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Erin +3Marc Ecko is serious about wanting you to vote. He's redirecting almost all of the links off his site, including the shop links, to the voting page. -
Redsauce Great find, Mr. Irrelevant. Here's hoping he actually follows through with whatever's voted on! -
Zorgon If it's branded or sent to the moon, I have seriously lost a lot of faith in people in general.-
chone Yeah, but imagine telling your grandkids, "People hated that Barry Bonds so much, we shot his 756th home run ball to the moon on a rocket. After we voted on the internet." Then having them think you were totally nuts.-
wutever Yeah, imagine telling your grandkids that instead of helping out some dying folks either down the street or on another continent, we choose to spend three quarters of a million on the ball and gawd knows how much on the rocket. It's important for the grandkids to know what kind of folks we were.
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Bonds Ball Owner Leaves Fate Up to You
Published 9/17/2007 by PostmanE at FanHouse
... You can vote at http://www.vote756.com/marcecko/ until Tuesday, September 25. Send the ball to the moon? Put it in the Hall of Fame? Throw an asterisk on that bad boy? What would you do to it? ...
Marc Ecko May Destroy $750K Bonds Ball
Published 9/17/2007 by Chris Mottram at Mr. Irrelevant
... Barry Bonds’ 756th home run ball ...
Vote: Fate of Bonds’ HR Ball
Published 9/17/2007 by Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com
... The ball was purchased for $752,467 at Sotheby’s/SCP Auctions this past Saturday. ...
Vote756.com: Marc Ecko Wants Fans to Decide Fate of Barry Bonds' Record HR Ball
Published 9/17/2007 at FanIQ Blog
... “I wanted the ball to democratize the ball and to give the ball to the people, to give the ball to America,”So you can head over to Vote756.com and vote for one of three options: 1) Bestow It (Cooperstown), 2) Brand It (asterisk) or 3) Banish It ("moon shot into space"). ...
THE BEST BARRY BONDS NEWS IN A WHILE
Published 9/17/2007 at With Leather
... What does that mean? It means you can go to Vote756.com and vote to send the motherfucker into space. The ball, that is -- not Bonds. Sorry if I got your hopes up. The other choices are to send the pristine ball to Cooperstown, or brand it with an asterisk before sending it to Cooperstown. But last I checked Cooperstown wasn't in space, so fuck those choices. ...
The Bumble, the Bad & Ugly (OJ, Notre Dame, Pats, too)
Published 9/17/2007 by tedmiller@seattlepi.com (Ted Miller) at Ted Miller's Sports Rant
... . ---What should they do with Barry Bonds' record* home run ball? And by they I mean YOU . Check it out. ---TMZ.com has audio of ...
Ecko Wins Bonds Ball And Will Let Fans Decide What He Should Do With It
Published 9/17/2007 by ernest at Blue Heaven
... So check out his page for details and make your decision today. ...
Monday Afternoon Incoherent Ramblings
Published 9/17/2007 by carlheartscubs at A League of Her Own - Front Page
... . I'm glad he's got $752,467 to spend on it, though I'd rather he just give it to me. He's set up a website where you can go and vote on what you think should be the fate of #756. Mr. Ecko or someone around him seems to have a sense of humor. So go and vote. If you want to. ...
Monday...
Published 9/17/2007 by Sports Bettor at The Online Sports Bettor
... Vote on the fate of Bonds' record-breaking ball here - http://www.vote756.com/ - Thanks to Marc Echo. ...
Bonds' Ball: Bestow, Brand, Banish?
Published 9/17/2007 by Orel at Sons of Steve Garvey
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Washington Post Live Pre-Show Meeting
Published 9/17/2007 by Jamie Mottram at Mr. Irrelevant
... What to Do With Bonds’ 756 Ball [Vote 756] ...
Afternoon Blog Buffet: Vote or Die!, OJ audio, Shelley Duncan is a prick
Published 9/17/2007 by NDub at Construda
... . VOTE OR DIE ! (Mr. Irrelevant) Michigan's win over Notre Dame was more of an indictment of how bad the Irish really are. We're in a fantasy league with a Notre Dame homer (not you Trip) who's team name is Clausen3Heismans Here's the video link we're going to send him - ...
High Five
Published 9/17/2007 by Fornelli at Foul Balls
A quick look around the interweb while wiping away the tears after watching those Notre Dame "highlights" So what should happen with the ball Barry Bonds hit #756 with? You decide! [ Vote756.com ] Meanwhile, Jim Thome got #500 back. [ ...
PTI’s Kornheiser, Wilbon Split On 756 Ball’s Fate
Published 9/17/2007 by David Chalk at Bugs & Cranks
... September 17th, 2007 At halftime of tonight s Monday Night Football Game in Philadelphia, Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon were split on the proper fate of the ball Barry Bonds hit to break Hank Aaron s All-Time Career Home Run Record. The ball was purchased at auction for just under $756K by fashion designer Mark Ecko, who has announced that an online vote will determine the ball s fate either to be A) Bestowed to the Hall Of Fame in Cooperstown, B) Branded with an asterisk, or C) Banished to outer space on a rocket ship. This was the exchange: Kornheiser: If they blast it into space, they should blast this fashion designer into space with it. Whether you like Barry Bonds or not, this is a historic home run ball. This isn t the Bartman ball where all of Chicago wanted it blown up, this should be in Cooperstown, maybe with an a sterisk, but not blown up. Wilbon: All we ve talked about since 1998 is home run balls everybody s lost trac ...
Vote on the Bonds ball
Published 9/17/2007 by Peter Abraham at The LoHud Yankees Blog
... So cast your vote here. ...
The Fate of #756
Published 9/17/2007 by YYSA at Yoda You Should Ask
... Marc Ecko, the designer most known for the useless urban, yet metro accessories his company produces purchased the ball and has decided to allow viewers to cast a vote deciding the balls fate: ...
Bonds Ball: What To Do With The Bonds Ball?
Published 9/17/2007 by Seth Abramovitch at Deadspin
... promoting his newest stunt: Vote 756. ...
Barry Bonds: You Decide
Published 9/17/2007 by Demond Sanders at 18 to 88
... for roughly $750,000. Yawn, right? Maybe, but the twist is he's leaving the ball's fate up to the general public. Go to his site to place your vote. It's easy, kinda fun, and it may actually make you feel better about all the gross injustices that have spread over the sporting landscape. He'll announce the results of the vote in one week.
For The Record...
Published 9/17/2007 by AaronGNP at SportsFilter
The guy who bought 756 for $752,467 (Marc Ecko the clothing designer) has put up an on-line voting booth to decide the fate of the ball. Read Story. ...
What to Do With Bonds' HR #756 Baseball - Vote Now
Published 9/17/2007 by Berger at Sports Business Radio blogs
... Because after purchasing the ball, Ecko announed 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. He said he plans to announce the final tally after voting ends Sept. 25. ...
Vote on Bonds ball, and feed Marc Ecko’s ego
Published 9/17/2007 by John Ryan at Morning Buzz
The buyer of Barry Bonds 756th home run ball has outed himself: It s Marc Ecko, apparently a fashion designer to the hip-hop stars. (I guess he s one of those guys Carl s Jr. is making fun of with its Flat Buns commercial.) Ecko, who paid $752,467 (including a 20 percent commission to Sotheby s/SCP), has set up a Web site where fans can vote on what to do with the ball . Bestow it. Send it to Cooperstown. Brand it. Use a branding iron to put on an asterisk, then send it to Cooperstown. Banish it. Put the ball on a rocket ship and launch it into orbit, a moon shot for the ages. Out of sight, out of mind. If the Marc Ecko name sounds vaguely familiar, it could be because the hoax in which he tried to convince people he ...
VOTE ON WHAT TO DO WITH BONDS HR BALL
Published 9/17/2007 by airraid81 at Juiced Sports Blog*: Writing Enhanced by Flaxseed Oil
... Mitchell Blatt Winning Bidder for Bonds' Record HR Ball Sets Up Online Poll to Determine Ball's Fate Even if the MLB doesn't put an asterisk next to Barry Bonds' name in the record books, there can still be an asterisk on his record-breaking home run ball. Or it can be sent to the moon. It's you call. Online bid winner, Marc Ecko, owner of Ecko Unlimited clothing, has set up an online poll to determine the ball's fate. You can vote here. Ecko spent $752,467 on the ball. At first glance, it's just a rich man having fun with his money, but the publicity he gets from this might very well be worth it. While he actually he three options in his poll: 1.) send it to Cooperstown as is 2.) send it with an asterisk emblazened on it 3.) send it to outer space, it is pretty obvious that option #2 will win. I just hope Cooperstown displays it. Here are what my options would be for such a poll: -Let Michael Vick's dogs chew on it. -Display it in ...
The 756 ball
Published 9/17/2007 by John Beamer at The Hardball Times
... The 756 ball by John Beamer September 17, 2007 Those of you who stood with interest in the bleachers of AT Park (or is that at now?) in an attempt to catch Barry Bonds' 756 may have noted the recent auction for said ball. The auction was won by fashion guru Marc Ecko in an intense bidding war that eventually concluded a little over $752,000. Marc is clearly a wag too for he set up a website to allow the general public to vote on the fate of the ball. You can choose three options. One, send it to Cooperstown. Two, burn an asterisk in the ball and then mail it to the Hall. And three, launch it into outer space. Whichever option has garnered the most votes by September 25th will be enacted. Me? I voted for number two. Vote here . John is an unashamed glory supporter having followed the Atlanta Braves since 1991. He blogs the Braves at ...
Tuesday (ball quandary) edition: Wha’ Happened?
Published 9/18/2007 by RandBall at Randball
... So, you might have noticed that fashion designer Marc Ecko is the rightful owner of the Barry Bonds 756 ball, having paid a shade more than $750K for it (personally, we think it should have been $756K for symmetry’s sake, but that’s fine. Nobody asked us). So what’s the big deal? Two things: 1) It’s a baseball. We have never, ever, ever understood the fascination and prices associated with this type of thing. A complete and utter waste of money and everyone’s time. The artifact isn’t what makes the moment; it’s the memory. But we digress because 2) Ecko has gone a little wacko with his plans for the ball. ...
Bonds Ball
Published 9/18/2007 by StatsGuru at Baseball Musings
... n 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 bought this baseball to democratize the debate over what to do with it," Ecko wrote on the Web site. "The idea that some of the best athletes in the country are forced to decide between being competitive and staying natural is troubling." This, of couse, from someone who designs clothes modeled by perfectly natural women. ...
Where should the Bonds ball end up?
Published 9/18/2007 by Dan Lamothe, Red Sox Monster at Red Sox Monster - MassLive.com
... AP Could No. 756 really end up on something like this? I'm a day late on this, but I'm guessing that's still plenty early to pass on the following: You control the fate of the ball Barry Bonds hit to break the all-time Major League Baseball home run record. I can say this because the ball's newest owner, fashion designer Marc Ecko, has launched a Web site, vote756.com , to give America a chance to decide to do with the ball. As Mr. Irrelevant's Brother Chris ...
Please send 756 to hell. I’ll live with outer space!
Published 9/18/2007 by Matt Blake at AZ Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports - Blogs - Podcasts - Forums
... This has been all over the web in various different places and on the radio, but I for one am in love with the idea and the man behind it: Marc Ecko. Talk about a hell of a marketing ploy. But who cares - this is as fantastic as can be. We, the fans, can fight back against Barry…for once. Bond’s “momunmental” home run blast, number 756’s fate is now in the hands of the general public. So let’s vote, first on this site, then visit vote756.com/: ...
Go Out and Vote Sports Fans
Published 9/18/2007 by cthedon at Untitled[.]
As many of you already know, Barry Bonds 756th home run hall wrapped up its auction last Saturday, but believe it or not you can have a say in what happens to the ball. The winning bid was $752,467. Now that's a lot of money, almost a thousand dollars for every home run Barry had to hit in order to break the record. The winner of the auction,Marc Ecko has created a website in order to take votes on what he should do with the ball. Yon have three different options for your vote. You can either vote to give the ball to Cooperstown, brand the hall with an asterisk then give it to Cooperstown, or just banish the ball to outer space. Personally I voted to brand the ball with an asterisk and then give it back to Cooperstown, but that's just me. Go vote and have your opinion heard. -THE DON ...
YOU VOTE: What to do with Bonds' record breaking ball
Published 9/18/2007 at Opposite Field
... YOU VOTE: What to do with Bonds' record breaking ball Posted by Joe Ross on
September 18, 2007 In case you haven't been following along, this past Saturday, fashion desginer Marc Ecko bought the ball Barry Bonds hit out of the park for his 756th career home run. That's the mildy amusing part of the story. The interesting part is that Ecko has set up a website for fans to vote on what should be done to the ball. There are three options: 1) Send it to the hall of fame 2) Brand it with an asterisk and then send it to the hall 3) Put the ball on a rocketship and launch it into outerspace I voted for option three just to see how the hell they'd go about doing that. Click here to register your vote. It's your duty as a baseball fan!
Planet Ecko
Published 9/18/2007 by E.L.M. at El Lefty Malo
... You’ve heard by now that famous hipster fashion dude Mark Ecko* bought the Bonds 756 ball, yes? And that Ecko is holding a poll to determine the fate of the ball? The choices: 1) Give it to Cooperstown. 2) Brand it with an asterisk. 3) Shoot it into space. ...
"Bestow it, bradn it, or banish it" Vote on Bonds' 756 home run ball's fate
Published 9/18/2007 by GRG51 at Steroid Nation
... The buyer of the Bonds' 756 home run ball wants to settle thing all democratically. Go to this web site to vote on bestowing (he could have said 'bequeath') the ball to the Cooperstown Hall of Fame, branding the poor leather cover with an asterisk, or banishing the unfortunate sphere to outer space somewhere. ...
Open Thread: Cubs vs. Reds, Tuesday 9/18, 7:05 CT
Published 9/18/2007 by Al <al@bleedcubbieblue.com> at Bleed Cubbie Blue: Front Page Posts
... Fun stuff: you can now vote online for your choice on what to do with Barry Bonds' 756th HR ball; the guy who bought the ball last week at auction set up the site with three choices: send it to the Hall of Fame, brand it with an asterisk, or banish it to outer space. ...
#756 Becomes A Fashion Statement
Published 9/19/2007 by Eric McClung at The Jaunt
... Vote756.com ...
Bonds on Ecko: “Stupid”
Published 9/19/2007 by Spencer Kyte at Bugs & Cranks
... September 19th, 2007 Earlier in the week, fashion designer Marc Ecko launched a website dedicated to determining the fate of the ball Barry Bonds mashed into the bleachers for his 756th career home run. Yesterday, Bonds gave us all ...
Asterisk This.
Published 9/19/2007 by Signal to Noise at Signal to Noise
... By now you’ve likely heard about fashion designer Marc Ecko’s purchase of Barry Bonds’ 756th home run ball and the hokey vote set up to have the fans decide what should be done with it — send it to the Hall of Fame unmolested, shoot it into space on a rocket, or brand an asterisk into the ball before sending it to Cooperstown. The owners of homer #755 are doing a similar thing by holding a vote to “ ...
The Debriefing: It's This Mat ... That Has Different Conclusions ... You Can Jump To
Published 9/19/2007 by mjd at FanHouse
... What's happening with the Barry Bonds 756th home run ball is dumb. A clothing designer named Mark Ecko bought it, and because he's a clever man of the people, he's letting everyone vote on what to do with it ... the options are A) Give it to the Hall of Fame, B) Brand it With an Asterisk, Then Give it to the Hall of Fame, or C) Launch it into Outer Space. ...
Bonds calls Ecko stupid, agreement ensues
Published 9/19/2007 by NDub at Construda
... on Tuesday for Mark Ecko, the fashion designer who bought the slugger's record-setting 756 home run ball. "He's stupid. He's an idiot," Bonds said. "He spent $750,000 on the ball and that's what he's doing with it? What he's doing is stupid." Ecko set up a Webpage for voters to decide what to do with the baseball. The options are to send it to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY; brand the ball with an asterisk then send it to Cooperstown; or send it into space as symbolism for "out of sight, out of mind." I agree with Bonds. While the clothes designer may have the $750,000 to burn without second thought, what's troubling is that he's trying to democratize this debate when there are more factors involved than just steroids. Ecko claims on his Webpage: "We all have an opinion about Barry Bonds' ball that broke Hank Aaron's home run record. Some feel it is a piece of history that belongs in the Hall of Fame. Others believe it is th ...
What to do with 756
Published 9/19/2007 by gondeee <info@talkingchop.com> at Talking Chop: Front Page Posts
Go vote the fate of the Barry Bonds ball
Published 9/19/2007 by PennSkinsFan at DC Pro Sports Report - Covering the Redskins, Nationals, Capitals, Wizards and the Draft!
... Mark Ecko, who purchased the record breaking baseball hit by Barry Bonds for $750,000 has decided to leave it up to US, the fans on what he should do with it. Vote here! ...
Barry Bonds on Marc Ecko: 'He's an Idiot'
Published 9/19/2007 by Tom Fornelli at FanHouse
... hit #756 with for $750,000. Now he's put up a survey at Vote756.com asking fans what they want him to do with the ball. ...
Today at FanHouse
Published 9/19/2007 by Fornelli at Foul Balls
... hit #756 with for $750,000. Now he's put up a survey at Vote756.com asking fans what they want him to do with the ball. You can vote to give it to the Hall of Fame, have the ball branded with an asterisk, or you can have that thing shot into space if you want. Well, as you'd expect to happen, Barry Bonds has heard of the vote and ...
The News
Published 9/19/2007 by mondesishouse at Mondesishouse.com
... --Here's the link to Marc Ecko's Barry Bonds Home Run Ball website. I'm guessing "shot into outer space" wins out. ...
An Easy Rebuttal for Marc Ecko
Published 9/19/2007 by Simon at SimonOnSports
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Barry Bonds and I: total agreement
Published 9/19/2007 by John Ryan at Morning Buzz
... from the man about the ball being auctioned and possibly being blown into orbital smithereens : He s stupid. He s an idiot. He spent $750,000 on a ball and that s what he s doing with it? What he s doing is stupid. I think I know what s happening here. I think Marc Ecko is mad that he didn t get an invitation to the Bonds/Jay-Z All-Star bash. [You can ...
What Will Become of 756?
Published 9/19/2007 by Ryan Maloney at WNYO Sports
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What to do with the 756 ball?
Published 9/19/2007 by Fat Ted at Philly and Beyond
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Ecko : I’ve Got A XXXL Tee For Barry
Published 9/20/2007 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... Ecko laughed when told of Bonds’ remarks, calling them the kind of honesty he is soliciting at www.vote756.com. ...
Marc Ecko Can Push Barry Bonds’ Buttons
Published 9/20/2007 by Matt Felser at Be Like Tike
... Eccentric fashion designer Marc Ecko has purchased Barry Bonds record breaking homerun ball and has some special plans. Ecko, who can easily afford to spend $750,000 for a baseball and a little publicity, has launched a website Vote756.com to allow the nation to vote on the ball s fate. Anyone with an internet connection can vote until September 25th to either bestow the ball to the hall of fame, brand it with an asterisk, or banish it to the depths of space. Bonds, not one to keep quiet on an issue, has announced his distaste with Ecko s decision: He s stupid. He s an idiot. He spent $750,000 on the ball and that s what he s doing with it? What he s doing is stupid. Bonds went on to say that the public s decision carries no weight and that his record would stand, regardless of the result. Ecko, who once published a video of himself tagging Air Force One to gain publicity against new graffiti laws (it turned out to be fake), was quick t ...
MLB Baseball Playoff Update
Published 9/20/2007 by RizzoSports at RizzoSports Blog
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Vote to send the 756 baseball to Cooperstown
Published 9/20/2007 by Dan Holmes at From Cooperstown
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HOUSE OF MIRRORS: WHAT TO DO WITH #756*
Published 9/20/2007 by DCScrap at EPIC CARNIVAL | SPORTS NEWS WITH A TWIST
... History is full of great debate. Questions that remain unanswered like "what came first the chicken or the egg?" or "can you get pregnant through anal?" Luckily for you - the huddled masses - Epic Carnival is here to settle these arguments once and for all. House of Mirrors is your favorite Carnies taking a look at one another and debating the mysteries of the universe. This week the EC writers debate "What should Marc Ecko do with Barry Bonds' #756 home run ball?" ...
Because everyone and my mother keeps sending this to me
Published 9/20/2007 by Ben K. at River Ave. Blues
... Fashion designer Marc Ecko paid over $700,000 for the Barry Bonds 756 home run ball because hey, free advertising. Now he’s putting its fate up for a vote. You can opt to bestow it to the Hall of Fame; brand it with an asterisk and then send it to the Hill; or ship it to the moon. So go vote here. ...
Don't Look Now, But Marc Ecko Is Eloquent
Published 9/20/2007 by PostmanE at FanHouse
... And while we're on the topic of the vote, over 3 million have been recorded. Get your voice heard -- and your needs for awkwardly ugly clothing assuaged -- at www.vote756.com. ...
Daily Links: Fins Friday
Published 9/21/2007 by Bassett at thejetsblog.com
... … I hadn’t seen this yet … vote what to do with #756! ...
ESPN is so annoying
Published 9/21/2007 by Dex <info@gaslampball.com> at Gaslamp Ball: Front Page Posts
... In other news... Did you vote on what to do with 756? I voted for the asterisk. HoF doesn't clean anything donated. Jbox and I have talked about the fact that if we get something that has HoF significance, we'd write our names on it. Suddenly you're in a museum. And write it someplace where they can't hide it so that it has to end up on display. Then, when tour groups come through, people ask what all the writing is, the tour guides will have to explain how some dude on the internet wrote all over the ball to achieve immortality. Only trouble with immortality? You have Scottish dudes trying to cut your head off all the time. ...
Will You Shoot Bonds’ History Into Outer Space?
Published 9/25/2007 by Tim at Mind Rite Sports -- Quality, diverse sports coverage
You still have until midnight tonight to vote at www.vote756.com whether you want to have Barry Bonds career-breaking No. 756 sent to the Hall of Fame with or without an asterisk, or shot into outer space. Crazy, absurd, a bit off the wall? ...
And The Winner Is…
Published 9/26/2007 by Spencer Kyte at Bugs & Cranks
... , voting on the fate of Bonds historic home run ball concluded yesterday and 47% decided it was best to send the ball to Cooperstown with a little extra sumpin sumpin on it for good measure. Personally, it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy since for the first time ever the side I voted for actually came out on top. Stupid Provincial and Federal elections I have doubts about Barry and so does 47% of the voting public at least the voting public that visited www.vote756.com over the last week. I am, of course, looking forward to the next Barry is A Wonderful Human Being piece from my good friends Chalk & Hulk, where they will either tell us that ...
Morning Munchies: Bonds’ Asterisked No. 756, Grossman Benched and Fast And Furious… Cricket?
Published 9/26/2007 by Tim at Mind Rite Sports -- Quality, diverse sports coverage
... tilted the scale? Ok, not so much. With a majority of 47% the fans have spoken: brand Bonds ...
A Fitting End to 756
Published 9/26/2007 by gondeee <info@talkingchop.com> at Talking Chop: Front Page Posts
I want to give this guy a hug. ...
Bonds' Home Run Ball to be Branded
Published 9/26/2007 by Russell at East Coast Bias
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IF ONLY YOU COULD BRAND BONDS INSTEAD
Published 9/26/2007 by More Credible at EPIC CARNIVAL | SPORTS NEWS WITH A TWIST
... The results are in from vote756.com and the fans have spoken, they want to send Barry Bonds home run record breaking ball to Cooperstown with an asterisk: ...
Only because I must post about the Bonds ball
Published 9/26/2007 by John Ryan at Morning Buzz
... when the Web site was announced but Marc Ecko tells us home run No. 756 will be branded with an asterisk and donated to the Hall of Fame. And his fashion line got free time on The Today Show to say it. Wonderful all around. The only part I don t understand is why the Hall of Fame would accept it. Said Hall President Dale Petroskey: We re happy to get it. We re a non-profit history museum, so this ball wouldn t be coming to Cooperstown without Marc Ecko buying it from the fan who caught it. Warts and all, they re taking it? Seems to be endorsing a point of view and Petroskey s the guy who told Tim Robbins not to come celebrate Bull Durham at the Hall because of his political views. You do have to wonder if the Hall would feel differently had they gotten more than the jockstrap from Bonds 756th. (OK, I kid. But not by much: They get his helmet. Of course, that s a certain statement in and of itself if they match it up as a before-and-after ...
Brand strategy
Published 9/26/2007 by The Crafty Sousepaw at SportsFilter
... put the fate of #756 into the public's hands... and the results are in. Read Story. ...
Altanta Braves Announcer Upset He Wont Be Covering Playoffs for TBS
Published 9/28/2007 at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... s that the Braves' broadcaster has been left off of TBS's playoff coverage. And that makes him sad: " It hurt my feelings, and I'm mad at myself for thinking there was any loyalty left in this business. I should have known better ." Instead of the sounds of Skip, TBS viewers will be treated to the tones of Dick Stockton and Ted Robinson, along with Red Sox caller Don Orsillo and Caray's son Chip. The first two choices especially irk the odd man out: " I feel like I can do a better job than a tennis announcer (Robinson) or a football-basketball announcer (Stockton)... they don't do baseball anymore and I'm there every day ." Well, not quite every day. Caray has only called 10 games this season for Turner's TV station, while doing most of his play-by-play on the radio. Caray is also fearful that the October omission will hurt his admission into the Hall of Fame: " When your employer says you're not good enough to do the playoffs, I don't think that helps your chances ." Maybe ...
Rafael Betancourt Destroyed Our National Innocence
Published 9/28/2007 by royalsreview <info@royalsreview.com> at Royals Review: Front Page Posts
... By internet vote, the fans shall decide whether all memorabilia from the 2007 AL Central Champions should be branded with an asterisk, or launched into space. Since the passing of Ives St. Laurant this summer, Royals Review is currently negotiating with ...
Perhaps Bill Rhoden should take his pen and go home
Published 9/29/2007 by Thermocaster at The Meaningful Collateral
... For those who missed it this week, the infamous ...
Gilbert Arenas wants to buy 'alleged' Bonds 756 ball hit by 'alleged' steroid user
Published 10/1/2007 by GRG51 at Steroid Nation
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I normally don’t get into conversations like this, but this kind of hit a nerve in my body as an athlete. This whole Marc Ecko buying the Barry Bonds ball to put an asterisk over it:
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Props to Gilbert Arenas, UnProps to Gilbert Arenas, and THE TERMINATOR!!!!
Published 10/2/2007 by Zorgon at Adonal Obsessed
... Mark Ecko's ball. ...
Asterisks Are People Too
Published 3/8/2008 by Sooze at Babes Love Baseball
... FanSpeak was outside AT&T; Park yesterday, speaking with Giants fans about the notorious *756 ball, which is in Marc Ecko's possession at the moment. Hear their opinions after the jump. ...
Barry Bonds' final home run ball — the FULL story
Published 3/15/2008 by Zack Hample at The Baseball Collector
... right-center field bleachers at San Francisco's AT&T; Park, there was such a wild melee for the ball that a fan in a wheelchair was knocked over and an usher nearly died from an asthma attack. Fashion designer Mark Ecko ended up buying the ball for $752,467 and creating a web site where fans could vote for its fate. Eight days and 10 million votes later, the public decided to brand the historic ball with an asterisk and send it to the Hall of Fame, prompting Bonds to threaten boycotting his own induction if the Hall accepted it. ...
Marc Ecko to Design Flight Crew Unis
Published 5/9/2008 by Bassett at thejetsblog.com
... If you don’t know Ecko, here’s what you need to know.
He’s the guy who stamped Bonds’ 756 with an asterisk and sent it to Cooperstown.
He’s the guy who caused a stir by allegedly ...
Sports' biggest non-stories
Published 5/15/2008 by The Big Picture (noreply@blogger.com) at The Big Picture
... shit out of proportion isn't against the rules, and it has happened far too often lately. It leads to drawn out, meaningless "stories" that have little-to-no affect on, well, anything. Sounds like a list. The biggest non-stories in sports from the last year or so: 8. Barbaro Nope. Very much a story. 7. Joba Chamberlain's antics. Fans, too, no longer should pump fist, yell or gyrate. Gyrate? 6. What to do with 756? Send it to Cooperstown? Send it to the Hall with an ...
Vote on the fate of Tiger Woods’ apple
Published 18 days ago by Lance at The Sports Culture
... And just like Marc Ecko did with Barry Bonds’ No. 756 home run ball, the Rotohog fellas are asking the public to vote on what should be done with the apple core. ...
