The DH Argument....

[bighurt27]

Saw the thread in the Show was closed and wanted to add my 2 cents on the DH rule. I'd rather watch someone like Frank Thomas swing a bat than watch Ron Roenicke think. Discuss...

[redsox4evur]

Re: The DH Argument....

It has been discussed in this thread before. You can always bring it back up there.

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...topic-425.html

[kehlis]

Re: The DH Argument....

It has been discussed in this thread before. You can always bring it back up there.



http://www.operationsports.com/forum...topic-425.html

It actually comes up frequently and then just gets dismissed for other conversation. It's better served to have it own thread.

[Master Live 013]

Re: The DH Argument....

I think the AL is never going back to having the pitcher hit, the DH guys make too much money for the for the MLBPA to ever allow it to go away.

So it is either status quo or DH coming to the NL.

I wouldn't be too bothered by having different rules between the leagues if the NL still had 16 teams and Interleague was severely curtailed or outright done away with. But the movement is toward integration and homogenization of the leagues, even number of teams, Interleague play every damned day of the season then it starts making less sense for the leagues to play by different rules.

I just think it is a matter of time before the DH rule is introduced to the NL. Then I can be one of those cranky guys that remembers "when the pitcher actually had to hit".

[DieHardYankee26]

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I hate having the pitchers hit. I'll never forget Chien-Ming Wang getting hurt running the bases in some interleague game when he was our ace and never being the same after that. I don't care about forcing the DH on the NL, it seems a lot of their fans like it the way it is and I think they should be able to enjoy their game as long as there is no real reason to change it. It's one of the things I love about baseball, just one of the random quirks like every ballpark being completely random unlike the other sports with homogenized fields. Baseball is great, leave it the way it is.

[LowerWolf]

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Once upon a time, I despised the DH with all my heart. I've softened my stance a bit in recent years. I still don't like it, but I don't hate it.

I prefer the strategy of the NL, but I can see the merits of the AL game.

I do think the NL will adopt the DH, probably in the next five years or so. The AL will never give it up; the players' union will ensure that.

[55]

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Designated hitters in the NL? Might as well use aluminum bats, pitch underhand and pass out participation trophies at that rate.

/getoffmylawn

[dickey1331]

Re: The DH Argument....

I like the DH but why have different rules? It's ridiculous. Either both have it or neither have it.

[Money99]

Re: The DH Argument....

I'm on the fence with this.
I used to be firmly in the DH camp, but I've come to appreciate the difference between both leagues.

What I dislike though, is the argument that the DH sucks because who wants to watch a one-dimensional player who's only valuable on one side of the plate.
But couldn't the same argument be said of the pitchers? Watching Bartolo Colon attempting to hit is both insanely awesome and depressing at the same time.

Where I really like the DH is that when players like Miggy finally can't play the field anymore, we can still enjoy watching him hit.
I'd hate to see guys like that leave the game early because they were no longer capable defensively.
Not when most pitchers today look worse at the plate than an Ortiz does at 1B.

[Tovarich]

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Extremely anti-DH but I'm more anti-different rules for each league. Just get rid of it or get it in the NL too. I don't even care which anymore.

[Jr.]

Re: The DH Argument....

I like the different rules for each league. Gives them character and creates a separation between the AL and NL. I don't get having different leagues in any other sport, but it actually makes sense in baseball.

You take away the DH, you might as well just make one big league and get rid of the AL/NL designations

[kehlis]

Re: The DH Argument....

I like the different rules for each league. Gives them character and creates a separation between the AL and NL. I don't get having different leagues in any other sport, but it actually makes sense in baseball.

You take away the DH, you might as well just make one big league and get rid of the AL/NL designations

This is exactly how I feel.

The change I would like to see however is that NL teams got a 26th roster spot.

I don't know which option I would choose if I had to pick one for both leagues because like Jr. I enjoy watching the variances between the two.

[countryboy]

Re: The DH Argument....

I am not a fan of the DH as I think it takes away from some of the strategy that comes along with pitchers hitting. Personally, I believe that the NL presents a better brand of baseball between the two leagues.

[TheNumber35]

Re: The DH Argument....

This is exactly how I feel.

The change I would like to see however is that NL teams got a 26th roster spot.

I don't know which option I would choose if I had to pick one for both leagues because like Jr. I enjoy watching the variances between the two.

I'm in this camp as well. The differences between leagues make the games more enjoyable for me to watch.


You may be onto something with that 26th man...what if they made it that whenever playing in an NL ballpark, both teams have a 26th man? Or maybe you have a 25 man active roster, and 26-27 players on your big league squad. That way you could "deactivate" the starter who pitched yesterday in favor of another bench piece. Or give the guy who threw 4 tough innings in relief a night off by activating another bullpen arm instead of him?

[Gibbz]

Re: The DH Argument....

I am not a fan of the DH as I think it takes away from some of the strategy that comes along with pitchers hitting. Personally, I believe that the NL presents a better brand of baseball between the two leagues.

I agree and I'm a Texas fan.