I, Like, Totally Had That Ball, Man (Cough!)

When Barry Bonds hit home run No. 762 at Coors Field on Sept. 5, 2007, notorious ballhawk Jake Frazier was in perfect position to grab it. As it's looking more and more like that will be Bonds' last homer ever, the ball is quite a prize; it's estimated that it could go for $1 million when it's put up for auction next week. But Frazier — who has more than 25 game home run balls, including three from Bonds — did not get this one. Witness his explanation:

Frazier had an excuse for his failure: "I'm always stoned to the bone during games. I'd been smoking big weed about 10 minutes before that (expletive) guy hit that ball, so they had a little advantage on me."

Let that be a lesson, kids. When smoking big weed, better to time it for when Lance Neikro and Dan Ortmeyer are due up.

So who ended up with the ball? Jameson Sutton of Boulder, who did not come forward until Thursday, for some reason, after having kept it in his closet. He got the ball after having it glance off of his glove (Manny Ramirez nods knowingly), and beating the 240-pound Frazier in a scramble for the prize.

And finally, the baseball gods got one right. Turns out that Sutton's dad has cancer, and the family is kind of struggling. Way to go, Barry! One of your steroid-tainted moon shots is actually doing some good.

Bonds' Homer No. 762 A Bizarre Mystery [Yahoo Sports]

(Yes. It's weed day at Deadspin.)