Larry Ellison (baseball)

Larry Ellison — not to be confused with the founder of Oracle Corporation — is a baseball fan from the San Francisco Bay Area who first garnered national media attention by retrieving the 660th and 661st home run balls of Barry Bonds. He fished the balls from the water of McCovey Cove near SBC Park in April 2004. Ellison returned both balls to Bonds, as they were of sentimental value to the slugger; he tied and passed his godfather Willie Mays' total career home runs. Bonds let Ellison keep the 661st, and gave him other collectors items in exchange for the 660th.

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The founder - Oracle Corporation - Baseball - San Francisco Bay Area - Barry Bonds - McCovey Cove - SBC Park - April - 2004 - Godfather - Willie Mays

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Since the ballpark's opening in 2000, Ellison has been shown many times on television in his kayak dressed in various costumes. During the 2003 season, he mostly impersonated The Governator; and in 2004 he donned a chicken outfit mimicking the Giants' marketing campaign to portray opposing teams as afraid to pitch to Bonds.

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2000 - Television - Kayak - 2003 - The Governator - 2004 - Chicken - Giants

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