This is hilarious.

Live look at all of New England @lacesoutshow pic.twitter.com/Ac90XCDFFX

— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) December 9, 2018

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Sports fans aren’t always the easiest person to give gifts to. Many of them are collectors, so they may already have the sports memorabilia or item you’re planning on buying. They can be very finicky too. You would not want to give a Kevin Durant Golden State Warrior jersey to a diehard Oklahoma Thunder fan, or to a Cleveland Cavaliers fan for that matter. That’s just asking for trouble.

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This photo is hilarious . . .

Bills fans have officially made tailgating more dangerous than actually playing an NFL game.https://t.co/9eOio6bK9d pic.twitter.com/kaELcIh21g

— SportsGrid (@SportsGrid) September 17, 2016

SPORTSbyBROOKS has a great piece up about Nick Yohanek and his adventures with the Florida Marlins’ Chris Coghlan. Apparently, there’s a great start-up business here: Selling home run balls back to the guys who hit them out. After Coghlan hit his first in the majors, he was approached by Yohanek (who had caught the ball) after the game. Upon giving the fan a signed game bat and photo-op, Coghlan was surprised to learn that that just wouldn’t be enough to get Yohanek to fork over his ball (the identity of the preceding pronoun is anybody’s guess). Let’s hear from Yohanek and Brooks now:

Yohanek, not surprisingly, has a different view of things. We’re a little more suspicious of his version of the facts, mainly because he’s got far more reason to lie and even in his quotes, he comes off as an unholy prick:

“I explained that ballhawking is my hobby and that what I was asking in return was fair,” Yohanek said Thursday, in an e-mail to the Associated Press. “I told him I make $50,000 a year working in law enforcement and that I didn’t feel like I was asking for too much. He responded, ‘Good for you.’ Real classy. Way to respect law enforcement. Way to respect a fan.”

Yes, exactly. Clearly his tone was indicative of a disrespect for law enforcement and fans, and in no way affected by annoyance when a grown man makes demands for what should be a treasured keepsake. Real classy, Yohanek.

I can’t help but agree with my esteemed colleague on this one. While it is true that modern athletes make an exorbitant amount of money, it’s simply a matter of capitalism: if someone’s willing to pay that amount, then make them pay it, right? Supply and demand and such…Wait a sec, I may have just agreed with Yohanek here.

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