[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by JT30

Well then explain to me interleague play and why it has been so lopsided in favor of the AL? Also explain why despite going against lineups with DHs in them, the AL has a lower ERA this past year, which mirrors the past several years. AL pitchers also give up fewer walks, have a better strikeout-to-walk ratio and allow fewer baserunners per nine innings. You can argue that the NL has more top pitchers with lower ERAs -- and that's true -- but, again, they're going against lineups with Maddux and Pelfrey and a bunch of other bat-challenged pitchers in them. The NL lineups are simply easier to get through.

So the AL pitchers face tougher lineups, I don't argue that. I don't argue that interleague play has been the favor of the AL. I don't argue any of the stats/facts that you posted.

But what does any of this have to do with A-Rod vs Pujols and the discussion we were having? You mean to tell me that such pitchers as; Lincecum, Sabathia(Brewers), Sheets, Maddux, Johnson, Santana, Zambrano, Oswalt, and Hamels aren't good simply because they face a lineup that doesn't have a DH? Are you serious?

And just for fun, Pujols has a batting average of .429 in the All-Star game and a .344 batting average in interleague play. So it doesn't seem to matter who's pitching, the man is a terrific hitter.

I don't see where this has any bearing one way or the other on who the better all around player is between A-Rod and Pujols. But hey, nice subject change.