Judge Kevin McCarthy ruled today that each of the two competing claimants to Bonds' 73rd homerun ball owns a 50% interest in it, and ordered it to be sold and the proceeds split. I was in Judge McCarthy's courtroom this morning when he read his 12-page ruling, and it was pretty exciting. The small courtroom was overflowing with press and curious onlookers -- including lots of attorneys waiting to have their cases called on the Law and Motion calendar down the hall. I think I agree with what Judge McCarthy did, and I think the parties should have reached the same result privately before giving so much money to their lawyers. The only thing I would have done differently is that I would have gone for the "full Solomon" and ordered the damn ball sawn in half. Read an article all about it here.