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- KyMcMan, on 10/10/2007, -18/+60*
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -15/+40This is great. Now every kid that ever goes to the hall of fame will see the asterisk and ask his dad or mom what it means. Then they'll get the story of how Bonds was a cheater. And then they'll be sure to know who the real home run champion is, Hank Aaron.
- krets, on 10/10/2007, -1/+24... to be blocked by me in this thread!
- noahhoward, on 10/10/2007, -10/+30Excellent. Bonds' reaction to the whole affair makes this even more humorous.
- krets, on 10/10/2007, -4/+23Because the public hath spoken. Ain't democracy grand?
- coolant, on 10/10/2007, -7/+24Whatever you think - I'm glad to see it going to the hall for future fans to see.
- DimensionalPunk, on 10/10/2007, -13/+29Thank you.
- Spanktacular, on 10/10/2007, -0/+15The guy sold the ball because he couldn't afford the taxes to keep it? WTF? Since when do fans have to pay any sort of taxes for a ball, and since when is one homerun ball more costly than another to the fan who catches it?
- oldhick, on 10/10/2007, -19/+31I think regardless of your feelings on Bonds, the ball is clearly a piece of history and branding it with an asterisk just sounds like a stupid thing to do. Why can't the ball be pristine and simply hang a sign that comments on the issues... Seems sort of childish.
- H0mez, on 10/10/2007, -1/+12It's too bad we can't really prove his steroid use. Because if we could then it would definitely deserve an asterisk.
Its just unfair that there are other balls in the Hall of Fame that are there because the people responsible for hitting them broke records won't get an asterisk too. Such as the home runs balls hit by Sosa and McGuire, they deserve an asterisk as much as this ball does. - krabat, on 10/10/2007, -10/+20*Records might be less deserved than they appear.
- FURIOUSgeorge24, on 10/10/2007, -6/+15Not that I'm a huge Bonds fan or anything, but Buried simply for the fact that Marc Ecko is a moron in the first place and not worthy of our time or attention. He's still not forgiven for Marc Ecko's Gettin' Up.
- SelfishApe, on 10/10/2007, -3/+12Why do you people call "First" anyways, do you think you get some sort of prize??
- yosempai, on 10/10/2007, -4/+12If you're saying that he could've done it without steroids, then why didn't he?
- Richandler, on 10/10/2007, -6/+14Innocent until poven guilty. It's why we live in a republic not a democracy.
- hmmmok, on 10/10/2007, -3/+11He didn't cheat baseball's rules. It's MLB's fault that this fraud broke the record, so the asterisk should stand for MLB's ineptitude.
- Gerz1219, on 10/10/2007, -3/+10Wherever you want to place the blame, the asterisk on the ball will make it clear to future Hall of Fame visitors that Barry Bonds did not really break Hank Aaron's record. And that's all that matters.
- Gerz1219, on 10/10/2007, -2/+8Even if that's true (and I don't believe it, because he really bulked up in the 90's), then the steroids artificially extended his career by several years, allowing him to break the record. Any way you slice it the man's career is tainted.
- tnoy, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6Still waiting for the second one to drop?
- Esc7, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5As for paying taxes on the ball, its actually pure FUD. There's this little thing called capital gains tax which states that you only pay taxes after you make a SALE on something. So once he actually sells the ball he will have to pay taxes on the monies he received. The taxes on prizes is different, those all have a well defined market value, so the taxes can be computed instantly. IF this man had openly stated that he's not selling, ever, then the IRS wouldn't have any way to tax him. What's the market value on a unique ball? It could be worth a lot or worthless to people. Of course your accountants and lawyers won't say that, but you have half a legal leg to stand on.
- Murfshay22, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6Which is why I would brand it on the 4 spots of the ball with the most leather showing.
and yes, calinazaret is correct, someone from the Hall of Fame was on ESPN saying it would be shown, since it's a part of the history of this record. - CWal37, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5"Babe Ruth was a womanizing self-indulgent prick." How did that help him set home run records?
- annonimality, on 10/10/2007, -3/+7Right, he didn't take Human Growth Hormone, his head just naturally got bigger.
- bpapa, on 10/10/2007, -17/+20As a non-Bonds fan and a guy who has bought many pieces of Ecko clothing in the past, I have to say this is *****. How many pitchers are gassed up? And even so, it's not like you inject the steroids and it pumps out home runs.
- mrogi, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4If Barry Bonds took steroids how come MLB never suspended him? Obviously because they did no have enough evidence to convict. If there is not enough evidence to convict why the gattdam asterisk? MLB profited to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars by merchandising Barry's homerun feats. It is an act of sanctimonious hypocrisy and cowardice to persecute him years later, after the fact, based upon the court of public opinion.
- calinazaret, on 10/10/2007, -3/+6They'll show the asterisk, it's a piece of history
- mrblonde314, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4Well when you've mastered form and precision accuracy there's only one thing left stopping you from hitting home runs.
- SugeKnight, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3What happened to innocent until proven guilty? I can't say if he has done steroids or not because I have not seen the test results!
- krets, on 10/10/2007, -2/+5Their is? Was that they're idea? There really creative!
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -6/+9Morons love to talk about how steroids don't give you the hand/eye coordination to hit hte ball. Sure. No one is saying that it DOEs. No one is saying that Bonds was not a very good major league hitter. The point is, the steroids, along WITH his natural talent for hitting the ball, helped. How? Well, the extra strength would give him a good 20 feet distance. I am making that number up. I have no idea. But 3-4% does not sound like a stretch. In fact, it may be even more. Now, think of all the times a non-juiced player hits the ball to the warning track durng the course of a season, let alone a career. Consider them all home runs. And that is what Bonds got.
- leethemanpowell, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Marc Ecko's clothing must not be selling. Why else would he throw his hat into the Bonds ring? I highly doubt a fashion designer could even remotely care about steroid use in baseball. Cheating goes on in every sport, on every team, regardless if you recognize it or not. I do support Bonds for the fact that he was my childhood hero in baseball when he played for Pittsburgh, in my eyes he can do no wrong. I think the media clashes with Bonds due to the fact that he hates them, of course they would concentrate on him and not other "rumored" steroid users. Barry Lamar Bonds is innocent until proven guilty, no asterisk, only his name and a number of home runs.
- SnuKs, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3proclaiming you have some form of STD?
- heathuff23, on 10/10/2007, -5/+7I'm not a Bonds fan, but in this country you are innocent until proven guilty..say what you want, but its funny how over the past few years alot of players have tested positive for steroids or growth hormones, but Bonds hasn't. Do I think he has cheated? Probably...but so has alot of other players. The sport is tainted for life and you cant just blame Bonds for it. If your going to do this, then Mcguire's 62nd home run ball needs to have an asterisk as well.
- Spanktacular, on 10/10/2007, -2/+4Right. Because he used product from a steroid drug lab, and he went up two or three hat sizes and grew arms and legs as thick as tree trunks. Who could know he was juiced up?
- SkippyDoorknob, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3"important historical artifact"? Are you kidding me?!?
- davidwasman, on 10/10/2007, -2/+4Why would marc, hire someone, who doesn't, have the mental, capacity to structure, a sentence, properly,,,?
- euphemizeme, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I don't typically comment with copy-paste memes, but I thought it was somewhat warranted in this case. I guess the Digg army disagrees :(
- civperc, on 10/10/2007, -4/+5Made my day =)
- buddahead9, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2I guess some people just have a lot of money to blow on silly things...
I never understood why people got in such a hissy fit over "cheating" at baseball. People are out there cheating on their spouses, cheating the legal system, etc etc etc. Yet we get all angry over a record that will probably be broken by A-Rod in ten years - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3He admitted to using steroids. His defense has been he didn't "knowingly" use steroids. He only accidentally did.
- givinupthefight, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2I'd agree with you if it weren't for the fact that there was a vote. He gave the option of just sending it to Cooperstown without a scratch. People didn't want that. In fact, people wanted that the LEAST of the three options (sorry no link, heard the numbers on the radio this morning. Sure they are on the voting website though). Honestly, I don't think he is vandalizing anything. If anything, he is adding to the history of the ball. For the rest of its existence, anyone who walks through Cooperstown will know that ball without even looking at the plaque. Lets face facts, a lot of people who go there don't read everything. They skim through, they look at the objects, read the first line saying what they are, and move on (trust me I've been there and I saw plenty of people get through the place fast). Now, this will elicit curiosity, and people will read on. I'm personally thrilled that its going to Cooperstown at all and not ending up in space. The brand is just icing.
- cawpin, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2HGH isn't a steroid.
- mmortal03, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1They need to put more than one asterisk on it so that they can't hide it.
- cawpin, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Nothing. There is no way he would have to pay a tax for catching a ball. It isn't worth ANYTHING until he sells it. At that point all he owes is income tax.
- bitszor, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2RTFA PLZ
- PhotoshopTower, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Does anyone know how much he (Matt Murphy) would have had to pay in taxes on the ball, if he kept it???
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