018
I thought it looked terrible in real-time. How did Yadier Molina even get up off the ground? I would have just called it a life and hung up my cleats for good after that nut shot. Man’s game, Yadi.
Just saw the slow-mo of Yadier Molina foul ball. #ouch pic.twitter.com/WGkny59thS
— Rick (@wsucougar08) May 7, 2018
Ouch, indeed.
One man’s trash is another’s treasure, with the item listing on eBay for over $1,200. No one would be dumb or twisted enough to purchase it, would they? I wish that were so, but the item is no longer for sale and is listed as sold on eBay.
You’ve got to be kidding, me? As much as I love social media and sites like eBay, things are getting out of control. Society is so jacked up right now. After this, I don’t even consider myself apart of society.
It’s unfortunate that Yadier Molina didn’t catch wind of this and purchase the ball himself — putting into the St. Louis Cardinals museum where it belongs or tossing it into the depths of the Mississippi River.
Next: What 3,000 hits would have meant for Pujols in St. Louis
If I had that kind of crazy dough to spend, I would have purchased it, then fired a fastball of my own into the groin of whoever sold it — or hired Jordan Hicks to do it for me. It would have been worth every, single penny.