The Public Has Spoken…
September 26th, 2007 by Heywood…and an asterisk it is!
After over 10,000,000 votes, 47% of the voting public felt that Barry Bonds’ record breaking home run ball should be sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame, but not before it is permanently branded with an asterisk, marking the controversy that has surrounded Bonds’ pursuit of Hank Aaron and baseball’s all-time home run record.
Video of Marc Ecko, the man who bought the ball at auction and let the public decide what would be done with it, revealing the results on the Today Show can be seen here (scroll to the bottom). Interesting to note from the video, the Hall of Fame is extremely happy to get the ball, regardless of whether or not it has a brand, and Barry Bonds, when told about Ecko’s plan, called Ecko a “stupid idiot.” Classic!
