Can steroid era stats be normalized?

[BillT]

http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/america-has-spoken-mlb-steroid-users-should-lose-a-third-of-their-stats/

[Mugwump]

http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/america-has-spoken-mlb-steroid-users-should-lose-a-third-of-their-stats/

Interesting concept........but not sure it's the answer....I like the 'asterisk' next to their names idea too......makes em stand out amongst those who didn't use drugs..

[PaulineMi]

Have separate "user"/"non-user" lists. Would the old-timers do even better with today's emphasis on physical fitness, pristine fields and perfect equipment? 

[Mugwump]

Have separate "user"/"non-user" lists. Would the old-timers do even better with today's emphasis on physical fitness, pristine fields and perfect equipment?

To me, having two lists would be like condoning the use of drugs in our era.... a la, here's the way they did it, here's the way we did it...

I can't imagine how far Ruth could hit the juiced baseball used no days....wow !....or Gehrig....etc...and they would cringe at having 'instant replay' rulings.....good grief.......

[BillT]

Here's another 538 article on this subject.

They are comparing what people think about steroids vs. amphetamines vs. pre-integration:

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/roundtable-all-of-baseball-history-should-get-an-asterisk/