We all love watching pitchers bat. I remember a game in 1971 Orioles at Brewers and Dave McNally hit a three run bomb 💣. He was so suprised I think it took him 10 minutes to circle the bases 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
I dislike the universal DH because I liked that the league's felt district. But I dislike the constant interleague play even more. Get rid of that and baseball will be better off.
I wasn't a huge baseball fan growing up, but the first time I saw a double-switch, a light went off in my head and I discovered I loved baseball. BUT, sometime in the middle of the 2022 season, I realized, wait, it's kind of nice not having to dread a sure-out in the line-up.
So, yes, without the DH, there may be more chances for strategic decisions, but those decisions are more often a least-worst-choice decision. From a game design perspective, those are some of the least fun decision-points to include in a game. With a DH, you can still bunt when it's a good idea, but you're not bunting because it's the only possible good thing you could get from a particular at-bat.
So I've changed my mind. The DH is fine and it makes sense. And with Japan's Central league switching to DH in 2027, there is not any organization at any level that still makes pitchers bat. It's a thing of the past regardless of how anyone feels.
You've managed to touch upon a non-traditional rule that I've grown to accept. As a fan who can appreciate both offense and strategy as valuable to the fan experience, I can't really complain about the universal DH. I was an Orioles fan back in the 80s, but I may never get around to replaying any of their games; as long as I'm sticking to replaying the Phillies, I don't have to worry about it!
But when I’m rolling solitaire games, I never use it. (Which is why I prefer replaying anything pre-1973.) It’s way more fun deciding whether to pinch-hit for a starting pitcher in the sixth or seventh innings.
I remember that time. I can still hear the so-called baseball experts stating, if you do not like the DH, then follow the National League since they will never implement the DH.
I’m old school, I’d love to see pitchers hit once again. Aside from some pitchers knowing how to bunt, some could hit. In some ways, I think pitchers at bat might cut down on hitters getting hit by pitch.
The DH does take away from the game in my opinion. Not that I'm a big fan of watching the pitcher hit but having a guy that does nothing but sit and hit is boring. And it does take away a great deal of the strategy involved. It will never go away because the players will refuse any change. If the DH stays, I'd like to see some change that would limit full time DHs.
We all love watching pitchers bat. I remember a game in 1971 Orioles at Brewers and Dave McNally hit a three run bomb 💣. He was so suprised I think it took him 10 minutes to circle the bases 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
1970 WS Gm3: McNally the first pitcher with slam in Series - https://youtu.be/TVwXX-Mj5P8
I dislike the universal DH because I liked that the league's felt district. But I dislike the constant interleague play even more. Get rid of that and baseball will be better off.
I wasn't a huge baseball fan growing up, but the first time I saw a double-switch, a light went off in my head and I discovered I loved baseball. BUT, sometime in the middle of the 2022 season, I realized, wait, it's kind of nice not having to dread a sure-out in the line-up.
So, yes, without the DH, there may be more chances for strategic decisions, but those decisions are more often a least-worst-choice decision. From a game design perspective, those are some of the least fun decision-points to include in a game. With a DH, you can still bunt when it's a good idea, but you're not bunting because it's the only possible good thing you could get from a particular at-bat.
So I've changed my mind. The DH is fine and it makes sense. And with Japan's Central league switching to DH in 2027, there is not any organization at any level that still makes pitchers bat. It's a thing of the past regardless of how anyone feels.
You've managed to touch upon a non-traditional rule that I've grown to accept. As a fan who can appreciate both offense and strategy as valuable to the fan experience, I can't really complain about the universal DH. I was an Orioles fan back in the 80s, but I may never get around to replaying any of their games; as long as I'm sticking to replaying the Phillies, I don't have to worry about it!
When I’m watching games on TV, I prefer the DH.
But when I’m rolling solitaire games, I never use it. (Which is why I prefer replaying anything pre-1973.) It’s way more fun deciding whether to pinch-hit for a starting pitcher in the sixth or seventh innings.
To date, I have avoided replaying seasons using the DH. For many reasons, the games are more interesting without the DH.
I remember that time. I can still hear the so-called baseball experts stating, if you do not like the DH, then follow the National League since they will never implement the DH.
I’m old school, I’d love to see pitchers hit once again. Aside from some pitchers knowing how to bunt, some could hit. In some ways, I think pitchers at bat might cut down on hitters getting hit by pitch.
AL can keep the DH. NL should get rid of it.
The DH does take away from the game in my opinion. Not that I'm a big fan of watching the pitcher hit but having a guy that does nothing but sit and hit is boring. And it does take away a great deal of the strategy involved. It will never go away because the players will refuse any change. If the DH stays, I'd like to see some change that would limit full time DHs.
I'm not sure how they feel now, but in the past, the players did NOT support the DH.
I also have a hard time believing that any ball player would not want to take his hacks.
I think it has to do with money. The players realize they can extend their careers by taking games or even seasons at DH.