Up for Grabs (film)

Up for Grabs is a 2004 comedic documentary about two men who fought over custody of a baseball. It was directed and produced by Michael Wranovics, coproduced by Michael Lindenberger and Josh Keppel, coedited by Dave Ciaccio the executive producers were Dr. Roger Petrie, Helen Woo, and Christopher Parry.

As Hayashi prepared to be the next Bay Area millionaire, a man named Alex Popov, owner of Smart Alecs restaurant in Berkeley, CA, was complaining loudly that he had caught the ball on the fly and that Patrick had stolen the ball from him at the bottom of the pile. Video footage shot by KNTV news cameraman Josh Keppel did actually show the ball land in Popovs glove, providing the key evidence that led to a trial in San Francisco Superior Court.While the 88minute film does tell the story from the moment the ball leaves Barry Bonds bat all the way through the trial and to the dramatic auction where the ball was finally sold to the highest bidder, the film is more of a satire than a serious examination of what actually happened and who ultimately deserved the ball. Inspired by the mockumentary films of Christopher Guest Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, etc., Up for Grabs focuses on the characters involved rather than the event itself. ........

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