re: Revisiting an old argument: The designated hitter

It adds many unfair advantages to AL teams, also. The biggest one is that AL teams can go after an aging hitter like a Jim Thome whose one job is to hit four times a game or getting an aging pitcher who doesn't want to hit. Also, there are plenty of small advantages AL teams get too like having extra ticket sales because their brand of baseball is more exciting to most, giving them more cash to go after a big free agent. The only thing I would change is banning the DH all together in interleague play.