View Poll Results: What about me? What about the DH?

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  • Eliminate the DH all together.

    4 33.33%
  • Keep it in the AL, where it belongs.

    6 50.00%
  • Expand it to the NL as well. I'm tired of seeing 0-3 with 3 Ks out of the 9-hole.

    2 16.67%
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Thread: Belly Up: To DH or Not to DH?

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    Re: Belly Up: To DH or Not to DH?

    Quote Originally Posted by browntown653 View Post
    Pitchers hitting makes me sick. When a guy hits .250 everyone goes insane.
    Like Giambi?

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    Re: Belly Up: To DH or Not to DH?

    No, If Giambi were hitting .250, he'd be at his weight. Giambi's at like .190

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    Re: Belly Up: To DH or Not to DH?

    Quote Originally Posted by HollywoodLeo View Post
    An MLB manager not having to think during a 1-0 game in the 7th inning makes me sick.
    There's not much more thinking involved without a DH. There's still groundrules for how to pinch hit. Lefty vs. lefty, this guy's good against this pitcher, it's all pretty much laid out. Yes the manager has to make a call, but it's usually not a hard one.

    Keep the DH. I couldn't agree with Brownie more. Pitchers hitting makes me sick. When there's an easy out in the lineup, nobody has any fun. Plus, it's a rally-killer sometimes, and that's just lame. I like having the split. It's interesting to see pitchers hit some of the time, but getting rid of the DH would be awful.
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    Life: Its gots to be funky.

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    Re: Belly Up: To DH or Not to DH?

    Hardly any double switches in the AL so yes it is harder in the NL. Tons more strategy which is why I like it.

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    Re: Belly Up: To DH or Not to DH?

    Quote Originally Posted by giantsfan5689 View Post
    There's not much more thinking involved without a DH. There's still groundrules for how to pinch hit. Lefty vs. lefty, this guy's good against this pitcher, it's all pretty much laid out. Yes the manager has to make a call, but it's usually not a hard one.
    There's almost no double switches and the manager only has to worry about removing his starter when his pitching starts to falter. (hence why he doesn't have to think much in a 1-0 game....his starter's still going strong.)

    An NL manager has to decide whether or not to let his pitcher bat in the 7th inning when he has a 1-0 lead, or deficit, even though the pitcher is still going strong.

    Obviously my rash statement was a generalization used to make a point in my usual sarcastic fashion, AL managers still have to strategize to a degree, but there's a heck of a lot more in NL non-DH games.
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    Re: Belly Up: To DH or Not to DH?

    Simplifying and repeating what the above two just said: In the AL, you don't have to worry about what to do if your pitcher comes up with a man on second and 2 outs in a 1-0 game. Do you leave a hot pitcher in but give up the run, or do you take him out, banking on a pinch hit?

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