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Paul Sullivan: Some baseball records cherished, others unknown until they're threatened

They say records are made to be broken, but sometimes things happen that challenge the concept of what actually constitutes a record.

Is it something that's written in a book, or can it be something many consider a record even if it's not made official?

The official record for home runs in a single season, for example, is 73, set by Barry Bonds in 2001. But some old-schoolers still consider Roger Maris' former record of 61 in 1961

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