7 pages and I still hate the DH.
7 pages and I still hate the DH.
M2 (03-20-2013)
I like the current set up. Change is unecessary.
I am glad you mentioned online dictionary. I used one for the word GIMMICK. It showed this:
BAM! The reason the DH was first introduced. Even Dr. Sheldon Cooper cannot refute that truth (although he'd try lol). Keep GIMMICKS out of baseball.a trick or device used to attract business or attention <a marketing gimmick>
It's not arbitrary, it's called being a professional athlete.
Now there's an arbitrary line. What's the argument for using a DH to replace a bad hitting pitcher, but not a bad hitting middle IF? I mean, who wants to see Brendan Ryan or Darwin Barney at the plate?
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
I think all other teams should bat only pitchers, while the Reds can replace weak sister hitters with better ones at any time.
That would solve a lot of my problems as a fan.
Let's do that.
The history of the pinch hitter refutes an argument about gimmicks or pontifications that the NL style demands everyone "pull his own weight".
The DH is a natural extension of the emergence of relief specialists which gave rise to widespread acceptance of pinch hitting for players who were not forced out of the game by injury. Why? Because relief pitchers generally really sucked at hitting- even in "the good ole days".
"This isn’t stats vs scouts - this is stats and scouts working together, building an organization that blends the best of both worlds. This is the blueprint for how a baseball organization should be run. And, whether the baseball men of the 20th century like it or not, this is where baseball is going."---Dave Cameron, U.S.S. Mariner
Last edited by jojo; 03-20-2013 at 09:41 PM.
"This isn’t stats vs scouts - this is stats and scouts working together, building an organization that blends the best of both worlds. This is the blueprint for how a baseball organization should be run. And, whether the baseball men of the 20th century like it or not, this is where baseball is going."---Dave Cameron, U.S.S. Mariner
For those of you obsessed with seeing more "the best versus the best" match ups, let me suggest the following rule changes:
Victories will now be determined by total points accumulated in the following 4 events.
1. Home run derby. The best sluggers go head to head.
2. Race to home. The fastest players compete for the best time running the bases.
3. Web gem spectacular. Judges rate the most astonishing defensive plays like figure skating.
4. Pitching showcase. The pitchers throw baseballs through rings and into buckets for points and carnival prizes.
What do you think? In the meantime the rest of us can enjoy actual baseball games (the nine versus nine variety).
M2 (03-20-2013)
"This isn’t stats vs scouts - this is stats and scouts working together, building an organization that blends the best of both worlds. This is the blueprint for how a baseball organization should be run. And, whether the baseball men of the 20th century like it or not, this is where baseball is going."---Dave Cameron, U.S.S. Mariner
"This isn’t stats vs scouts - this is stats and scouts working together, building an organization that blends the best of both worlds. This is the blueprint for how a baseball organization should be run. And, whether the baseball men of the 20th century like it or not, this is where baseball is going."---Dave Cameron, U.S.S. Mariner
I think you may be misconstruing my meaning, but glad to be of service.
I would think the constant nitpicking about definitions, especially when they are not directly related to the primary principle being discussed, would be exhausting. But to each their own.
What if I throw in cheerleaders for the home run derby event? I'll even make some male if it would please. I don't judge these things.
Last edited by LeDoux; 03-20-2013 at 10:34 PM. Reason: iPad typos
"This isn’t stats vs scouts - this is stats and scouts working together, building an organization that blends the best of both worlds. This is the blueprint for how a baseball organization should be run. And, whether the baseball men of the 20th century like it or not, this is where baseball is going."---Dave Cameron, U.S.S. Mariner
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