Because of the steroids in MLB, do you think Bud Selig should put the home run record back down to 61?

Question

Alex Rodriguez has a chance of being the first "clean" hitter to break Maris's record.

Whenever Bonds breaks Hank Aaron's career record, do you think Selig should slap an asterisk on the end of it? 756*

Answer 1

I don't think they can do that. There have been allegations against many of the players, and it is even somewhat obvious in a couple of them (Barry Bonds head tripled in size over three seasons) but many of the players have never been proven guilty of taking these drugs. I think the asterisk next to the record with an explanation of the situation at hand will have to do.

Answer 2

I don't think he will until something has been proved. If they can prove that Bonds did take Steroids they should treat him like the cheater he is. Not put an "*" next to it but remove it completely.
If you don't think steroids doesn't make you a power hitter you are wrong. Steroids keeps you strong the whole year while others start to get worn down from the grind of the season. It makes deep fly balls home runs.If it made 10% of Bonds fly balls homers he would not break the record.

Answer 3

Absolutely not! What would be the point of that? History will be the true judge of these records. In the years to come, when someone hits his 62nd home run the crowds will go crazy and everyone will call this player "The Real Home Run Champion". It won't say it in the books but fans and writers and the people who care about baseball will crown that player the champion. Baseball lore is just as powerful as what it says in the record books.

And by the way, if so many players were on steroids, pitchers AND hitters, was there really an unfair advantage??

Answer 4

I hate to say this, but no.
The junk wasn't illegal when the junkies hit their HRs. Maris got the asterisk because Commisioner Frick was a friend of Babe Ruth, and he was a punk to put it on there. Selig is already a punk, but two wrongs don't make a right. Everyone knows which records are legit, and that makes it right. Maris still has the AL record, anyway. . . .

Answer 5

No. Even if hitters were on steroids, there's no way to prove which hitters were. Also, who knows how many pitchers were also on steroids. It's not like steroids made these players what they are. It still takes a lot of talent to be able to hit the ball. Steroids just helped turn some doubles into home runs. Since no one knows every person that was on steroids, you can't know how many pitchers were too.

Answer 6

Unfortunately I don't think it can be done. There can be all the allegations in the world but we won't ever get proof. In fact, steriods weren't even actually against the rules in baseball. Unless you can get some hard proof that players in records have used steroids any asterick would be purely on speculation. No matter how commonly believed (or obviously true) it is.

Answer 7

No. He should put a big red C after his name. C is for cheater. Sosa and McGuire also should have a C after their names in the record book too. Anyone associated with steroids is a loser and helped to ruin the sport.

Answer 8

No, he was the coward who avoided the whole scandal in the first place. He embraced Mark Mcgwire and shuns Barry Bonds. Both are the same monster guilty of the same thing. Bud Selig should go down with an asterick by his name...

Answer 9

In time I think Mr. Selig will come up with a solution for all of this steroids and Balco stuff.

Answer 10

steroids do not make you a power hitter....McGwire hit 49 home runs as a rookie, and was as skinny as a twig....You can not put David eckstein on steroids and expect him to hit 30 home runs, it wouldn't happen....so for that reason I dont think these players should not be allowed into the hall of fame or have an asterisk by there records.