last night after barry bonds tied the record it seemed like every1 was holding up a sign that had thin on it __ * __ like a lil astric or wahtever.. what did that mean???? --> * <--
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2007-08-05 05:19:06 · 10 answers · asked by John the beast 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
That is an asterisk it means that there is more to something (an explanation would be given) it is an open protest to him passing the record, the same was true of those who did not want Roger Maris to pass Babe Ruth for the single season HomeRun record...In colloquial usage, an asterisk is used to indicate that a record is somehow tainted by circumstances, which are putatively explained in a footnote supposedly referenced by the asterisk.[4] This usage arose after the 1961 baseball season in which Roger Maris of the New York Yankees broke Babe Ruth's 34-year-old single-season home run record. Because Ruth had amassed 60 home runs in a season with only 154 games, compared to Maris's 61 over 162 games, baseball commissioner Ford Frick announced that Maris' accomplishment would be recorded in the record books with an explanation (often referred to as "an asterisk" in the retelling). In fact, Major League Baseball has no official record book, but the stigma remained with Maris for many years, and the concept of a real or figurative asterisk denoting less-than-official records has become widely used in sports and other competitive endeavors. A 2001 TV movie about Maris's record-breaking season was called 61* (pronounced sixty-one asterisk) in reference to the controversy. Fans critical of Barry Bonds have also taunted him with asterisks as he approaches Hank Aaron's career home run record.
2007-08-05 05:55:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i didnt watch the game but it was probably to show that bonds doesnt hold the true record... im guessing the signs were like 755*, with the * meaning that aaron still is the true home run champion but bonds tied the record during the steriod era. this is just a guess because i didnt see the game.
2007-08-05 12:24:42 · answer #2 · answered by elcor7 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's a secret symbol code for "I'm a loser", but it only works when the sign-holder doesn't realize the true meaning.
Kinda like telling people that "gullible" isn't in the dictionary.
Outwitting the witless is a historied tradition.
2007-08-05 13:01:32 · answer #3 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no * does not mean hit it here.
they put an asterik next to his record because they are implying he used steroids.
steroids are illegal, so the record would be valid, noting that bonds used steroids.
the * is used on some players such as shoeless joe & pete rose
2007-08-05 12:51:13 · answer #4 · answered by Sidewinder 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The fans were trying to say that, even though he will have the record, it should have a note there saying that he took steroids and cheated.
2007-08-05 13:22:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Who cares About steroids you still need hand to eye cord nation.
2007-08-05 12:21:38 · answer #6 · answered by Unoptrid1aq 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
It's like a target for them to be the one to get the ball. :P I saw it too.
2007-08-05 12:21:09 · answer #7 · answered by Knee 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
his record will not count it will have a few sentences to explain how he used drugs to get his "record."
2007-08-05 12:23:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
like a hit it here
2007-08-05 12:23:10 · answer #9 · answered by Asker87 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
hit it here...i wanna be rich
2007-08-05 12:24:37 · answer #10 · answered by matthew 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋