After Ken Griffey Jr. became the sixth player in Major League history to hit at least 600 homers on Monday, controversy ensued with Griffey's legendary ball.

Griffey said he would like to have the ball back, but the man who claimed it -- identified as "Joe" -- has not said what he will do with it. There is also a situation with another man, Justin Kimball, who said he had the ball snatched from him after he had possession. His lawyer, Ariel Saban, was at the game sitting one section over, but he still hasn't decided if they will take any legal action.

"At this point, we are in the process of investigating what actually happened at Dolphin Stadium with the home run ball and who deserves to keep it," said Saban, adding he has not been in contact with the fan who kept the ball. "Once we are finished looking at the video tape, we will make a decision on what the next step is.

"At this point, a conclusion hasn't been made. Each person has their own conclusion, and when we look at all of the proper angles, at that point we will be able to make a decision."

Marlins outfielder Cody Ross, a huge Griffey fan who got his autograph during the four-game series against the Reds, wishes things were a lot simpler.

"Just give it to the Hall of Fame, get to meet him, get an autograph, whatever," Ross said. "But people get greedy. They want to make some money."

The memorabilia sensation has picked up over the last few years because of online-bidding Web sites like eBay. In April 2005, the gum Marlins outfielder Luis Gonzalez chewed while he was in a Diamondbacks uniform sold for $10,000.

"I guess the whole Internet thing kicked all of this stuff off," Ross said. "It didn't use to be like this, but it's a different era. People get money hungry now."

How much does Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez think some of his memorabilia will go for in an online auction?

"I don't know, maybe four or five cents?" he joked.

"I think I would give it back to him," said Fredi Gonzalez about what he would do with the 600 ball. "Get a couple of balls signed, a jersey or something.

"It's amazing to me when you go to a hotel at two in the morning and there are 10 or 15 people there waiting just to get a signature. I guess it's a big business."