Doesn't it feel like most major sports tend to lag on rules changes when on the field/court play has changed the game? I'm thinking about how long it took for the NBA to adopt zone defense, or the NHL to allow two-line passes, etc.
I was very jealous watching the 4th quarter of the Cardinals game, as Arizona was having Murray chuck every down, even with the lead. It was complete anti-turtling and it was magnificent
When he pitched in the series in Cleveland I noted that he started game 1 of the double header the day the Cubs clinched the division in 2003 He was on a team with Ron Gant and Tom Lampkin