Who caught Griffey's 600th? Police go to the video tape

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Although Major League Baseball remains undecided about using instant replay for home runs, that did not stop the police from watching video to determine who caught the 600th home run hit by Ken Griffey Jr. on Monday night in Miami. Justin Kimball, a 25-year-old Miami man, said he caught Griffey's milestone home run at Dolphin Stadium and placed the ball in a wool cap. The cap was pulled from ... [link]

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Griffey Ball Grabber Dropped Fake To Get Away
Published 6/11/2008 by PUNTE at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... (via YAHOO! SPORTS ): Justin Kimball , a 25-year-old Miami man, said he caught Griffey’s milestone home run at Dolphin Stadium and placed the ball in a wool cap. The cap was pulled from his hands, and someone ran away with the ball, Kimball said, according to news reports. It was not clear whether Kimball claimed that the fugitive was a one-armed man. Or why anybody would be wearing a wool cap in the sweltering heat of Miami. Kudos to the writer for an excellent reference to The Fugitive . Ken Griffey Instant Replay Police were suspicious of Kimball’s story from the start, ...

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