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Friday, April 04, 2008 |
That's Right, The DH Is — Smarter
Let us put both the lineups together
And find out which one is smarter
The pitcher can't hit, and out he goes
The DH is great and the other blows
And find out which one is smarter
The pitcher can't hit, and out he goes
The DH is great and the other blows
— with apologies to Harry Belafonte and King RadioI wouldn't go so far as to say that "real fans" love the DH, which brings up the hoary subject of "what is a real fan" and all the silly preening that implies; after all, the implication is that the author is right, and if you were a "real fan", you'd agree with him, too. But for the record:
- The pitcher's hitting skill is infinitely less valuable than his pitching skill. Jake Peavy with a .000 average is still a valuable commodity.
- Watching the pitcher hit is dull, as he will either bunt or make an out with much more regularity.
- Managerial pinch-hitting-for and other maneuvers designed to compensate once, say, the eight-place hitter reaches base are predictable as the clock and add nothing to the game.
- The most damning fact of all: baseball itself uses the DH at almost every opportunity in the minor leagues except where two NL teams meet. Otherwise, the DH is used, even when only one team's parent is an AL club.
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