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bsbll_n_mn · 07-20-2003, 11:19 PM

Welcome, Ladies and Gentlemen to 2003. What a great year we had last year. The Anaheim Angels stunned baseball and won the World Series defeating the San Fransisco Giants. Proving to the world and the nation that the underdogs are the team to beat.

After a offseason of controversy, Major League Baseball and newly elected commissioner, Jon Manson, has changed the rules and broke tradition. After former commissioner, Allen "Bud" Selig was impeached on the grounds of embezzelment, and Manson was elected unanimously to reform baseball.

In the first twenty-four hours as newly elected commissioner, Manson made two of the most controversial rule changes in the history of baseball. The first of these rules came after a nation-wide poll of baseballs biggest fans. In the poll, fans where given the choice to, a) Abolish the DH, b) Keep the DH the same and c) Put the DH in the National League. After a winter of voting and debate, the Nation decided to completely abolish the DH.

The second major rule change in Major League Baseball was to implement a salary cap. The salary cap of $80 million was voted on by the Players Association and the newly formed, League of Owners. After overwhelming support by the Players Association and a small portion of the League of Owners, the salary cap was to be implimented immediatley.

The League of Owners was implimented following the 2002 season to become a bargaining tool when facing the Players Association during labor talks.

Along with the departure of Selig, both Carl Pohlad and George Steinbrenner are no longer owners of their respected teams. Pohlad and Steinbrenner where both convicted of insider trading and no longer of control of their teams. Both teams where taken over by new ownership and will continue on their quest for a title.

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bsbll_n_mn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 593 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Major League Baseball, 2003 Welcome, Ladies and Gentlemen to 2003. What a great year we had last year. The Anaheim Angels stunned baseball and won the World Series defeating the San Fransisco Giants. Proving to the world and the nation that the underdogs are the team to beat. After a offseason of controversy, Major League Baseball and newly elected commissioner, Jon Manson, has changed the rules and broke tradition. After former commissioner, Allen "Bud" Selig was impeached on the grounds of embezzelment, and Manson was elected unanimously to reform baseball. In the first twenty-four hours as newly elected commissioner, Manson made two of the most controversial rule changes in the history of baseball. The first of these rules came after a nation-wide poll of baseballs biggest fans. In the poll, fans where given the choice to, a) Abolish the DH, b) Keep the DH the same and c) Put the DH in the National League. After a winter of voting and debate, the Nation decided to completely abolish the DH. The second major rule change in Major League Baseball was to implement a salary cap. The salary cap of $80 million was voted on by the Players Association and the newly formed, League of Owners. After overwhelming support by the Players Association and a small portion of the League of Owners, the salary cap was to be implimented immediatley. The League of Owners was implimented following the 2002 season to become a bargaining tool when facing the Players Association during labor talks. Along with the departure of Selig, both Carl Pohlad and George Steinbrenner are no longer owners of their respected teams. Pohlad and Steinbrenner where both convicted of insider trading and no longer of control of their teams. Both teams where taken over by new ownership and will continue on their quest for a title.