re: Revisiting an old argument: The designated hitter

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It's not so bad the way it is w/ the two leagues except one glaring problem--The World Series. It's unfair to NL teams when they play in the AL parks. The AL team's DH is some star hitter like David Ortiz or Jim Thome. Meanwhile the NL's DH is usually some bench guy who isn't good enough to play every day. That's a serious advantage to the AL. So, while I think I prefer the NL game on most days, the rules should probably stay the way they are except in the World Series where the DH should be banned.

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This is the point I made above; however, I don't think the solution is just banning the DH in the World Series. Then, you're telling the AL team that one of their best hitters that has more than likely played a pivotal role in getting them to the World Series can't play. Also, you're telling pitchers who haven't batted all year long that they have to bat when a championship is on the line.

If MLB is going to have 2 leagues with different rules, I think the only fair way to play the World Series is the way they play it now. I think it's ridiculous that they change the rules the way they do in baseball's showcase event, but it's the only fair way right now. The answer is to make the leagues uniform. Either have the DH in both leagues or in neither. I'd prefer neither, but adding it to the NL would be better than the current situation.