The asterisk was never actually used. Instead, they split the record book into two parts. The first set of records being for pre-1961 and the second set being for 1961 and later, to account for the difference in the season length.
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Kristen - Sep 22, 2008 8:52:33 am PDT #3184 of 6786
§ ita § - Sep 22, 2008 8:59:23 am PDT #3185 of 6786
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
In general an asterisk means "stats set under different circumstances."
Not being a baseball fan it fails to have any resonance for me. Tommyrot's makes me laugh, though.
Allyson - Sep 22, 2008 9:00:24 am PDT #3186 of 6786
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Natter 61: What's an age-appropriate word for "wanker?"
sumi - Sep 22, 2008 9:01:30 am PDT #3187 of 6786
Art Crawl!!!
I like Natter 61: Revisited.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 22, 2008 9:02:35 am PDT #3188 of 6786
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
People HATED Maris because of this. How could anyone be better than the Babe? He really did get death threats and stuff.
Also, wasn't it a case where if the record was going to be broken, the majority of NY fans wanted Mickey Mantle to be the one to break it?
I like the idea of Tommy's plus the asterisk. But not enough to supersede my love of "Revisited".
aurelia - Sep 22, 2008 9:20:48 am PDT #3189 of 6786
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In general an asterisk means "stats set under different circumstances."
That much I got. I just didn't know the specific reference. Thanks for all the answers.
Burrell - Sep 22, 2008 9:21:29 am PDT #3190 of 6786
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I am so in love with Natter 61 Revisited.
Connie Neil - Sep 22, 2008 9:27:40 am PDT #3191 of 6786
brillig
What does Revisited reference?
Frankenbuddha - Sep 22, 2008 9:29:25 am PDT #3192 of 6786
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The Bob Dylan song (and album) Highway 61 Revisited.
Bound to be an x-post.
Connie Neil - Sep 22, 2008 9:41:22 am PDT #3193 of 6786
brillig
Ah, never heard of it, that would explain it.