Yuck. This could have been the case if not for some imaginative people. People who for one reason or another wanted their game to move in a different direction. There have been thousands of rule changes in sports made during the 20th century, but these seven stand out has having the biggest effect on their respective games. Keep in mind most of the rules for our most popular sports like baseball, golf and soccer were written well before this century. We’ll save that list — and a list of the rules that were way too crazy to get passed — for another day. Rule Changes
