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Cubs manager David Ross remembers the buzz that September would bring when expanded rosters used to allow teams to call up any member of their 40-man roster.
“I always felt like as a player, the dog days of August came with some excitement of a playoff race and young guys experiencing that,” he said.
He also remembers less rosy consequences of the old rules.
“There used to be a lot of annoyance of: we’ve got an extra BP group, and I’ve got to catch an extra bullpen of some rookie up here.