N.Y. Yankee's Jorge Posada gets 1000th hit

Congrats to N.Y. Yankee Catcher Jorge Posada who collected his 1000th carreer hit yesterday. His hit however bounced into the stands where it was retrieved by a fan. And herein lies my story and the drama of good old fashioned capitalism at its worst, something all pro baseball players know all too well.
It seems when the yankees tried to retrieve the ball, they offered the fan an autographed bat and ball, seemingly worth more on e-bay than Posada's 1000th hit, I think. But money isnt always the most important thing. Sometimes the lesson is more valuable. I only hope I'm NOT the only one who saw a lesson here. Anyway the fan turned down the Yankees offer and instead reportedly asked for $20,000.00 which was rebuffed.
Anyone I know, including myself who heard that sum had the same reaction. Ridiculous, absurd, downright selfish and greedy. And all are accurate. Normal everyday Americans should rightfully be dissappointed and annoyed or more at this "fans" greed. BUT todays professional baseball player should NOT. He has no right to be. There are no bigger, greed fueled, sell to the highest bidder people, than todays major league baseball player.They reap (finally) what they sow. Signatures routinely sell for $10-15 or more. A little "private" time with Barry Bonds or A-Rod sold for I believe like 7 or 8000 dollars!

So put into perspective, the "fans" asking price wasnt so much. Posada is being paid somewhere between $9 -11 MILLION dollars, or if we use the 9 mil figure that breaks down to about $56,000 PER GAME!! And thats assuming he plays all games, which they dont. So for Posada's 3 hours of work he gets $56,000. All the fan was asking for was roughly 2 hrs. pay (after taxes). Heck take it a step further; A-Rod gets $ 150,000 a game (approx.) For him 20 grand is literally lunch money. He probably had that much with him on the field in his uniform pockets. He could have "treated" Posada to the momento he sought. For me, if it was something memorable that I or a loved one did, I would certainly think it was worth something between lunch money and 2 hours pay for the momento, wouldnt you? Yes maybe justice is finally reaching professional sports. You reap what you sow