…and so comes to an end the ‘Steroid Era’. Twenty years from now there will be a little kid visiting the Hall of Fame looking at bats used by Babe Ruth, jerseys worn by Willie Mays, and gloves worn by Cal Ripken Jr. and to the side there will be a baseball hit by a man named Barry Bonds.
I cannot wait to see the father’s face when the boy asks his father why there is a star on the ball.
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has taken possession of the baseball hit by Barry Bonds for his 756th career home run tonight, after the owner of the baseball, Marc Ecko, had the artifact delivered by private vehicle tonight at approximately 7:45 p.m.
A letter from Mr. Ecko stating his intention to unconditionally donate the baseball to the Museum accompanied the baseball, which was hit by Barry Bonds for his 756th career home run on Aug. 7, 2007, at AT&T Park in San Francisco.
“As we previously stated today, we are very happy to receive the baseball as a donation, and not as a loan, as previously declared by Mr. Ecko. We look forward to adding this ball to our permanent collections here in Cooperstown,” said Brad Horn, senior director for communications and education.
The baseball will be displayed in Cooperstown following the Museum’s documentation process.
I say it needed to be done
What the hell is going on? I thought that the Bonds ball was blown up by some moron. What ball is that? I’m pretty sure something got blown up.
And who’s this Mr. Ecko? I thought Mr. Ecko was killed by the smoke monster a year and a half ago. Did he survive or something?
I’m so confused.
Love it.
That * speaks more than any volume of words surrounding the steroids era.
/Motherscratcher – It was the Steve Bartman/Chicago Cubs ball that got blown up. That was pretty funny.
Well put this is your “Hall Of Shame.” MLB wants to sell hats that the players will wear on 9/11. When did 9/11 become a commericial holiday! They want to donate “a portion of the proceeds” to returing vets. The portion must be so small they won’t advertise how much the’ll give. Come on give me a break! If the MLB owners wanted to show their respect for our armed forces then they should suspend all games on 9/11 so Americas can reflect on what happened that day and want we want to do about it. If they want to help vets each team should kick in a million bucks, now that would be some respect. MLB can shove this latest promotion where the sun don’t shine.
Couldn’t the hall just turn the ball around?
Sure, Ecko is a great man – he may not have been at the beginning but years of business make the man.