In baseball, why do they call the third game of a three game set when its tied 1-1 the rubber match?

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Are Aluminum bats being banned in places?

Deciding game in a series -- the term is largely taken from the card game bridge, but the origination of the term is uncertain. It's been around a while.

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Let's say Bonds breaks Aaron's record.?

It probably derives from the set of French word for repetition, ie play again to decide the winner

French was the language of English nobility and the term probably gained its use in their tennis matches -- I think there are other French terms used in tennis as well, eg "love" for zero

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