NL Central teams petition to have games ended after eight innings

Right Field Bleachers found this 5/13/2008 on www.serioussportsnewsnetwork.com [flag]

NEW YORK, NY – In an unprecedented move, management from four of the teams within the National League Central Division have petitioned MLB commissioner Bud Selig to allow their teams to shorten their games from the standard nine innings to just eight innings. Representatives from the Chicago Cubs , Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals collaborated after they saw their ... [link]

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