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Let there be balls.



  National League drawer

I have five filing drawers, each with 144 balls.
     
  Game balls

Each drawer has four layers, and in this one, every ball on the bottom was game-used.
     
  American League drawer

After snagging 720 balls, I needed a new storage system...
     
  Barrels

...and decided to go with 32-gallon barrels which hold 400 balls apiece.
     
 

CBS visits

I keep all the balls in my old childhood bedroom at my parents' place (and yes, I used to collect cards).
     
  28

My one-game record of 28 balls inspired balligraphy.
     
  Seat

The first time I broke double digits at Yankee Stadium, I had to find a new way to photograph the balls.
     
  Railing

Then I started taking pics everywhere, like here on a railing after a game at Shea Stadium...
     
  #7 train

...and on John Rocker's favorite subway line...
     
  Hotel

...and in a hotel room in Houston.
     
  Duffel bag

I caught 321 balls in 2005, and this is where they lived until I schlepped them to my parents' place and dumped them into a fifth barrel.
     
  Dump Zone

If I'm at my parents' place when kids come over, I'll dump out a barrel (or three) and let the little ones frolic.
     
  Balls to the horizon

Sometimes I feel the need to get a little artsy-fartsy.
     
  Hallway

And sometimes I wonder what it'd look like if I took 158 balls and lined them up in a hallway. (Thank God the neighbor's dogs didn't make an appearance.)
     
  Pyramid

One time a few friends came over and helped me build a pyramid. (Wish I had a better pic.) Want to know how many balls we used? Do the math. The bottom layer is 13 x 13, the second layer is 12 x 12, etc.