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Originally posted by BetteDavisEyes
Let's face it. It's the *asterisk* era. Whether they return the MVP awards or not is pointless. I don't think MLB will do that b/c by starting that trend, they'd then have to consider the possibility of giving the record back to Mark McGwire or even changing it back to 61 b/c we know Roger Maris did not juice up w/anything whether it be Balco or andro. It sucks for MLB but I think that what they should do is just let the records & awards stand as is & just put that little * by them w/the footnotes.
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a.) we don't know Maris didn't juice
b.) we don't know McGwire DID juice, past the LEGAL ANDRO
c.) MVP awards are given by the BBWAA, not MLB (thus records are unaffected)
d.) "footnoting" or "asterisking" is absolutely ridiculous, on so many levels - people will recognize and decide on their own right how they should view these records, but the bottom line is that they are the records. Do we asterisk golf records because they didn't use a hickory shaft?