Comments on: Hank to NL: “Get a DH!” http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/2008/06/17/hank-to-nl-get-a-dh/ Hot Stove New York is the one-stop destination for New York sports fans. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:32:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: J Atwood http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/2008/06/17/hank-to-nl-get-a-dh/comment-page-1/#comment-1799 J Atwood Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:31:08 +0000 http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/?p=4835#comment-1799 No, you missed my point. I'm not saying only the AL is power obsessed, and therefore juiced up. Both leagues are juiced and power obsessed. My point is that all of baseball is focused on scoring runs, hitting monstrous RBIs, etc. because of the DH. The NL is absolutely just as guilty of being power obsessed as the AL, but it is the AL that beget the obsession. No, you missed my point. I’m not saying only the AL is power obsessed, and therefore juiced up. Both leagues are juiced and power obsessed. My point is that all of baseball is focused on scoring runs, hitting monstrous RBIs, etc. because of the DH. The NL is absolutely just as guilty of being power obsessed as the AL, but it is the AL that beget the obsession.

]]> By: gozer http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/2008/06/17/hank-to-nl-get-a-dh/comment-page-1/#comment-1798 gozer Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:10:35 +0000 http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/?p=4835#comment-1798 I agree with your conclusion, but not with your reasoning. What do Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, and Sammy Sosa all have in common? I agree with your conclusion, but not with your reasoning. What do Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, and Sammy Sosa all have in common?

]]> By: J Atwood http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/2008/06/17/hank-to-nl-get-a-dh/comment-page-1/#comment-1794 J Atwood Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:50:38 +0000 http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/?p=4835#comment-1794 The designated hitter is an absolute abomination. Do you think we would have as much of a steroid problem if the league wasn't entirely concerned about home runs and power, as opposed to finesse play and strategy? The majors is all about the power now because of the DH. The introduction of the DH is one of the worst things to ever happen to any sport. I am so fired up by this, I can't even express an articulate, coherent thought. Once I calm down, I am going to explain why the DH is an abomination, which you can check out at www.hotstovephilly.com. The designated hitter is an absolute abomination. Do you think we would have as much of a steroid problem if the league wasn’t entirely concerned about home runs and power, as opposed to finesse play and strategy? The majors is all about the power now because of the DH.

The introduction of the DH is one of the worst things to ever happen to any sport. I am so fired up by this, I can’t even express an articulate, coherent thought.

Once I calm down, I am going to explain why the DH is an abomination, which you can check out at http://www.hotstovephilly.com.

]]> By: gozer http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/2008/06/17/hank-to-nl-get-a-dh/comment-page-1/#comment-1791 gozer Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:57:20 +0000 http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/?p=4835#comment-1791 think the mariners are fans of the pitcher hitting? think the mariners are fans of the pitcher hitting?

]]> By: Norm Peterson http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/2008/06/17/hank-to-nl-get-a-dh/comment-page-1/#comment-1715 Norm Peterson Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:25:19 +0000 http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/?p=4835#comment-1715 Hank is a joke. It's about time the DH was banished from the AL, although it will never happen. It's also about time Interleague play ended. It has served its purpose. If anything, make it a novelty thing - every other year AL plays NL is a series of games. I would rather see it go for good, or atleast until baseball loses its fanbase again and needs a distraction to take attention off of mamoths swinging toothpicks. So interleague play once every couple years, that way teams will still make their money by skyrocketing the price of admission when the Yanks and Sox come to town, because that's all this is about now. So enough already. I really don't need to see the Yanks play Houston in the regular season. Who gives a sh*t besides the fans in Texas? Who gives a sh*t about the fans in Texas? Hank is a joke. It’s about time the DH was banished from the AL, although it will never happen. It’s also about time Interleague play ended. It has served its purpose. If anything, make it a novelty thing – every other year AL plays NL is a series of games. I would rather see it go for good, or atleast until baseball loses its fanbase again and needs a distraction to take attention off of mamoths swinging toothpicks. So interleague play once every couple years, that way teams will still make their money by skyrocketing the price of admission when the Yanks and Sox come to town, because that’s all this is about now. So enough already. I really don’t need to see the Yanks play Houston in the regular season. Who gives a sh*t besides the fans in Texas? Who gives a sh*t about the fans in Texas?

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