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NEW YORK -- The Bill Buckner ball is back in play. cheap jerseys From China . The prize souvenir from the 1986 World Series will go on eBay this month with a US$1-million price tag, put up for auction by the Grammy-nominated songwriter who once bought it from actor Charlie Sheen. Seth Swirsky owns the ball, along with a bevy of bats, gloves and other mementos tied to the likes of Shoeless Joe Jackson, Johnny Vander Meer and Eddie Gaedel. He celebrates the games lore, and has written three books based on his letters to and from ballplayers. "I love my collection. I dont think Ive ever sold anything from it," Swirsky told The Associated Press from his home in Los Angeles. "But that ball, its time to pass it along, to let someone else enjoy it." Swirsky plans to begin the online auction on Oct. 15, and it wont last long. He intends to close the bidding late on the night of Oct. 25 -- at the exact minute of the 25th anniversary of Buckners famous error. Swirsky said he decided to part with a favourite piece while driving around last week, a day after watching Boston collapse on the final night of the regular season. "The myth of Buckner continues. There he was on Curb Your Enthusiasm last month. Everybody knows where they were when that play happened," he said. "I wasnt in a gloating mood. This isnt about, ha, ha, the Red Sox lost. Im not a Red Sox hater, Im a baseball history lover. "If anything, I want people to know how good Buckner was. You really wanted Billy Buck on your team. He got 2,715 hits -- almost as many as Lou Gehrig," Swirsky said. Buckner, however, is more noted for what happened in Game 6 of the 86 Series. Playing first base for Boston, he let Mookie Wilsons grounder roll through his legs, allowing the New York Mets to cap an incredible rally in the 10th inning. The Mets went on to win the title. The ball was picked up by right field umpire Ed Montague, who put a tiny "x" near a seam to mark the real thing. Montague gave it to Mets executive Arthur Richman, who in turn presented it to Wilson. Then Wilson signed it to Richman -- "The ball won it for us," he wrote -- and the souvenir made its way around the clubhouse. Someone left a tobacco stain where he kissed it. Sheen bought the ball for more than $93,000 in 1992 and Swirsky purchased it for nearly $64,000 in 2000. Auction houses handled those transactions, but Swirsky said hes going online because the anniversary date is fast approaching. To Swirsky, the Buckner ball captures the heart of the sport. "People ask, Why would you have a ball about sorrow? To me, its encompasses the two emotions of the game. The highs and lows, all encapsulated in one ball." Raised in Long Island, the 51-year-old Swirsky gave the ball to the Mets Hall of Fame last year for display. Hes also shown it to both Wilson and Buckner at different times. Buckner thought it was "cool" and Wilsons eyes "got real big," Swirsky said. Swirskys extensive collection is a combination of historical and hysterical. Hes got a ticket stub from Gehrigs last game, the ball Reggie Jackson hit for his third straight home run in the 1977 World Series and a letter commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis wrote to Shoeless Joe after getting banned in the Black Sox scandal. Swirsky also owns the cap that Jose Canseco was wearing when a ball bounced off his head for a home run, a bottle of champagne the Red Sox had in their clubhouse in anticipation of winning the 86 Series and a rare autograph from Gaedel, the dwarf who batted in a 1951 publicity stunt. Baseball memorabilia is only a part of Swirskys life. He co-wrote the hit "Tell It To My Heart" by Taylor Dayne, and has multiple hits with Celine Dion, Olivia Newton-John and Al Green. Swirsky also performs with The Red Button, his Beatles-oriented retro band that recently released a new album. Swirsky thinks $1 million is a good starting point, based on previous ball sales. Mark McGwires 70th homer went for over $3 million and Babe Ruths homer from the 1933 all-star game went for $850,000, as did Hank Aarons last home run. Swirsky plans to donate part of the proceeds to the Baseball Assistance Team, which helps those in the baseball family having financial hardship. He previously donated from his book sales to B.A.T. "We should share this with the people who created these memories for us," he said. Swirsky would sell the Buckner ball for a certain person in an instant. Outspoken political commentator Keith Olbermann -- an excellent baseball storyteller, too -- came in second to Sheen when the ball initially went to auction. Olbermann then was second to Swirsky. "If I got a call from Keith and he wanted it for a million, Id do it. He deserves it," Swirsky said. "Id rather have someone who really wants it to have it, you know?" wholesale nfl jerseys .Va. -- Vijay Singh and Jeff Maggert sent reminders that theyre still able to compete with the younger crowd. wholesale jerseys . Headlining the list of Rock signings is 2013 first round pick (9th overall) Ethan OConnor. The 22-year old Milton, Ontario native agreed to a one-year contract and is the highest player selected by the Rock since the team selected Garrett Billings (6th overall) and Joel Dalgarno (7th overall) in the 2009 NLL draft. http://www.overalljersey.com/ . Thursday, all be it in a more luxurious style, Paris St. Germain retraced Celtics 1931 Atlantic voyage ahead of Sunday evenings Herbalife World Football Challenge encounter against the European Champions. This time, the $2 billion House that George built will open its world famous gates and lush lawn for the inaugural football match to be staged at the luxurious V2 HQ of the 27-time World Series champions. PHOENIX -- Taking on the NBAs most prolific backcourt, Eric Bledsoe and Goran Dragic more than held their own. Bledsoe scored seven of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and Dragic added 21 points to help the Phoenix Suns hold off Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors 106-102 Sunday night for their fifth straight win. "For this game, facing one of the best 1-2 punches in the game right now, it was a challenge," Bledsoe said. "We definitely feel good about ourselves." Bledsoe added eight rebounds and eight assists and Channing Frye added 20 for the Suns, who snapped a six-game losing streak against Golden State. Curry scored 30 points, including 20 in the second half, and Klay Thompson added 19 for the Warriors, who have lost three of four. David Lee added 18 points and 13 rebounds for his fifth straight double-double. "I am finding that the guys in the suit and tie want it more than the guys in uniform," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said. "Its disappointing right now. We are going to be fine, but its disappointing to once again lose in the same fashion. "We see it. Everybody sees it. But I dont see anybody in uniform with that same passion. Enough is enough at some point. We are watching the same movie every single night." The Warriors lost even though Curry and Thompson bettered their 44 points-per-game average and went a combined 6 for 11 on 3-pointers. "We think our guards can play with any of them," Suns coach Jeff Hornacek said. "Those are two great guards that they have on that team and our guys fought them all game." Golden State trailed by as many as nine in the third quarter, but pulled to within 76-75 on Currys 3-pointer that capped a 10-2 Golden State run. Maurice Speights brought the Warriors even for the first time since 3:41 of the first quarter, sinking a 3-pointer with 1:15 left in the third to knot the score at 81-all. But Golden State, which surrendered the lead for the final time five minutes into the game, could not pull ahead despite Currys best efforts. "They did a ggreat job of fighting back in it, but we did a great job of staying solid," Bledsoe said. cheap jerseys. Phoenix opened the fourth quarter leading 81-80 and stretched the lead to six on Bledsoes jumper with 9:20 to go. Curry made it 92-91 on a 3-pointer with 7:49 left, but Marcus Morris hit a jump shot and added a free throw to stretch the lead to 95-91. Thompson made two free throws with 5:21 left to cut the Suns lead to one and had a chance to give Golden State the lead, but his 3-point attempt bounced off the back iron. Bledsoe and Frye hit consecutive 3-pointers to put the Suns ahead 102-95 with 3:19 left. Curry answered with a long 3-pointer from the top of the key to make it 102-100 with 1:37 left. "With those guys you never know," Dragic said. "Even when youre up 15, they still can win the game." Curry missed a forced 15-footer with the shot clock running down while defended by P.J. Tucker and Bledsoe made two free throws to secure the win. "He played good defence. I couldnt get a shot off," Curry said. "I tried to draw a foul and get him up in the air but he didnt go for it." Tucker hit his only 3-pointer and Gerald Green added four points as the Suns closed the first quarter on a 10-4 run to take a 33-27 lead. Phoenix extended its lead to 59-46 with 1:27 left in the first half, but Curry scored five points to lead a 7-0 run that brought the Warriors back to 59-53 at halftime. NOTES: The Suns had three 20-point scorers for the first time this season. ... Curry has scored 20 or more in 10 straight games. ... Dragic has three straight 20-plus point games for the third time in his career and for the first time with the Suns. ... Frye started the first half 5 for 5 from the floor, including 3 for 3 from beyond the 3-point line, until ending the streak on a half-court heave at the halftime buzzer. ... Before the Warriors six-game winning streak in the series, Phoenix had won seven in a row. ... Golden State F Andre Iguodala missed his 12th straight game with a left hamstring strain. The Warriors are 5-7 since his injury. wholesale authentic nfl jerseys ' ' '