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Asterisks are stupid.
He broke the record for hits in a season.
Should NFL players have records with asterisks because the schedule went from 14 to 16 games?
Should we put an asterisk next to the guys that hit .400 because modern players have to play eight extra games with that many more chances to drop below?
Asterisks are an embarrasment to record books. Either something is a record, or isn't. Make it the record, or you have to split up the eras.
One more thing. In 84 years, including 43 in the 162-game era, NO ONE was even close to breaking this record before Ichiro. You have to look at more then, "well, he has eight more games," when obviously that hasn't mattered for anyone else.
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