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Old 08-11-2004, 10:00 PM   #1
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Exclamation Question: DH/Pitchers related

(Pulling a Heyman, sorry)

I know in high school that when a pitcher gets on base, the team can put a pinch runner in while not having to take the pitcher out of the game. I'm not sure the rules on if the runner is still able to return, but the pitcher is allowed to skip baserunning and then continue pitching in the next inning.

Do you think this would be a good thing for the NL to consider? The main advantages would be that the pitchers would be less likely to get injured and the base runner would be more effective running the bases because he wouldn't have to go pitch the next inning and would probably be faster. The negatives are that it would take away from tradition and that it would bring more players into the game.

Or do you think that it would be a good replacement for the DH? The advantages would be that it would take away the critics who complain that AL teams get to use an established hitter instead of a pitcher to boose offensive numbers. The disadvantages would be that offense would decrease and Frank Thomas would be out of a job.


I know in Minnesota they also can use these runners for catchers, which also might not be a horrible decision. Catching is probably the most demanding position in baseball and I'm sure a few of them would have no problem letting a quick guy run for them every once in a while. The disadvantages are pretty much the same as the NL pitchers.


So what do you think? Do you think any of those would be good changes to make or would you prefer to leave it the way it is?


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