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Author:  Ogie Oglethorpe [ Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:34 am ]
Post subject:  The Designated Hitter
Likely coming soon to a National League team near you!



Congrats Cubs, you finally will have a position for Schwarber to strikeout at.
Author:  Douchebag [ Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The Designated Hitter
Dumb.
Author:  Ogie Oglethorpe [ Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The Designated Hitter
Douchebag wrote:
Dumb.

Everyone loves watching the 9 spot go .128/.160/.162
Author:  Telegram Sam [ Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:38 am ]
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I saw Hazardous Youth open for The Designated Hitlers at Club Stodola in 1988.
Author:  Frank Coztansa [ Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:39 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The Designated Hitter
Ogie Oglethorpe wrote:
Everyone loves watching the 9 spot go .128/.160/.162
Keyser had no problem with Adam Engel doing this.
Author:  GoldenJet [ Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:39 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The Designated Hitter
That Stark idea is stupid.

DH until the starter leaves the game. When the starter is replaced by a reliever, the guy batting DH hits the pines and that spot in the order is taken by the reliever.
Author:  Jaw Breaker [ Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:40 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The Designated Hitter
Ogie Oglethorpe wrote:
Douchebag wrote:
Dumb.

Everyone loves watching the 9 spot go .128/.160/.162


Except that's not the main reason for having them hit...it was more about the decision to pull the pitcher. Though now it's becoming a moot point with starters not even going a third time through the lineup.
Author:  Douchebag [ Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:40 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The Designated Hitter
Ogie Oglethorpe wrote:
Douchebag wrote:
Dumb.

Everyone loves watching the 9 spot go .128/.160/.162

There's nothing better than a 15 inning National League marathon game. Adding the DH takes away any strategy or fun from the game. If I was a bench guy in the NL I would be pissed.
Author:  Douchebag [ Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:41 am ]
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GoldenJet wrote:
DH until the starter leaves the game. When the starter is replaced by a reliever, the guy batting DH hits the pines and that spot in the order is taken by the reliever.

This is even dumber.
Author:  Frank Coztansa [ Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:45 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The Designated Hitter
Douchebag wrote:
GoldenJet wrote:
DH until the starter leaves the game. When the starter is replaced by a reliever, the guy batting DH hits the pines and that spot in the order is taken by the reliever.

This is even dumber.
:lol: :lol:

-Have the pitcher and DH alternate slots. Pitcher hits first time through lineup, DH hits second time through, etc.

-Use the previous day's starting pitcher as the automatic DH

-Have a DH for the starter only. Make the relievers hit, or you have to use a PH.

-Just use a batting lineup of 8
Author:  billypootons [ Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:52 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The Designated Hitter
Ogie Oglethorpe wrote:
Douchebag wrote:
Dumb.

Everyone loves watching the 9 spot go .128/.160/.162


Joe Maddon and smart baseball fans wrote:
Umm.... we want the 8th spot to go .128/.160/.162
Author:  BigW72 [ Mon Jan 27, 2020 12:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The Designated Hitter
Ogie Oglethorpe wrote:
Douchebag wrote:
Dumb.

Everyone loves watching the 9 spot go .128/.160/.162


I do. It makes baseball great again.

I like that the NL and AL are different.
Author:  Caller Bob [ Mon Jan 27, 2020 12:36 pm ]
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Douchebag wrote:
If I was a bench guy in the NL I would be pissed.

Be better at baseball.
Author:  badrogue17 [ Mon Jan 27, 2020 1:05 pm ]
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Telegram Sam wrote:
I saw Hazardous Youth open for The Designated Hitlers at Club Stodola in 1988.

:lol:
Author:  312player [ Mon Jan 27, 2020 1:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The Designated Hitter
Ogie Oglethorpe wrote:
Likely coming soon to a National League team near you!



Congrats Cubs, you finally will have a position for Schwarber to strikeout at.



I'm done fighting it, just make both leagues the same..just pick one.
Author:  Nardi [ Mon Jan 27, 2020 1:45 pm ]
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312player wrote:
Ogie Oglethorpe wrote:
Likely coming soon to a National League team near you!



Congrats Cubs, you finally will have a position for Schwarber to strikeout at.



I'm done fighting it, just make both leagues the same..just pick one.

Why should the NL miss out on a guy who will K, walk, or hit a HR?
Author:  Minooka Meatball [ Mon Jan 27, 2020 2:41 pm ]
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If this happens, might as well go all the way and do away with the NL and AL, period, and do a complete league realignment. Interleague play has ruined the differentiation enough as it is.
Author:  Nas [ Mon Jan 27, 2020 3:09 pm ]
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312player wrote:
Ogie Oglethorpe wrote:
Likely coming soon to a National League team near you!



Congrats Cubs, you finally will have a position for Schwarber to strikeout at.



I'm done fighting it, just make both leagues the same..just pick one.


It gives the AL about a 5 year advantage because they already had a DH in place.
Author:  a retard [ Mon Jan 27, 2020 3:13 pm ]
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Wrong section.
Author:  Regular Reader [ Mon Jan 27, 2020 3:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The Designated Hitter
BigW72 wrote:
Ogie Oglethorpe wrote:
Douchebag wrote:
Dumb.

Everyone loves watching the 9 spot go .128/.160/.162


I do. It makes baseball great again.

I like that the NL and AL are different.


Back when the NL had all the horrid cookie cutter stadia with rock hard astro turf it WAS different, but that was 30 years ago. Hell even the Dodgers and Cardinals are free swingers now.
Author:  BigW72 [ Mon Jan 27, 2020 3:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The Designated Hitter
I know it's a done deal and the they will move the NL to DH eventually....doesn't mean I have to like it.

They did ruin a lot of it with the current use of interleague play....I'm sure they could fix it, but they won't. Interleague play was cool when it was a few limited weeks in the middle of the season. Now...it's all homogenized. Boo.

I'll still love baseball..I just like the leagues being different. The MLBPA will see that this happens sooner rather than later.
Author:  denisdman [ Mon Jan 27, 2020 3:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The Designated Hitter
Love baseball.

Never cared for the DH. Interleague play was a fun gimmick, but it is no longer of any importance. I like the division heavy schedules. With an odd number of teams in each league now, interleague can’t go away without other changes.

The game has bigger frustrations right now. The slow pace of play is most concerning. The game drags at around the sixth inning with all the pitching changes. And guys that can’t put a ball in play is another big one on my list.
Author:  Jaw Breaker [ Mon Jan 27, 2020 4:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The Designated Hitter
denisdman wrote:

The game has bigger frustrations right now. The slow pace of play is most concerning. The game drags at around the sixth inning with all the pitching changes. And guys that can’t put a ball in play is another big one on my list.


I'm hoping the automated strike zone fixes some of it. Tired of seeing players take 0-2 "balls".
Author:  Ogie Oglethorpe [ Mon Jan 27, 2020 4:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The Designated Hitter
Nas wrote:
312player wrote:
Ogie Oglethorpe wrote:
Likely coming soon to a National League team near you!



Congrats Cubs, you finally will have a position for Schwarber to strikeout at.



I'm done fighting it, just make both leagues the same..just pick one.


It gives the AL about a 5 year advantage because they already had a DH in place.

Plenty of NL teams have a DH on their roster, they just don't realize it *cough* Cubs *cough*
Author:  The Hawk [ Mon Jan 27, 2020 5:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The Designated Hitter
GoldenJet wrote:
That Stark idea is stupid.

DH until the starter leaves the game. When the starter is replaced by a reliever, the guy batting DH hits the pines and that spot in the order is taken by the reliever.


That, to me, is really a dumb idea. I'd rather them leave it alone than do some stupid thing like that. If the public wants to see 9 hitters hit through the line-up which obviously is why they are talking about adding the DH in the National league then do it and be done with it.
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