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Two Strikes and You're Out
Japan will shorten pro baseball games to cut emissions |
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19 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 10:34 AM on 19 Mar 2008 Japan's professional baseball league is aiming to reduce carbon emissions by using only renewable energy recycling everything aiming to shorten games by 12 minutes. Under new rules, no more than 2 minutes and 15 seconds may lapse between innings, and pitchers must throw the ball within 15 seconds of receiving it if no runners are on base. Baseball commissioners estimate that by sho ... |
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