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Originally Posted by alnorth
What was intended was that every hitter in the lineup is a credible batter. In college and every lower level, that is still the case. In the very old days of baseball, that was the case.
They NEVER intended to have a useless gimp at the plate who was so overmatched and sucked so badly at his level, that you had to manage around it.
The way "baseball" is played in the NL is a twisted version of the game. The AL is more pure, I would argue more traditional, and closer to how the game is meant to be played. Our starting 9 against yours.
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I like this point and will incorporate it into my standard "Pitchers no longer are asked or allowed to work on hitting" talking point regarded the DH and NL.
If pitchers are credible hitters, the NL game is a lot more fun to watch. But that ship sailed into the sunset long, long ago.