TR-I also heard that proposal by Costas and thought it very intreging. Would we even be celebrating Bonds if Josh Gibson's homeruns would be in the record books. Wasn't alcohol illegal to possess and consume during Ruth's era? Would era's and strikeouts be totally different with the higher mound and more day games? Did the recreational drug use of the 80's affect the game? The number of baseballs used per game has changed since the early part of the last century and has made a large difference in the game. The different eras brought numerous challenges to the players of that era.
The best part of baseball is that it just shrugs it shoulders at the hardships the world sends at it. This game has overcome gambling, racism, a World War, expansion, free agency, cocaine, those ugly White sox uniforms with the shorts, labor unrest, an influx of foriegn players and Bud Selig. It will survive steroids, and come out the other side in better shape than ever.
There should probably be a lot of astericks.