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Destiny Of The Record Breaking Barry Bonds Ball Put to Vote (VIDEO)
Published: Sep 18, 07
Views: 2,055

Hip hop fashion designer Marc Ecko is the confirmed buyer ($752,467.20) of Barry Bonds’ record-breaking 756th home run ball. He decided to buy it in a moment of inspiration when he and friends were arguing about whether the record was tainted by steroid use. It was then that Ecko knew he had to have it and let the public decide how to honor it, so he has opened a website for a vote, vote756.com, for one of three options:

- Bestow it, give the ball to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York
- Brand it, burn an asterisk into the ball adding a permanent footnote to the record, before sending it to Cooperstown
- Banish it, put the ball on a rocket and launch it into orbit

Ecko, who collects other popular-culture items as well, including "Star Wars" memorabilia and art, said he purchased the Bonds ball so he could have a collective experience with the public. He repeatedly said he wanted to democratize the process by which the fate of the ball will be decided. According to Ecko, he's giving the system a kick in the ass. "If you follow the news, it's about a system that fosters, encourages and always rewards players, in the constituency in the system, by any means," he said. "And we kind of high-five each other because it's entertainment. We just play ostrich. (mtv)

References:  vote756, mtv

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