masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgShould Orioles fans start a collection to buy Jeffrey Maier’s glove and burn it in a ceremony on opening day at Camden Yards?

Just a thought.

Maier’s black leather Mizuno glove is up for auction, in case you missed the news. The current bidding is listed at $13,000.

A small price to pay to watch it smolder.

In case you’ve been living under a rock, Maier used the glove to deflect Derek Jeter’s fly ball to right field in Game 1 of the 1996 American League Championship Series at Yankee…Should Orioles fans start a collection to buy Jeffrey Maier’s glove and burn it in a ceremony on opening day at Camden Yards?

Just a thought.

Maier’s black leather Mizuno glove is up for auction, in case you missed the news. The current bidding is listed at $13,000.

A small price to pay to watch it smolder.

In case you’ve been living under a rock, Maier used the glove to deflect Derek Jeter’s fly ball to right field in Game 1 of the 1996 American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium. Orioles right fielder Tony Tarasco argued for fan interference – replays showed that Maier reached over the wall – but umpire Richie Garcia ruled it a home run and later signed autographs before Game 2.

Probably not his finest moment, but who am I to judge?

Jeter’s “home run” off Armando Benitez tied the game in the eighth inning and Bernie Williams’ won it in the 11th with a legitimate shot to left field off Randy Myers. The Yankees took the series in five games.

Maier, who was 12 at the time, became a hero in New York and something else entirely in Baltimore.

Heritage Auctions is running an online auction of the glove through Friday and a floor session Saturday and Sunday. Two notarized letters from Maier attest to the glove’s authenticity.

It’s not like he’d cheat you.

Maier no longer owns the glove. He sold it to someone who put it up for auction.

Any takers?