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CHICAGO -- For the first time in four years, the American League representative at the World Series had to play its designated hitter, Carlos Santana, in left field Friday night. But commissioner Rob Manfred said he is not in favor of playing the World Series under a single set of rules in future years.I think the problem is picking what that one set of rules is, Manfred told ESPN.com, following Friday nights presentation of the Roberto Clemente Award.The National League plays without a DH all year. Their team is built to play without a DH. Its the opposite in the American League. And I think the competitive ramifications of picking a single set of rules would be significant.Both teams have to adjust. Each of them has to adjust at some point in the series. And given that we play the game two different ways during the year, that makes some sense to me.While the commissioner has expressed an openness to changing the game in many other ways, he has consistently said he is in favor of keeping the DH rule. So he doesnt believe in changing that, even though having different sets of rules presents a major impact on baseballs most important games of the year.Honestly, I remain of the view that the principal value of the difference in rules is the conversation that it generates, Manfred said. Even in a week where we have two unbelievable story lines [involving each team], most of the last 24 hours have been consumed by conversations about the designated hitter. And when people are talking about the game, I think thats a good thing for the game.Indians manager Terry Francona admits he is biased, but he believes American League teams are penalized by the inability to use their best lineups.I dont think it makes it a bad game, he said before Game 3. I just dont necessarily agree with this. I just think you set your team up the way you set it up, and then you get to the most important games and youre doing something different.Cubs skipper Joe Maddon, a former manager for the ALs Tampa Bay Rays for nine years, told the Chicago Tribune in September hed prefer the MLB move to eradicate the DH as opposed to including the DH in the National League.Its a better game, a more interesting game, Maddon said. If you want to teach the game to young people trying to understand and learn our game and are really into the nuances, the NL game is a lot more of that.Now having had a chance to do both, theres no comparison with these two games.?Manfred understands that the risks the Indians had to take in playing Santana in the outfield gave more ripple effects than an ordinary DH-rule conversation.But I also believe that unless youre going to play by a single set of rules all year long, theres no way you can take the World Series and say were going to use the American League rules or were going to use the National League rules, because somebody is disadvantaged, he said. 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That changed in 2015 when Windwards fielded only two outfits - North and South.We want to welcome Leewards Women into the fold and are looking forward to them playing a valuable role in the expansion of the womens game in the region, Josina Luke, WICB project officer for womens cricket, said. We have spent the last year working with the Leewards in the development of this squad, following a decision by our directors to have them involved this year, so this is another step towards strengthening the base of the womens game in the region and expanding our talent pool.The banding together of the talents of the Windwards Women helps us to streamline our tournaments and bring greater competitiveness to the overall womens game, as the ultimate aim is to create a stronger West Indies Womens team with a view to winning more global titles.Leewards will be captained by Shawnisha Hector, the Antiguan pacer, while Afy Fletcher, the West Indies Womens legspinner, will lead Windwards.The tournament, this year, will comprise the Super50 as well as Twenty20 competitions. We want to broaden the pool of players for the West Indies Womens team, bearing in mind two important things, Luke said. First, we are well-placed for automatic qualification for the ICC Womens World Cup next year in England and want to remain on that trajectory with important series in the ICC Womens Championship later this year against England at home and India on the road. Also, we want to fortify our squad in the T20 format, so we can continue to put forward the kind of performances that enhance our position as World champions.The tournament will begin with the Super50 competition. Barbados, the ddefending champions, will face Trinidad & Tobago.dddddddddddd Leewards will take on five-time champions Jamaica, while hosts Guyana kickstart their campaign against Windwards. Each of the teams will meet the others once in the round-robin stage, which will consist of five matches of 50-overs-a-side. The teams with the maximum points will clash in the final, on July 17.The T20 tournament will take place four days later with three games on each match day, all of them at the Guyana National Stadium, before a final round of play-off matches to determine positions on July 25.SquadsBarbados: Shaquana Quintyne (captain), Aaliyah Alleyne, Shamilia Connell, Deandra Dottin, Keila Elliott, Allison Gordon, Reshelle Griffith, Malissa Howard, Kycia Knight, Hayley Matthews, Shakera Selman, Charlene Taitt, , Shanna Thompson, Tiffany ThorpeGuyana Tremayne Smartt (captain), Shemaine Campbelle, Shabika Gajnabi, Erva Giddings, Melanie Henry, Mandy Mangru, Plaffiana Millington, Subrina Munroe, Kaysia Shultz, Heema Singh, Latoya Smith, Akaze Thompson, Lashuna Toussaint, Kavita YadramJamaica Stafanie Taylor (captain), Alecia Bookal, Shanel Daley, Keneshia Ferron, Chinelle Henry, Corrine, Howell, Natasha McLean, Jodian Morgan, Chedean Nation, Roshana Outar, Tameka Sanford, Jerona Walcott, Vanessa Watts, Rashada WilliamsLeeward Islands Shawnisha Hector (captain), Jasmine Clarke, Melicia Clarke, Davanna Claxton, Kimberly Dookhan, Amanda Edwards, Sherma Jackson, Rozel Liburd, Terez Parker, Grace Persaud, Kerisha Powell, Jenisen Richards, Eldora Sylvester, Saneldo WillettTrinidad & Tobago Merissa Aguilleira (captain), Kirbyina Alexander, Reniece Boyce, Britney Cooper, Rosalie Dolabaille, Stacy Ann King, Lee Ann Kirby, Shenelle Lord, Anisa Mohammed, Selene ONeil, Kamara Ragoobar, Karishma Ramharack, Amanda Samaroo, Rachael VincentWindward Islands Afy Fletcher (captain), Stacy Ann Adams, Holly Charles, Roylyn Cooper, Nerissa Crafton, Krisani Irish, Qiana Joseph, Juliana Nero, Akeira Peters, Rosilia Registe, Yasmine St. Ange, Glendeen Turtin, Rackel Williams, Swayline Williams ' ' '