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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
Speaking of Johnson, he was stripped of his medals, right? Maybe there is no mechanism, but why hasn't MLB taken any action with respect to all the titles and awards won by Bonds, Clemens, A Rod, etc.?
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It's trickier for team sports, I suppose. If you take away Bonds' stats, what does that mean for the SF Giants record? What happens to Jeff Kent, who batted behind Bonds? It makes it easier because the Giants never won a championship with Bonds on the roster, but vacating stats in a team sport opens up a huge can of worms.
Perhaps that's why the pressure is on the HOF to put the asterisks on the cheaters' careers. Your team gets the stats, but you never get the ultimate prestige.