sports.espn.go.com - 11/21/2008
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NEW YORK -- There has never been a rain-shortened game in the postseason, and now there never will be. Baseball commissioner Bud Selig announced the sport will enact a rules change stating that postseason games cannot be shortened because of bad weather. "All postseason games, All-Star games and ...
beyondtheboxscore.com - 11/20/2008
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beyondtheboxscore.com —
In Part I on Tuesday, we looked at
the early days of the AL and NL, as
well as baseball's expansion into California. Today, we pick up where we left off, with the story of a man named Bud. Bud Selig and the Seattle Pilots The Seattle ...
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The History of the American and National League, Part II
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 11/21/2008
mlb.mlb.com - 11/21/2008
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mlb.mlb.com —
NEW YORK -- October weather has become less
of a concern. All of Major League Baseball's future
playoff games will be a minimum of nine innings, Commissioner Bud Selig announced on Thursday, in accordance with a rule change approved at the MLB owners ...
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Nine innings in playoff games ensured | MLB.com: News
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2009 Hot Stove Updates - Part One
The Outsiders Look at the Insides of Baseball —
... In other news, Bud Selig has assured the fans that he won't have to implement the commissioner's best interest of the game clause the next time a playoff game is to be ended early. Selig announced on Thursday that playoff games will be played in their entirety. ...
Thank You, Bud, For That Crystal Clarity
Sons of Steve Garvey —
... According to an edict from the baseball deity known as Bud Selig, there are now three types of baseball games which will not be shortened by weather: ...
"All postseason games, All-Star games and that, will be full-length affairs, and the rule will be...
Gaslamp Ball —
... ESPN - Bud Selig: Major League Baseball to ban shortened postseason games
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