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mlb.mlb.com - 1/16/2009

Owners approve two rule changes | MLB.com: News

— mlb.mlb.com — PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. -- Two significant rule changes affecting the postseason and one-game tiebreakers were approved by... the 30 Major League Baseball owners at their first joint meeting of the year on Thursday. > The first involved one-game ... (more) Owners approve two rule changes | MLB.com: News

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Rain won't shorten MLB postseason games -

— newsday.com — PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. - All postseason games will be played to their conclusion under a change to... the major league rules approved Thursday by baseball owners. Owners also voted to use head-to-head records to replace coin flips when determining ... (more) Rain won't shorten MLB postseason games -

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onfrozenblog.com - 1/20/2009

Change We Can Believe In

— onfrozenblog.com — I don't know why I ended up in Washington when I can't stand politics. (It gets everyone... worked up, and I hate confrontations, as well as sleazy politicians.) Regardless, when I stumbled across the Obamicon website, I couldn't resist making a few icons of my own. (more) Change We Can Believe In

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ESPN: Games to be played to conclusion
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog — ... —The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand Thursday, January 15, 2009 ESPN: Games to be played to conclusion Games would be suspended if they are called, regardless of how many innings have been played or the score at the time. A suspended game is resumed and played to completion at the same site. ...

The Coin Flip Finally Perishes
Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest — ... That night, commissioner Bud Selig declared that the game would not be cut short, no matter how long it took. Play was resumed two days later, and the Phillies finished off the Rays 4-3 in the final three innings. “I’m delighted,” Selig said. “Given my experience there before Game 5 in Philadelphia, it’s important to have the rule clarified. The rule is now clarified the way I had interpreted it anyway.” Source: ESPN.com First the MLB Network takes off, now Bud Selig and company announce ...

Some smart post-season rule changes
River Avenue Blues — ... , the owners at their meetings in Phoenix this week managed to enact a few smart rule-changes concerning the playoffs. First, all playoff games must be at least nine innings long. If a game is called due to weather, it will be resumed from the point of suspension. Second, head-to-head records will now determine home-field advantage for tiebreaker scenarios instead of the coin toss. “I’m delighted,” Commissioner Bud Selig said about these common-sense clarifications. Me too, Bud. Me too. ...

Postseason Rule Changes
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — The Major League Baseball owners meetings took place this week in Arizona, and today they OK'd some rule changes. From ESPN: All postseason games will be played to their conclusion under a change to the major league rules approved Thursday by baseball owners. Owners also voted to use head-to-head records to replace coin flips when determining home-field advantage for tiebreaker games in division and wild-card races. Games would be suspended if they are called, regardless of how many innings have been played or the score at the time. A ...

Atlanta Braves won’t meet price for Xavier Nady
Zell's Pinstripe Blog — ... from the AP: PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. — All postseason games will be played to their conclusion under a change to the major league rules approved Thursday by baseball owners. Owners also voted to use head-to-head records to replace coin flips when determining home-field advantage for tiebreaker games in division and wild-card races. [image]