RocketsDWM wrote:Why not have the best lineup out there?
Why not follow rule 1.01 in baseball's rulebook?
Baseball is a game between two teams of nine players each, under direction of a manager, played on an enclosed field in accordance with these rules, under jurisdiction of one or more umpires.
Who would you rather see bat: Ortiz or Ben Sheets?
Seems like an obvious answer to me. Thats what I mean by the best possible lineup.
I dont want to see the star pitcher go down with an injury because he was swinging a bat.
That rarely happens in the NL, so why would it happen in the AL? It's much more likely that a pitcher get hurt on the mound as opposed to base running or in the batter's box.
Snakes Gould wrote:i dont really think its an "entertainment" question though.
I agree, people always make the statement that AL ball is more exciting but I see it as an issue of fairness as opposed to entertainment. It's a huge advantage for the AL to have the DH, so even if it's more entertaining, it's cheap to the NL because they don't have it.
"Oh, that Lankford and McGee, the trio of 'em. They're a one-man wrecking crew."
AL managers would have to actually manage the game, the offensive edge in the AL would be slashed, roster dynamics would all change drastically for most AL teams, presumably several AL payrolls would drop slightly... all in all, it'd be good for the game. As someone already said, playing the game the way it was intended to be played. The AL is like Baseball Lite in its current state, and common folks could probably manage a game to a varying degree.
wrveres wrote:You mean if the AL played the game the way it was intended? I think that would be ideal.
I didn't know the NL pitchers threw underhand from 50 feet... That was the way it was intended.
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"I do not think baseball of today is any better than it was 30 years ago... I still think Radbourne is the greatest of the pitchers." John Sullivan 1914-Old athletes never change.
Oh yeah also, since bighort was talking about AL managers not having to manage the game as much, it got me to thinking that managers in the AL do not have to deal with pinch hitting for their pitchers like NL managers do. So when the 6th inning rolls around, and the pitcher's spot comes up in a 2-1 game with 2 on and 2 outs, the NL manager has to make the tough decision as to pinch hit or not, but the AL does not deal with this.
"Oh, that Lankford and McGee, the trio of 'em. They're a one-man wrecking crew."
sportsaddict wrote:I agree, people always make the statement that AL ball is more exciting but I see it as an issue of fairness as opposed to entertainment. It's a huge advantage for the AL to have the DH, so even if it's more entertaining, it's cheap to the NL because they don't have it.
I disagree. From player management side it gives the NL a large advantage.
The AL needs to allocate money to field start 9 everyday players. The NL only needs to field 8 starting everyday players. So NL teams can spend more money on each individual player. This enables an NL Team X, which has the same budget as an AL Team Y, to outbid Team Y, and thereby get the best free agents.
"I do not think baseball of today is any better than it was 30 years ago... I still think Radbourne is the greatest of the pitchers." John Sullivan 1914-Old athletes never change.
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