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2/5/20

OPEN THREAD - DH in NL



Another simple but good question from John...

     What are your thoughts on the designated hitter for the National League?
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12 comments:

  1. Mack AdeFebruary 5, 2020 at 11:15 AM

    I really hope they leave this one alone.

    I am a fan of old school baseball... live umpires and pitching around the 8th hitter in the lineup.

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  2. Eddie from CoronaFebruary 5, 2020 at 11:38 AM

    I agree Mack
    I never wanted to see the DH in the NL
    But If we do we put Cano there until we decide to buy him out. Then it’s Pete’s job for the rest of his career...
    Pete is passable as a 1B but he is not good and I think people over look it for 50 hrs... (I would too) but with the DH he goes there and Dom plays 1b

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  3. ViperFebruary 5, 2020 at 11:47 AM

    The DH takes away the logic away from the game. The pitcher, where to bat him, let him hit or pinch hit for him in a critical part of the game. It is at least for me, baseball as it was meant to be.

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  4. John From AlbanyFebruary 5, 2020 at 12:23 PM

    Hate the DH. Want to see pitchers hit and bunt. Big problem is that pitchers hardly ever hit in the minors, so by the time they get to the Majors, they have even less of a clue how to handle the bat.

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  5. HobieFebruary 5, 2020 at 12:29 PM

    The Metsmirized arrival referenced in Jonks "Links" pretty much deflates all pro-DH arguments save one: playing the same game with different rules over the course of the season. I'm thinking if, say, there no 3-pt arc in E.Conf arenas.

    Now of course that argument holds equally true for dropping the DH in the AL. I just don't see that happening and the rules should be the same. The Mets wouldn't particularly suffer and I'd still let deG bat.

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  6. HobieFebruary 5, 2020 at 12:31 PM

    Can't type in a phone

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  7. Reese KaplanFebruary 5, 2020 at 12:43 PM

    Having the pitcher hit is part of the strategy of the game. I hate having strategy artificially removed (even if it would open up DH opportunities for JD Davis, Dom Smith and/or Yoenis Cespedes).

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  8. Bob W.February 5, 2020 at 1:09 PM

    I pretty much agree with everyone else here. I hate the DH.

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2020 at 1:09 PM

    As an old guy one might think I oppose the DH but I don't. I have no interest in watching the pitcher hit and I really hate when the pitcher comes out of the game in the sixth inning because his spot came up in the line up and the bases were loaded. In my opinion baseball strategy is over-rated and I'd rather have an everyday player hitting for the pitcher instead. Sorry old school guys.

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  10. Tom BrennanFebruary 5, 2020 at 2:37 PM

    Yes, Yes, Yes

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  11. TPFebruary 5, 2020 at 9:02 PM

    Put me down as someone who can't stand the DH. It's fake baseball, case closed. And the current Met pitchers can handles the stick a little.

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  12. Remember1969February 6, 2020 at 12:08 PM

    I do not and never have liked the DH. I guess I can now call myself 'old-school'. Give the pitchers the opportunity in spring (or thru the year) to become better hitters/bunters. The best hitting pitching staffs can win some games over the teams that don't care. The art of bunting has become obsolete. That is a shame.

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