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	It has been suggested that the career home run record should revert back to Hank Aaron's total of 755, wiping out Barry Bonds' 762 because of alleged steroid use. What do you think? By jackpipe30 Asked Feb 14 2009 8:37AM	38 Pts Rate Question

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by MG1942 Has a Life Penguin on Feb 14, 2009 at 8:42 am Permalink

I'm all for it.

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jackpipe30 Feb, 14 2009 at 09:40 AM

Thank you +4.

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by macdjug-Paxvobiscum on Feb 14, 2009 at 8:41 am Permalink

If Bonds ability to hit those home runs by juicing up in any season can be proved, I don't believe he should get credit for those years.

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jackpipe30 Feb, 14 2009 at 09:42 AM

My emotions are mixed because it takes more than sheer strength to hit home runs. It takes quickness and hand eye coordination...steroids don't give you those, but I have to agree that some of his would not have been HR's if he were not so allegedly artificially strong.

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by Ripple is back on Feb 14, 2009 at 8:44 am Permalink

It should revert back.Bonds record is tainted if the drug use is proven true.Where are all the real heros anymore?

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jackpipe30 Feb, 14 2009 at 09:39 AM

My emotions are mixed on the subject, let Bonds have the record, but Aaron will always be the King to me. +4.

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by East Hill on Feb 14, 2009 at 8:44 am Permalink

Whether they wipe out the record or not, true baseball fans will consider Hank Aaron the all-time HR king and Roger Maris the single season king.

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Rescuer Treesaw Feb, 14 2009 at 08:45 AM

How very true

jackpipe30 Feb, 14 2009 at 09:40 AM

I think that it would do damage to the game to alter the book, but I agree that Aaron and Maris are the true kings. +4.

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by Porkchop on Feb 14, 2009 at 8:40 am Permalink

i agree, because hank aaron did it completely by himself.

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jackpipe30 Feb, 14 2009 at 09:44 AM

Aaron feels differently about it. I think he wants to avoid controversy and get the game moving on. He is such a classy man, and he will always be the King in my book.

Porkchop Feb, 14 2009 at 10:08 AM

see that is even more why he deserves it. but ya, props to him. good question

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by JgrumpyC on Feb 16, 2009 at 10:38 pm Permalink

As much as I hate Barry Bonds with all my heart, I just can't see baseball doing that. There's no way to see what records are tainted and which ones aren't. I think all the records will stand, but the last 20 years will always be known as the "steriod era".

Meaning, 25 years from now when a player hits 50 homers, the announcers will say, "No one has hit that many bombs since the Roids era!!"

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jackpipe30 Feb, 16 2009 at 10:42 PM

True +4.

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by kerr-plunk on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:24 am Permalink

Im not the biggest Barry Bonds fan, but those baseballs still traveled over the fence... mark it with an asterisk.

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jackpipe30 Apr, 02 2009 at 07:44 AM

Thank you for your opinion, +4.

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by Mister IT has a Liahona equipped COAT on Feb 16, 2009 at 10:48 pm Permalink

I despise Barry Bonds and Hank Aaron was my childhood hero but I still think that Bond's record should stand but it should be asterisked with an "Possibly achieved via significant steroid use" explanation. Of course once Bonds is convicted that should be changed to "Achieved via significant steroid use."

That would be sufficient for me and, I think, a fair compromise.

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by A.J. on Feb 15, 2009 at 4:08 pm Permalink

I abhor the fact that PEDs are being used in the MLB as the records are certainly altered forever, but I cannot agree with the career HR record reverting back to Hammerin' Hank. As the lawyers say (and I am not a lawyer), there will start a ‘slippery slope’. Which records need to be reverted and/or no longer recognized? Should we no longer recognize the 7 Cy Young awards by Roger Clemens? Or should Mike Greenwell be recognized as the 1988 American League MVP because Jose Canseco was juiced. Let the records stand and hope that Albert Pujols has the good fortune of continuing his torrid HR pace as well as a long, productive, injury-free career to ultimately overtake Alex Rodriguez's career power numbers.

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jackpipe30 Feb, 15 2009 at 06:07 PM

Great answer +4.

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by Craigor on Feb 14, 2009 at 9:34 am Permalink

Yes. 755 and 61 should be the new HR marks.

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jackpipe30 Feb, 14 2009 at 09:45 AM

I can see the merit of either way, but Aaron will always be my King.

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