A Response to Tom Tangos Suggested Rules Changes

Dave Rouleau posted 4/21/2008 from blog.baseballdigestdaily.com [flag]

Tom Tango has some suggestions for rules changes in Major League Baseball. I'd like to respond to those suggestions and offer up some of my own. [link]

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