The goal is to eliminate the other team three out of five times.
They can eliminate two teams for that season without facing a challenge from the union.
In the first round they eliminated the Colombian team with 206-199.
The reasoning behind the change is to eliminate teams having to play four games in five nights.
The league normally plays 84 games to eliminate only 10 teams.
In voting to eliminate two teams, the owners did not identify them.
In 2007, however, the owners can eliminate two teams with the assurance that the union will not challenge their action.
With the strong support of the owners, Selig wants to eliminate two teams before next season.
More hearing dates are expected to be added today in the union's challenge to baseball's attempt to eliminate two teams.
These are among the basic weapons used to eliminate the opposing team(s) of worms.
