Should the DH be removed?

[The Sidewinder]

I think it should, I feel that since the NL pitches have to bat also, it makes it an interesting game.... So, I feel either AL needs to add that also or then AL needs to aboloish it... whats your feeling? <b><i>"The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his."-George Patton</b></i><i></i>

[Commcorranhorn]

its hard for pitchers to go from the AL to the NL when they have to start batting, or when they play by NL rules... it makes it difficult so to all those kids out there that can only bat LEARN HOW TO PLAY MTFBWY ~Commander Corran Horn<
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[DEVILRAYS]

The DH was a rule instituted in the early 1970's to increase offense. Does it look like we need more offense? That and having the DH in one league and not the other just makes things worse. MLB and all levels of baseball should abolish it and take steps to even the playing field between hitters and pitchers. Offense is a wonderful thing and it seels tickets, but there is a little too much of it in the game. DEVILRAYS Rad Stadium<
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[Mr Badd]

Yeah, the DH has gotta go. No double switches no pitching around the number 8 guy. In the N.L., with 2 down, its huge to get the #8 guy so you start out the next inning with an easy out. <i></i>

[The Great Butcher]

I think it should stay. It gives the AL a definition. I love football but one pet peeve I have about the NFL is that there is no real difference between the AFC and the NFC! Come on there should be some difference between the two conferences! That's what makes interleague play so interesting because of that DH rule whoever is the visiting team is forced to adapt and also in the World Series as well - I think it makes watching the game a litle more fun. Now for the DH rule itself I think it's pretty chichen$hit that the pitchers don't bat in the AL, but I like seeing some sort of significant difference between the two leagues <I>The harder you work, the less you'll surrender</I><i></i>

[Kefkathe3rd]

I agree with The Great Butcher. I like the DH, and I think it should stay. <
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[DEVILRAYS]

Differences between leagues are OK, but they need to be more subtle differences. Back when the AL and NL had their own umpires, there were subtle differences in the game that people could live with. Basically, what I am saying is that the AL and NL should have the same rules, but slightly different interpretations of them are OK. For one league to make its pitchers bat while the other does not is wacked. And it gets even worse when you consider what it does in the minor leagues.<
>In the minors, teams are aligned solely on geographic premises, as well they should be since they don't have the amount of money the majors do, and most transportation is done either by bus or commercial airline. But since each area of the country has both NL and AL teams, and affiliates often tend to be near their parent club geographically, AL and NL affiliates play in the same league. And by Triple-A rules, if even one team playing in a game is affiliated with an American League club, the game uses the DH. Only in the event that two NL affiliates are playing do pitchers have to bat. So not only do pitching prospects of NL teams not get the hitting experience they could use (pitchers generally suck at hitting, but it's still good to have the experience) but things can be terribly inconsistent for these NL affiliates. That and, like I said before, the DH was implemented to add offense to the game back in the 1970's. Does it look like the game needs any more offense? If anything, its removal would be a step in balancing the playing field between bigger, stronger hitters and a diluted pool of pitchers. DEVILRAYS Rad Stadium<
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