Thread: MLB might be looking into doing away with AL/NL
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Old 05-09-2010, 02:58 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by Stickman View Post
I am not a baseball fan at all. I will casually watch the playoffs and that's it. But really, is the DH really that bad of an idea? Do you really want to be in game 7 of the world series, last at bat with your pitcher hitting?
It's called pinch hitting. Also, the situation you're proposing would more than likely be one in which the 9th batter is up to the plate.
If the pitcher was stepping to the plate, he would be in the 9 spot (8 with Larussa)
The DH would most likely not be batting 9th in the AL. He'd already have batted. In this case, you'd be dealing with a 9th batter. You'd still be looking at a pinch hit situation anyways, or if he was sent to the plate it wouldn't be any better than a pinch hitter in the NL.
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