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It's the most famous baseball ball in the world. First 42-year old San Francisco Giants player Barry Bonds hit it and broke all-time Major League home run record, then it was sold for unbelievable price $752,467 and now can people vote and decide what to do with it. The new owner, fashion designer Marc Ecko, has created a website www.vote756.com, where people can submit their votes. Options to choose from are three, send the ball to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N. Y., mark it with a star or send it up straight to space. Any of these conceits has its own meanings. The Hall of Fame is no strange place for Barry Bonds or any of his possessions. His father was the former Major League All-Star Bobby Bonds, his godfather was Hall of Famer Willie Mays and his distant cousin is another Hall of Famer, Reggie Jackson. The ball will perfectly suit there, because Bonds got over the record of Hank Aaron's 755 homeruns. The second idea about marking the ball is less than positive. In 2003 Bonds was mixed up with BALCO affair, although he passed all steroid tests and the usage of performance-enhancing drugs has never been confirmed. According to Ecko's website "the idea that some of the best athletes in the country are forced to decide between being competitive and staying natural is troubling". Third idea is similar to second. Blasting the ball into space will dispose it. "Out of sight, out of mind", wrote Ecko. The voting will end September 25 on 11.59 PM. Ecko will reveal the result, number of votes and the final destiny of the ball afterwards. Unfortunately, the website doesn't contain the running results, so the final decision will be surprise for everyone.

related story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070917/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbn_bonds756_ball;_ylt=AvvjPdJQw8LaR2V_oyEzoBqs0NUE

by Nina Gotzmannova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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