Shadow Wrought's Journal: DH Musings

The more I think of the DH, the more I think of how much suspense it takes from the game of baseball. Baseball is a game which can turn on a single swing of any players bat. Each pitch builds a peak of excitement until it is resolved into either a ball, strike, or the sweet crack of the bat as contact is made.

By denying the pitchers from hitting in the American League, baseball is essentially cheating half of all baseball fans from the inherent tension that builds when the pitcher comes up to bat. Will he bunt? Will he strike-out? Or will he fly-out, line-out, or ground-out?

The mind boggles at the exciting possibilities.

I agree

[ak3ldama]

i never liked the dh either, but i'm a rockies fan.

Another option

[gregger]

When it was Big Daddy Rick Reuschel coming up to bat it was more like "will he have a heart attack if he gets a single?" or maybe "will he bother running?"

So much more suspense...

TTFN

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