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Bonds: It's Ball* or Me* in HOF

Slugger will boycott Hall of Fame if branded 756th homer ball is exhibited

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 2, 2007 6:10 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Barry Bonds won't show up for his own induction if the Baseball Hall of Fame exhibits his record-breaking No. 756 ball with an asterisk, he said in a TV interview last night. "There's no such thing as an asterisk in baseball," the slugger complained, arguing that people shouldn't be allowed to "alter history."

Designer Marc Ecko bought the ball and the public voted online to send it to Cooperstown with an asterisk acknowledging the belief that steroids helped Bonds to his record. If the ball does end up in Cooperstown, the San Francisco Chronicle reports, Bonds said he "will never be in the Hall of Fame. Never." Ahem. Well, he added, "That's my emotions now, that's how I feel now."

San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds tips his hat and acknowledges the fans after hitting his 756th career home run against the Washington Nationals during the fifth inning of their baseball game at AT&T Park in San Francisco, in this August 7, 2007 file photo. Bonds was told by the San...
San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds tips his hat and acknowledges the fans after hitting his 756th career home run against the Washington Nationals during the fifth inning of their baseball game at AT&T...   (Associated Press)
Items from Barry Bonds' home run record appear on display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y. Friday, Aug. 10, 2007. The items, including batting helmets worn by Bonds for home runs 755 and 756, were placed on display Friday. (AP Photo/Tim Roske)
Items from Barry Bonds' home run record appear on display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y. Friday, Aug. 10, 2007. The items, including batting helmets worn by Bonds...   (Associated Press)
San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run in the fifth inning of their baseball game against the Washington Nationals in San Francisco, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run in the fifth inning of their baseball game against the Washington Nationals in San Francisco, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)   (Associated Press)
San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds waves goodbye as he leaves the baseball game at the end of the sixth inning against the San Diego Padres, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007 in San Francisco. It was the last time that Bonds played as a San Francisco Giant in San Francisco. (AP Photo/George...
San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds waves goodbye as he leaves the baseball game at the end of the sixth inning against the San Diego Padres, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007 in San Francisco. It was the last...   (Associated Press)
Fashion designer Marc Ecko tosses the baseball hit by San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds for his record-breaking 756th home during Ecko's appearance on the NBC Today television program in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007. Ecko, who bought the ball in an online auction for $752,000, set up a...
Fashion designer Marc Ecko tosses the baseball hit by San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds for his record-breaking 756th home during Ecko's appearance on the NBC "Today" television program in New York, Wednesday,...   (Associated Press)
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