These days, you don't have to be a player, manager or prominent former mayor with questionable connections to get a World Series ring: you can just buy one on eBay. The Chicago Tribune reports that minor league catching instructor Tommy Thompson is hawking his ring, which was given to him by the team after they won the 2005 series against the Astros. The opening price was $2,500, but as I write this there have been 26 bids to bring the price up to $9,263.
Are the White Sox not your team? That's okay, because a quick eBay search reveals a 2004 Red Sox World Series ring and a 1997 Florida Marlins World Series ring also for sale. The winning bid on the Red Sox ring is currently a cool $35,000 with just under two days left, leaving you just enough time to get that second mortgage and place a bid by the weekend. As for the Marlins ring, the next bid will the first, but you can get the action started with "just" $9,999.
(via Ben Maller)
