Bonds says in an interview that if the Baseball Hall of Fame decides to display his marked 756th home run ball he will not show up to his own Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony. I guess they should consider that fair warning. That ball was purchased by fashion designer Mark Ecko. He held an online vote on whether he should send the ball to Cooperstown as is, send it with an asterisk (to acknowledge the public suspicion that Bonds used steroids) or send it into outer space in a rocket. The asterisk won.
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Barry Bonds will not be in a Giants jersey next year. Will he retire? Many say that his ego is way too big for him to just want to sail into the sunset, but unless he's not willing to lower his salary demands he's not going to play for anyone.
Marc Ecko, the person who paid more than $750k for Barry Bonds' 756th home run ball, has setup a website to ask what to do with it. The options are 1) send it to Cooperstown, 2) send it to Cooperstown with an asterisk branded on it (eluding to Bonds' alleged steroid use), and 3) blast it into space.
Bonds has come out and said that he thinks the whole poll idea is stupid and that Ecko could find better uses on spending three quarters of a million dollars. Although Bonds will never admit it, this whole incident with the ball has probably hurt his feelings a little bit. Bonds added, "all those options don't weigh anything...in baseball, that number (756) stands."
Ultimately, I don't think that Marc Ecko is a baseball fan with a lot of money. I don't even think that he likes baseball. He is simply a businessman that saw an opportunity in getting way more than $750k of publicity for $750k. Because you have to admit, even if you didn't know who the hell Marc Ecko was before this publicity stunt, you sure know who he is now.
Bonds has come out and said that he thinks the whole poll idea is stupid and that Ecko could find better uses on spending three quarters of a million dollars. Although Bonds will never admit it, this whole incident with the ball has probably hurt his feelings a little bit. Bonds added, "all those options don't weigh anything...in baseball, that number (756) stands."
Ultimately, I don't think that Marc Ecko is a baseball fan with a lot of money. I don't even think that he likes baseball. He is simply a businessman that saw an opportunity in getting way more than $750k of publicity for $750k. Because you have to admit, even if you didn't know who the hell Marc Ecko was before this publicity stunt, you sure know who he is now.
I quickly turned the game on to see Barry talk about his accomplishment and see the replays--it was awesome. I wish he would have done this last week, when we were at the park for two games. Even though we never sit in the outfield, I thought it would have been cool to catch that ball. Even if the guy that caught it almost got the crap beat out of him in a huge bruising stampede for the ball.
Melissa and I were able to go to tonight's game thanks to the generosity of a co-worker that is a season ticket holder. We were there for Barry's last two at bats hoping to see some history (since he's only two away), but no homer, only a base hit. Adding insult to injury, the Giants lost to the Braves 4-2. Crappy.
San Francisco has gone batty about Barry Bonds since Thursday, when Barry Bonds hit two homers at Wrigley Field. City Hall is dressed in orange lights and a Giants flag adorns the mayor's balcony (see photo right). More importantly though, tickets for next week's home games are going for as much as $500 apiece, especially in right field, where Barry's home runs usually land when they don't land in the water. It's happening very very soon!
Barry Bonds' 715th home run ball sold today for $220,100 on Ebay. The guy that caught the ball has famously said that he would use the proceeds of the sale as a down payment on a San Francisco home. Nice catch!
Go to baseball game, catch ball, sell ball, and buy home. So simple.
Barry Bonds finally hit his 600th home run last night at Pacific Bell Park. But, unfortunately, Melissa and I were not there to see it. Congratulations to Barry on this amazing feat. Big ups.
Melissa and I were at Pacific Bell Park to see Barry Bonds hit his
599th career home run. It was an amazing scene. Play was stopped for a full five minutes to give the fans a chance to calm down after it was all over. I was so overwhelmed that I took a picture of the field after the home run with the scoreboard still displaying the number. It's a shame that he didn't hit his 600th while we were there to see it.
599th career home run. It was an amazing scene. Play was stopped for a full five minutes to give the fans a chance to calm down after it was all over. I was so overwhelmed that I took a picture of the field after the home run with the scoreboard still displaying the number. It's a shame that he didn't hit his 600th while we were there to see it.
