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It's not exactly like Smalls losing the ball autographed by "The Babe" in The Sandlot, but Barry Bonds' 756th homerrun ball might end up in a place that not even the Beast could go. Fashion designer Mark Ecko revealed today that he was the highest bidder at a recent Sotheby's auction featuring the record-breaking homerrun ball.

Ecko reportedly bid $752,467.20 for the collectible,but he has decided that he will not be the ultimate owner of one of the most controversial homerruns in history. Instead, he has put the fate of the ball in the hands of the voting public courtesy of the website Vote 756. On the site Ecko has set up a poll which gives voters three options concerning the ball.

You can vote to:

• Send the ball directly to the Baseball Hall of Fame in its current state,


• You can vote to literally affix an asterisk to the ball much like cattle-brand and then send it off to Cooperstown; or


• You can attach the ball to a rocket and send it out into the wasteland of outer space.

These are your options. Now, it's up to you to make your voice heard. For what it's worth, I voted for the asterisk, but you all probably already know how I feel about Mr. Bonds.