It's About Time These Two Minds Collaborated

by Eric Horowitz, ShakedownSports

There’s good news for those people who have longed to own a baseball autographed by Jason Giambi and Darryl Strawberry. A New York memorabilia company is selling balls signed by the two men that bear the inscription “Everybody deserves a 2nd chance."

The balls were originally signed by just Giambi, but after they didn’t sell well the company came up with the idea of adding Strawberry’s signature. Good old Darryl was more than happy to do something that delivered a good message and allowed him to get paid.

"I made a lot of bad decisions in my life," said Strawberry, "But people can reverse their lives and move forward. That's what has happened in my case."

The balls are being sold for $199.99. That may seem like a lot, but when you consider the value of all the steroid and cocaine residue on the balls it’s actually quite a bargain.