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LSdemocrat

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Tue Apr-13-04 01:56 PM
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Poll question: Bonds and Steroids poll

Do you think that Bonds has been using steroids?

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cheezus

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Tue Apr-13-04 01:57 PM
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1. Note that this non-scientific poll isn't legally binding

... unless proposition 24 passes, which we all pray it will

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Whitacre D_WI

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Tue Apr-13-04 02:05 PM
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2. You're missing the obvious option:

I have not tested his blood, so I don't know.

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Bertha Venation

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Tue Apr-13-04 02:09 PM
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3. Maris didn't deserve an asterisk

Bonds & McGwire -- and maybe even Sosa -- do.

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Whitacre D_WI

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Tue Apr-13-04 02:10 PM
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4. Maris didn't actually get an asterisk.

He had the record for most home runs in a 161-game season.

Ruth still has the record for most homers in a 154-game season.

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Bertha Venation

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Tue Apr-13-04 02:12 PM
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5. a-ha.

Thanks for setting me straight. I still think the asterisk is bogus.

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Whitacre D_WI

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Tue Apr-13-04 02:15 PM
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6. Well, I understand the idea.

He didn't actually break the record until after the 154-game mark. He was also hitting behind Mantle (also having a great year), so he got a LOT of pitches to hit.

Of course, Ruth was hitting in front of Gehrig, so he also got a lot of pitches to hit.

Maris was not intentionally walked ONCE in 1961. I don't think Ruth was ever intentionally walked in '27, either. Now THAT's incredible! (cue cheesy '80s theme music)

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