Home Run

You probably all heard that Barry Bond's 756th home run ball sold for $752,467 recently on e-bay. What you might not have heard is that the new buyer, (fashion designer Marc Ecko) has decided to "democratize" the ball's fate and take votes on his website to determine what he should ultimately do with it. The choices are:

A) Bestow it

Give the ball to Cooperstown. The ball that broke Hank Aaron’s career home run record belongs in the Hall of Fame.

B) Brand it

Burn an asterisk into the ball with a branding iron, adding a permanent footnote to the record. Then, send it to Cooperstown.

C) 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.

I thought that was a pretty creative way to deal with the ball and will be curious to see how it turns out. If you want to vote, click here.