Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Throw The Bonds 756 Ball Back?

That's what the enterprising folks over at boycott756.com have in mind. They are even raising money to pay the person who catches the ball to toss it back on to the field. This is a noble mission, so I wanted to bring it to everyone's attention. Thus far, they have raised $1,361. Not as much as the ball would fetch at auction to be sure, but enough that it might make it worthwhile. Consider adding in all the promotional opportunities tossing the ball back would create and you'd have yourself a nice little nest egg.

According to the site (sorry about the all caps, but I didn't feel like retyping everything):

Our Mission: TO PERSUADE THE PERSON WHO CATCHES BARRY BONDS��� RECORD BREAKING 756th HOME RUN BALL TO THROW IT BACK ON THE FIELD.

Our Offer: ALL DONATIONS MADE TO THIS WEBSITE WILL BE SENT TO THE BRAVE SOUL WHO ���THROWS THE BALL BACK���. WE HOPE THAT ALL TRUE BASEBALL FANS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS WILL MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD. THIS STEROID INDUCED HOME RUN RECORD FIASCO IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

Getting Real: WE HERE AT BOYCOTT756 FULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE OWNER OF THE 756th HOME RUN BALL MAY CHOOSE TO KEEP IT. IN THIS SCENARIO, WE PLAN TO DONATE ALL THE PROCEEDS OF THIS SITE TO LITTLE LEAGUE ORGANIZATIONS. WE HOPE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THIS ISSUE OF STEROIDS, SPORTS, AND OUR YOUTH.
So if you are of the mind that Bonds' record-breaking home run ball should be tossed back on to the field, make a donation. At the very least your money will go to a good cause. And hey, what are you going to do with a million bucks, anyway? You'd just blow it Texas Hold 'Em, fantasy football, and internet porn.

Good luck, guys. We hope this works.

2 comment(s):

The Urban Backpacker said...

Might be hard to throw it back from McCovey Cove, but a novel idea.

How could you blow a cool million on internet porn? There's enough free porn on the web to get the job done.

GMoney said...

no fucking way