Now that controversial slugger Barry Bonds is the owner of the most prestigious record in all of sports, it is time decide what is to be done with the #756 record breaking home run ball. This past Saturday, fashion designer Mark Ecko was announced the winner of the online auction for the ball. When the auction was all said and done, Ecko shelled out $752,467 for #756. Now that he is the rightful owner, Ecko wants the American public to decide the fate of the ball. Anyone with the slightest bit of interest in this topic can simply log on to Vote756.com to cast your vote for what you think should be the fate of #756. With three possible choices, there is a selection for everyone, no matter what your view on Bonds is. What makes this even more interesting, Sportsbook.com is offering odds on what the results will be for the online vote.
A) Bestow It- The record breaking home run ball will be donated to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Sportsbook.com odds of the ball being ?bestowed? 3-1
B) Brand It- #756 will be branded with an asterisk (*) and then sent to the HOF. Sportsbook.com odds of the ball being ?branded? 1-1
C) Banish It- The ball will be sent out into outer space on a rocket ship. Sportsbook.com odds of the ball being ?banished? 9-4
?What an ingenious idea by Mark Ecko?, stated Sportsbook.com Spokesman Dave Staley. ?This topic hits home since we are the owners of Bonds? #700 home run ball. After purchasing it for a pretty hefty sum, we attempted to give it to Cooperstown but for whatever reason, they turned it down.?
A) Bestow It- The record breaking home run ball will be donated to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Sportsbook.com odds of the ball being ?bestowed? 3-1
B) Brand It- #756 will be branded with an asterisk (*) and then sent to the HOF. Sportsbook.com odds of the ball being ?branded? 1-1
C) Banish It- The ball will be sent out into outer space on a rocket ship. Sportsbook.com odds of the ball being ?banished? 9-4
?What an ingenious idea by Mark Ecko?, stated Sportsbook.com Spokesman Dave Staley. ?This topic hits home since we are the owners of Bonds? #700 home run ball. After purchasing it for a pretty hefty sum, we attempted to give it to Cooperstown but for whatever reason, they turned it down.?
