[elky] Re: Trip
- From: jryan@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:21:21 -0500 (CDT)
The designated hitter removes much of the strategy that makes baseball
great. Remember, it was only started for the 1974 season as a way to try
to generate more offense in a time when pitching was dominant. It was
supposed to be an experiment, but it can never go away when it is
extending the careers of so many who should have retired half a decade
ago.
I find that AL games take longer, which is strange with the double switch
and pinch hitting all but eliminated, and without the mental aspects that
go with having a weak bat in the 9 spot (generally), it's just not the
same game, to me. Now, I've grown up in an NL town, so I'm biased, but
when I play, I don't have a designated hitter.
At lower levels of the sport, pitchers tend to be among the best hitters,
because they are better all-around athletes.
> GO YANKEES !!!!!!!!!
>
> -Staten Island Frank-
>
>
> In a message dated 7/29/2009 12:16:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> printces@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> the designated hitter makes things more interesting.
>
> yankees rule.
>
> Mary
>
>
>> Baseball is the most cerebral of the major sports. Once you "get" it,
>> it
>> becomes fascinating. Well, it does in the National League, anyway. I
>> don't know what they play in the American League, but it isn't
>> baseball.
>> The designated hitter is cheating codified into the rules.
>
> Rules: Please play nicely with others.
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