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re: Revisiting an old argument: The designated hitter
Posted on 5/23/10 at 1:36 pm to ohiosportfan777
Posted on 5/23/10 at 1:36 pm to ohiosportfan777
My problem with the DH, and most people's problems who don't like it, is that it changes the way the game is managed. There are no double switches in the AL, and pinch hitting has become a lost art for the most part. The manager just sits there and changes a pitcher if he has to and doesn't have to worry about the ramifications to his lineup.
As for the AL vs NL, my biggest problem is that the World Series is supposed to be baseball's showcase event, and the rules are changed halfway through the series, not once, but twice.
I'd rather just get rid of the DH, but more importantly, I think baseball needs to be unified in this rule, especially since interleague play has become a really big part of the schedule.
As for the AL vs NL, my biggest problem is that the World Series is supposed to be baseball's showcase event, and the rules are changed halfway through the series, not once, but twice.
I'd rather just get rid of the DH, but more importantly, I think baseball needs to be unified in this rule, especially since interleague play has become a really big part of the schedule.
Posted on 5/23/10 at 1:45 pm to medtiger
God forbid the NL ever adopt the DH. Outside of Medtiger's priority of uniformity, I agree with everything he said about the DH cheapening the strategy of the game. Managers matter more in the NL, and the game doesn't have an artificial arcade feel that I get too often from AL games.
Posted on 5/23/10 at 4:34 pm to medtiger
A five year old can figure out the double switch. It's not some high strategy. I have no patience for people extolling its virtues.
And given pitcher speacialization these days, no one has a long bench anymore.
And given pitcher speacialization these days, no one has a long bench anymore.
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