DH to the NL??

[Lordstan]

Originally Posted by dgo71

I'm more of a fan of consistency I guess than one league versus another. It makes no sense to have the two leagues playing the same game under a different set of rules. Maybe my example isn't the best or most plausible, but my point is that the game changes and I don't see any reason to NOT change just because something was a certain way 100 years ago. If the NL institues the DH, I'll be OK missing out on Madison Bumgarner "raking." The idea that Mad-Bum's .183 career average makes him more of a "ballplayer" than any pitcher in the AL over the last 4 decades is exactly the type of antiquated thinking that prevents changes from being made, in any walk of life. The game is going to change, just like anything, and I see no need to resist it just because it's not the same old thing I'm used to.

So it seems what you're saying that the NL should change the rules of the game for no other reason than to match the AL. If that is so, why not have the AL change to match the NL and get rid of the DH? The weakness of the pitcher hitting is part of the strategy of the game. The only part of the game that is enhanced by the DH is the ability to score runs. IMHO, the people who only watch and enjoy baseball for the run scoring are missing out on much of the joy of the game.


You see these types of changes in all the sports to enhance scoring as apparently, no one will watch if the teams aren't scoring runs all the time. I guess a 1-0 game is waay less entertaining then a 9-8 game.

[dgo71]

Originally Posted by Lordstan

So it seems what you're saying that the NL should change the rules of the game for no other reason than to match the AL. If that is so, why not have the AL change to match the NL and get rid of the DH? The weakness of the pitcher hitting is part of the strategy of the game. The only part of the game that is enhanced by the DH is the ability to score runs. IMHO, the people who only watch and enjoy baseball for the run scoring are missing out on much of the joy of the game.

I'm not saying that at all. If the DH went away in the AL I'd feel the same way about it. At least the rules of the game (much different than the varying aspects of the fields they play on IMO) would be consistent. I definitely am not saying one league is right. My personal preference I suppose, would be DH all around, but I'd feel better about it if they were the same. There are cons on both sides of the debate.

[Joshchisox08]

Very shocked as I assume (no offence) that most of you are from the older crowd (40+). It has been the norm with this crowd for change in our beloved sport. I just for the life of me can't figure out why.

I hardly ever believe in the phrase "If it ain't broken don't fix it" but MLB WAS the case. The replay bull shit started, the pitch clock, and now this shit. All the while I feel like the MLB is trying to keep up with the NBA and NFL. Both of which, in my opinion, are extremely hard to watch or care for. Both of which I stopped following some 10 years ago easily.

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by Joshchisox08

Very shocked as I assume (no offence) that most of you are from the older crowd (40+). It has been the norm with this crowd for change in our beloved sport. I just for the life of me can't figure out why.

I hardly ever believe in the phrase "If it ain't broken don't fix it" but MLB WAS the case. The replay bull shit started, the pitch clock, and now this shit. All the while I feel like the MLB is trying to keep up with the NBA and NFL. Both of which, in my opinion, are extremely hard to watch or care for. Both of which I stopped following some 10 years ago easily.

I still watch the NFL, but it's becoming less and less compelling to me. Ridiculous rules changes aside, even the coaches don't know what constitutes a catch, and what does not.

Basketball? I haven't watched an NBA game in 10 years, if not longer. I used to love the game, but it became more about making Sportscenter highlights, and less about fundamentals. No thank you.