An update to a Sept. 18 post: With 10 million votes cast (according to vote756.com) the public voted that Marc Ecko, owner of the Bonds 756 home run ball, should physically brand the ball with an asterisk and send it to the Hall of Fame. Voting ended at 12:01 this morning.
According to Ecko, 47 percent voted to permanently brand the ball before sending it to Cooperstown, 34 percent voted to send the ball intact to Cooperstown, and 19 percent said to launch the ball into space forever.
The Internet vote was held to gauge public sentiment concerning the validity of Bonds' home run record.
Time will tell whether Ecko follows through on his promise to effectively ruin any resale value for the three-quarter million collectible. Honestly, the most valuable ball Bonds will hit will be his last home run ball, which nobody knows when that will be . . . or has it already happened? That ball will be represent the HR record, tainted or not.
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