The asterisk enjoys its moment in the sun

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Few punctuations marks are enjoying as much play this month as the asterisk. This is thanks to Barry Bonds, of course, whose detractors have embraced the six-pronged star (or as Deadspin eloquently calls it, “Shift-8, bitches!”) as a running sight gag at San Francisco Giants games to taunt Bonds, whose eventual home-run record, they believe, should be qualified with a footnote. Last night, a minor-league affiliate of the Washington Nationals took it a step further, holding Asterisk

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