Hall of Fame to Accept Baseball Branded with *

The 756th baseball Barry Bonds slammed into oblivion, after changing hands a few times culminating in a bid of over $750,000, will be donated to the Hall of Fame after all. However, before it goes, it will be branded with an asterisks.

So sayeth the people.

From the AP:

Hall of Fame president Dale Petroskey, also interviewed on the show, said accepting the ball did not mean the Hall endorses the viewpoint that Barry Bonds used drugs..."We're a nonprofit history museum, so this ball wouldn't be coming to Cooperstown without Marc Ecko buying it from the fan who caught it."

Nor would it have come to Cooperstown under these conditions unless the Internet was used to give people the opportunity to vote on it. In my mind, this enshrines social media in the Hall of Fame along with the ball. - Cam Beck

Comments

[Roger von Oech]

I love it. I hope the * is scarlet.

[Drew McLellan]

I cheered when I heard about this and of course, immediately added my vote.

What an amazing way for public opinion to be reflected forever.

Drew