Vote Fate of Record Breaking Home Run Ball

[cire]

I think this is absolutely awesome! Designer Marc Ecko, bought the record breaking home run baseball hit by Barry Bonds for a cool 750 grand. He has created a site for people to vote the fate of the ball and given 3 choices. He is doing this in the spirit of democracy (and publicity ), and I think this is funny as hell. Go vote!


http://www.vote756.com/marcecko/

[Bling]

lol

[JMT]

i voted for the rocket into space.

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Report: Bonds says Ecko 'stupid' for getting rid of $750K ball
September 19, 2007, 2:48 PM ET

SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds thinks Marc Ecko, the man who purchased the ball from his 756th home run, is wasting his money, according to a report in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Ecko, a fashion desiginer, purchased the baseball for $750,000 and is taking votes on the Internet on what he should do with it: Give the ball to the Baseball Hall of Fame, brand it with an asterisk or blast it into space.

Bonds says he doesn't care that the options include an asterisk -- implying that the home run record should be viewed with skepticism in light of his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs. But he questioned why someone would spend $750,000 on a baseball and then propose ways to get rid of it, the Chronicle reported.

"He's stupid. He's an idiot," Bonds said, according to the newspaper. "He spent $750,000 on the ball and that's what he's doing with it? What he's doing is stupid."

"All of those options don't weigh anything," he said, according to the report. "In baseball, that number [756] stands."

Ecko did not directly respond to Bonds' comments Wednesday, but said in a statement he would make Bonds a custom T-shirt that says, "Marc Ecko paid $752,467 for my ball, and all I got was this 'stupid' T-shirt.'"

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3026654

[MayLing]

Ecko was on Paul & Young Ron's morning show today and i think this is awesome.

the site already has over 8 million votes. hes a little crazy but i think its a great idea.