Bonds' 756 will have an asterisk

[crzyjournalist03]

www.vote756.com

47% of the people voted to brand it and ship it to Cooperstown!

[3afan]

well Cooperstoen won't display it with an '*' on it

[Old Tiger]

Originally posted by 3afan
well Cooperstoen won't display it with an '*' on it they will have to. the brand will be right above rawlings and the authentification number that MLB has assigned the ball. ;)

[crzyjournalist03]

Originally posted by 3afan
well Cooperstoen won't display it with an '*' on it

wanna bet?


http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3036756

Hall of Fame president Dale Petroskey, also interviewed on the show, said accepting the ball did not mean the Hall endorses the viewpoint that Barry Bonds used drugs.


"We're happy to get it,'' he said. "We're a nonprofit history museum, so this ball wouldn't be coming to Cooperstown without Marc Ecko buying it from the fan who caught it.''

[Phil C]

:eek: :( :mad:

[3afan]

well IMO the ball will be ruined and worthless if its branded with an *

[crzyjournalist03]

Originally posted by 3afan
well IMO the ball will be ruined and worthless if its branded with an *

well, if Smalls' ball with a Babe Ruth signature can be destroyed by a giant dog and still be valuable, then an asterisk shouldn't devalue it THAT much...

[Old Tiger]

Originally posted by 3afan
well IMO the ball will be ruined and worthless if its branded with an * lol it's ruined anway because we all know barry juiced. that's why his head grew :)

[crzyjournalist03]

Originally posted by Go Blue
lol it's ruined anway because we all know barry juiced. that's why his head grew :)

IMO, regardless of what you personally feel about Bonds, you can't deny that the ball is part of history. I think that it should be enshrined. Sometimes history isn't always pretty, but that doesn't mean it didn't happen. Barry Bonds IS the all-time home run king in Major League Baseball, and that ball is the ball that was hit to break the record.

[Fotbol]

Steroids, or not, you still have to have skills to hit the ball being pitched 2 U! Barry is the Man, and there are no asteriks by Mark, or Sammy!

[crzyjournalist03]

Originally posted by Fotbol
Steroids, or not, you still have to have skills to hit the ball being pitched 2 U! Barry is the Man, and there are no asteriks by Mark, or Sammy!

That's because Bonds broke both of their records...:D

[Butkus]

Originally posted by Fotbol
Steroids, or not, you still have to have skills to hit the ball being pitched 2 U! Barry is the Man, and there are no asteriks by Mark, or Sammy! Because barry already broke thar records. :thinking:

[sweetwater07]

Originally posted by 3afan
well IMO the ball will be ruined and worthless if its branded with an *

the ball is worthless anyways..it represents cheating and steroid help. Hank Aaron did it the right way

[BrahmaMom]

Perhaps the ball will be a valuable reminder of a time in pro sports that steroids were used and wrong. Yes, he holds a record and regardless of an *, history will note his use of artificial means to get that record.