Dh?

[StormShadow]

I have been having a discussion with a few buddies of mine and I decided to see what your views are on the DH.

Do you like the DH or dislike the DH?

Me Personally I don't like it, I feel it takes the strategy out of baseball. With DH you dont have to worry about the double switch, or whether to sacrifice a pitcher for a run. To me baseball is like a huge game of Chess you should have strategy to win, but having the DH strategy kind of goes out the window. Baseball was designed to have 9 players not 10. Back in the day pitchers were some of your better hitter, but now the art of the all around player is gone.

So what are your views on the DH?

[Thedatch]

I have no problem with it...Can't really say much more than that about it since I don't have a real opinion but I'm not gonna petition to get rid of it :)

[northwest]

I'm a little bit of a purist. I believe that all should bat. A pitcher should be a complete baseball player, and baseball players bat. But, on the other hand, if the DH stays I'm not going to lose any sleep over it. If it came down to a public vote to determine the fate of the DH I would vote to eliminate it. But it won't come to that. So there it is.

[Erwin[TP]Baller]

I dont mind at all. If you need a guy that can hit then well yea.

[Rockin Robin]

...Me Personally I don't like it, I feel it takes the strategy out of baseball. With DH you dont have to worry about the double switch, or whether to sacrifice a pitcher for a run. To me baseball is like a huge game of Chess you should have strategy to win, but having the DH strategy kind of goes out the window. Baseball was designed to have 9 players not 10. Back in the day pitchers were some of your better hitter, but now the art of the all around player is gone...


I'm a little bit of a purist. I believe that all should bat. A pitcher should be a complete baseball player, and baseball players bat....


I agree with these points of view 1000%!!! In fact, I often use some of those exact same arguments in my discussions on the topic.

I hate the DH!

[redsfan]

I don't like the DH, but I don't hate it either. It is a different brand of baseball. Depending on my mood is which league I will watch. There is not as much strategy involved with the DH because your pitcher is not hitting, but on the other hand, you have an extra power hitter to face that will make you pay for a mistake.

[northwest]

of how lopsided it is sometimes.

In a National League ballpark the visiting American League team has to bat their pitcher, some schmuck that may not have picked up a bat since high school. Advantage: National League, their pitchers bat, and some of them have an acceptable batting average. Their strategy always includes the pitcher.

In an American League ballpark the visiting National League team gets to use the DH. Advantage: National League, their batting lineup is even stronger than usual, using what would ordinarily have been a pinch-hitter as their DH.

So, in my opinion, as far as interleague is concerned, it will always be advantage National League. Now I need to look up some stats to find out if I'm right.

[stejay]

I like it because say you have two really good SS or 4 outstanding OF or 2 1B and so on, you can put them as a DH. Also, pitchers do not need to worry about batting so they have more time to prepare on pitching and also without injuring themselves.

[ginalee]

This does not belong in the Yankees forum.

[StormShadow]

This does not belong in the Yankees forum.

UMMM do you have any idea what you are talking about?? This is not in the Yanks forum, never has been

[Camden Yards]

dislike it, personally I don't have a issue with pitchers throwing inside (after all it's their territory as well) but I do have a issue with them not being able to face the consquences of their throwing inside for a purpose.

example: Pedro when he was with the Sox

[StormShadow]

dislike it, personally I don't have a issue with pitchers throwing inside (after all it's their territory as well) but I do have a issue with them not being able to face the consquences of their throwing inside for a purpose.

example: Pedro when he was with the Sox


I agree if Pedro and Clemens had to step in the box it would have been a whole different story

[Camden Yards]

I agree if Pedro and Clemens had to step in the box it would have been a whole different story


I agree, that situation in B-town a few yrs ago between the Yanks & Red Sox and Zimm Pedro wouldn't have happened if the DH wasn't around....

the only advantage the DH provides to a player imho is a longer career, for that I guess it's good, if not for the DH then players like (Molitor, Winfield, Baines, Murray etc...) would have retired yrs earlier.

[Fireball]

As an American League supporter, it's interesting to watch the game being played under National League rules. It's almost like an entirely different game, and I savor the opportunity to watch interleague play for that more strategic style.
However, as a fan, I will always favor the DH in the end. If I pay 20 bucks for a ticket, I want to see 9 batters going up there to hit...not watch the pitcher bunt every ninth batter. Some of the most fun players to watch in history have been DHs...players that may have never seen those better days if not for the American League.

[ginalee]

A pitcher should be a complete baseball player, and baseball players bat. But, on the other hand, if the DH stays I'm not going to lose any sleep over it. If it came down to a public vote to determine the fate of the DH I would vote to eliminate it. But it won't come to that. So there it is.