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Bonds' 756 Ball Headed to Hall*

Posted Sep 26, 07 11:08 AM CDT in US,  Arts & Living,  Sports 

(Newser) – Barry Bonds’ record-breaking 756th home run ball will be branded with the asterisk many fans think his record deserves. Fans decided the ball's fate after fashion designer Marc Ecko bought the ball for $752,467, and put it up for vote. The asterisk won out over sending the ball to the Hall of Fame unmarked or launching it into outer space, the AP reports.

Ecko said he was “working with the Hall of Fame,” to enshrine the marked ball. “We’re happy to get it,” the Hall’s president said, stressing that the museum did not necessarily agree with the asterisk’s implication that Bonds reached the record thanks to performance-enhancing drugs. Bonds called Ecko an “idiot” last week when asked about the vote.

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Fashion designer Marc Ecko poses with Barry Bonds' record-breaking home run ball Monday, Sept. 17, 2007, in New York. Ecko was the winning bidder in the online auction for the ball from Bonds' 756th career...   (Associated Press)
Fashion designer Marc Ecko poses with Barry Bonds' record-breaking home run baseball Monday, Sept. 17, 2007, in New York. Ecko was the winning bidder in the online auction for the ball from Bonds' 756th...   (Associated Press)
San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds' record-tying 755th career home run baseball is shown on display during a press preview at Sotheby's Sept. 5, 2007 in New York. Electronic bidding on Barry Bonds'...   (Associated Press)
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