Nationals manager prefers NL style
Published 6/16/2008 by Bill Ladson at Major League Baseball News
With Interleague Play going on, Nationals manager Manny Acta noticed a difference between the National and American League. When playing at an AL park, Acta doesn't have to worry about a double switch late in a ballgame, for example.
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