September 17, 2007

What should be done with Barry's Ball? ... It turns out Mark Ecko bought #756 (for US$752K) and wants your help deciding what to do with it.
posted by es el Queso 17 years ago
  • Who is Mark Ecko?
  • A clothing designer the kids today seem to fancy.
  • So, he's into that whole branding thing already?
  • That ball should be worthless. The career home run record currently stands at 762, so why should #756 be important? Barry's *last* HR before he retires is the one that belongs in Cooperstown.
  • so why should #756 be important? Well, it is the ball that broke the record. I imagine that and the last one will be the most expensive of the lot. Though none of them really should be worth much, IMO. *is jaded*
  • I voted for branding, but largely on aesthetic grounds. So many bats and balls in there, and after a while, they all start to look the same. Except for Babe's Called-Shot Ball, though. That radiated with its celestial connection to the Baseball gods.
  • Ecko said during an interview with NBC's ``The Today Show'' that he refused to be outbid for the ball. Sometimes I'm confused by people. Wow. $752K on a ball? Does it come with a vial of Barry's ball sweat?
  • Don't Want To Know What Ball Sweat Means
  • That ball should be worthless. The career home run record currently stands at 762, so why should #756 be important? Barry's *last* HR before he retires is the one that belongs in Cooperstown. Also, the real last day of the last millennium was December 31, 2000.
  • Wha-!? My coupons have expired!
  • He can use it to replace Barry's real balls when they shrivel up from steroid use.
  • zing!
  • Wh*'s t* say if C**perst*wn w*uld want the ball? Only C**perst*wn! Alth*ugh pers*nally, it's *bvi*us the *nly *utc*me is imm*lati*n. F*r the ball. *stensibly.
  • petebest ftw