Marc Ecko had the winning bid Saturday in the online auction for the ball that Bonds hit last month to break Hank Aaron's record of 755 home runs. The final selling price was $752,467, well above most predictions.
Ecko, 35, has set up a Web site that lets visitors vote on three options for the ball: give it to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, brand it with an asterisk before sending it to Cooperstown or blast it into space on a rocket ship.
The asterisk would suggest that Bonds' record is tainted by alleged steroid use. The Giants slugger has denied knowingly using performance-enhancing drugs.
1) Give it to the National Baseball Hall of Fame
2) Brand it with an asterisk before sending it to Cooperstown
3) Blast it into space on a rocket ship
Also Vote @ http://www.vote756.com/marcecko/...
2007-09-20 09:14:00 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
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2007-09-20 09:17:10 · answer #1 · answered by #1 New York Yankees Fan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Really it belongs in the Hall of Fame. But I sure like the thought of blasting it into outer space.
I also liked Ecko's suggestion to print up a t-shirt for Barry that says "Marc Ecko paid $752,467 for my ball, and all I got was this 'stupid' T-shirt.". Not that is classic.
2007-09-20 09:23:52 · answer #2 · answered by Joboo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give it to the hall fame the best answer any mlb should select
I just dont understand how a stupid a person can buy a baseball ball for 700,000 and thousand and dollars, Give the money to somebody else the can use it or poor people. The guy is idiot just like Bonds said.
2007-09-20 09:25:47 · answer #3 · answered by Johnnyboy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, the chances that is going to be worth less are little. And over time, it will gain worth. Also, Mark McGwire has not been on the hot seat for steroids as much as Barry Bonds has. But right now, I see it selling for an easy 3 million dollars on eBay.
2016-05-19 04:41:44 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the ball should go to hall of fame without branding or marking it with an asterisk.
You may use an asterisk in the record book as to the validity of the man, but not the ball. :) lol
2007-09-20 10:13:15 · answer #5 · answered by gods creation 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
option 1 is the best. everyone needs to be realistic. steroids have been around forever. some don't want to admit it, but it is true. if we don't celebrate bond's accomplishment, then we must reevaluate every record that is standing. dick butkus said it was happening when he played. it has happened in every sport for as long as we can remember. start testing and quit looking in the past. A-rod will pass bonds anyway, and 756 will be forgotten
2007-09-20 09:22:43 · answer #6 · answered by dog 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
asterick..
Now all Marc Ecko has to do is come out with a limited edition t-shirt featuring an 'asterick'..
2007-09-20 11:51:08 · answer #7 · answered by Mets Fan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I try to vote but when I click the link it says "404-not found" g4y
2007-09-20 09:33:30 · answer #8 · answered by Negro P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put it in the Hall where it belongs
2007-09-20 09:55:43 · answer #9 · answered by J Dub 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would give it to the hof
though i would have never had payed that much in the first place.
2007-09-20 09:19:38 · answer #10 · answered by Red Sawx ® 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋