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Posted By: jay behrens

Greenies weren't taken every day, just when you played a night game and then had an afternoon game. They were also taken, as pointed out, when the drag of the season started slowing you down. They weren't an every day thing, but they give players an advantage that players before them never had.

I really doubt you will see any records removed or given astericks. Every era has is it's quirks and phobioles that allow those records to happen. Do we erradicate or the single season win and strikeout records because the conditions that allowed those records no longer exist? There all sorts of examples like this.

Anyone that is knowledgable about baseball can figure out why most records came about. Most casual fans look at the true pitching records with a glazed look because of the unreal numbers and think youa re kidding becuase most pitching records that arre quoted are those established after 1900. Most fans can disern the difference betweenn Deadball era, the lively ball era of the 30s, the greenies era of the 50s-70s and todays current steroids era.

Jay

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