World Premiere at SXSW
March 12th - March 20th, 2004

A media circus. A courtroom drama. A videotape.
And the most controversial baseball in the world.

UP FOR GRABS is a comical documentary that chronicles
the legal battle over Barry Bonds' "million-dollar baseball."

On October 7th, 2001, Barry Bonds hit his 73rd home run,
breaking Mark McGwire's 1998 record. A wild melee
ensued in the arcade section of Pac Bell Park in
San Francisco, and Patrick Hayashi emerged from the
human dog pile with the ball. Later, Alex Popov claimed that
he had caught the ball and that it had been stolen from him
in the pile. A nasty legal fight, a full-blown trial, and an unprecedented court ruling followed. The battle was brought to an eye-opening conclusion when the ball was finally sold at auction.

UP FOR GRABS tells the stranger-than-fiction tale of a man who was willing to risk all he had for a piece of baseball history and fifteen minutes of fame.

Talent Available:
Director/Producer Michael Wranovics.

JW+A CONTACT:
Mary Litkovich, 917-572-4739 (cell) or 212-595-6161 (office)