Let's discuss the Royals pitchers hitting @AT&T park

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by cosmo20002

I like the DH, but its kind of silly of say it is closer to what the creators intended. I doubt they intended that one player in the lineup would never hit.

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.

[duncan_idaho]

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.

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.

[cosmo20002]

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.

Like I said, I'm for the DH. The modern game is as it is.

But, if it was intended that every hitter was credible, the solution would be to make the bad hitter better, not to say he doesn't have to bat. So it isn't "Our starting 9 against yours" at all.