Fate of Barry Bonds' Number 756 to be decided Democratically

Barry Bonds broke the Major League's all time Home Run King on August 7, 2007. He broke the record against Mike Bacsik of the Washington Nationals.

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The fate of Barry Bonds' record-breaking home run ball is now in the public's hands after its buyer announced Monday he was taking votes on whether to give the ball to the Hall of Fame, brand it with an asterisk or blast it into space.

Fashion designer Marc Ecko revealed himself as Saturday's winning bidder in the online auction for the ball that Bonds hit last month to break Hank Aaron's record of 755 home runs. The final selling price for No. 756 was $752,467, well above most predictions.

Ecko had not even taken possession of the ball before setting up a Web site that lets visitors vote on which of the three outcomes they think the ball most deserves. He plans to announce the final tally after voting ends Sept. 25.

I like this idea. I think it is genius. This lets all of the Barry Bonds fans and the anti-Bonds fans to have a say in how the ball should be treated. I personally think the ball should be in the Baseball Hall Of Fame without an asterisk branded on it, but that's just my opinion.

For those of you who have not voted yet, here's the web site:
http://www.vote756.com

So do your part. Get on the web site and Vote on the fate of Number 756!