Designated Hitter Debate

It's been debated for years.

But here lately, the debate's getting hotter.

And hotter.

And with all that's going on in the world, it's such a very, very important topic.

(not)

Should the National League adopt the designated hitter rule?

One guy:

"By embodying the principle that the nine players in the game play both sides of the ball, the National League stands as a bulwark against a principle that would re-order the game in such ways as to make it as different from the baseball of our fathers as their game was from rounders or pre-modern baseball. The NL's rules make the designated hitter a tolerated exception to the rule, not a rule in itself."

(http://theweek.com/articles/552430/dont-bring-designated-hitter-national-league)

Another guy:

"The establishment of one set of playing rules trumps any personal preference for what those rules should be. If baseball wants all the pitchers to bat and that’s how we get to one set of rules, hallelujah. If the DH is baseball’s preferred precept, fine. Of course implementing the DH in the NL is the common-sense solution at this point."

(http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/05/05/gasper/Qgg0QWZTKYRtH3GIe1QLJP/story.html)

And another guy:

"The debate isn’t new but with the changes that the MLB is making to the pace of play rules, it actually makes sense to implement a universal designated hitter. If you eliminate the need for the pitcher to hit, then you don’t spend as much time with explanations of double switches, pinch hitters, and other forms of strategy managers in the senior circuit tend to use."

(http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/05/05/this-week-in-baseball-its-time-for-the-dh-in-both-leagues/)

And one more.....

"Ultimately, it will be up to NL owners on whether or not they eventually adopt the DH. They might do it sometime in the future, but they don't need to. Their brand of baseball is more of a traditional style of play, and contrary to popular belief there are still some old-fashioned baseball fans out there who have the attention spans to watch an entire game even if substitutions and pitching changes are involved."

(http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2451623-national-league-why-baseball-without-the-designated-hitter-is-better)

As for me?

I like to see the pitchers bat.

And I've never understood why pitchers tend to be (and be seen) as poor batters.

What if they weren't?

How awesome would it be if you had pitchers that hit .300 and were seen as a home run threat?

Now that would add some excitement to baseball.

Out for now.......

Matt