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After the absolute debacle that was Bud Selig's handling of Game 5 in the 2008 World Series, it was pretty obvious a concrete rule needed to be put in place by Major League Baseball. If you recall, it seemed as though the umpires waited for a tie before calling the game -- which was being played in adverse weather conditions -- simply because baseball didn't want to crown a World Champion based upon five innings of play. Hopefully, this rule change will happen before the end of the week.
Owners -- or representatives for the owners -- for each team will have a quarterly meeting tomorrow and Thursday, and this rule change is on the docket. You might remember my commentary on Selig's new rules proposal when he first starting pushing for it. Regardless of some of the surefire flaws, this is certainly a rule which needs to be in place. Having the World Series end on a weather-shortened game would have been an absolute disaster for the league, in terms of public relations and the purity of the game.
Also up for a change is the tiebreaking procedure. In past seasons, the league has traditionally staged a coin toss to decide who would play host to a tiebreaking 163rd game. Questioning this method came to the forefront this past postseason when the Minnesota Twins had to play against the White Sox in Chicago, after winning the regular season battle 10 games to eight. Again, this is something that needs to happen for the betterment of the game.
I'm just left wondering who is going to represent the Cubs in these meetings? Sam Zell? Some Tribune Company lackey? Mark Cuban? Bud Selig? Me?
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