This has nothing to do with how popular the steroid era was and more about how stupid it was. Brady Anderson hit 51 home runs. The record book in baseball feels more important than in other sports and it's a shame those meatheads f***ed it up. There is an asterisk next to their numbers in my mind, no doubt about it.
Should the "official" record book have an asterisk? Who cares. Their numbers are tainted permanently regardless.
This is why Judge breaking Maris's number is so special.
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