american league baseball is trash

[john goodman]

Smh at a dh

Its fantasy bullshyt... and drags the games out way too long

Fake baseball if you ask me

 

[KingJudah]

DH is good, why do you want an automatic SO,groundout at the end of the order every third inning

 

[john goodman]

Because pitchers are baseball players

Therefore they hit the baseball

 

[yoyoyo1]

AL baseball is like playing a season with the Astros, making every other team trade their best player to you, then beating up on everyone throughout the season

NL baseball is like playing with a 2-star team on FIFA against Barcelona cause you wanna prove you're that much better than a skill-less cheap player

 

[HHR]

The DH should be league wide.

There is literally ZERO consideration given to a pitchers ability to hit when building a team. Imagine if the NFL required position players kick extra points.

 

[EducatedBrothaFromTheBank]

Take away the first 2 words from the thread title, and everyone will dap your post.

 

[yseJ]

The DH should be league wide.

There is literally ZERO consideration given to a pitchers ability to hit when building a team. Imagine if the NFL required position players kick extra points.

there is not much consideration given to 8th place hitters either, I dont get your logic.

dh is cheating to me. everyone on offense also has to play defense...except the fukking DH

 

[HHR]

The difference between a #8 hitter and a pitcher is ENORMOUS.

Last year, the OPS difference was .637 to .450. The 7-hole hitter OPS is actually lower, because so many 8-hole hitter are intentionally walked/pitched around to get the vastly inferior pitchers.

And teams clearly do consider all other players hitting abilities. The worst qualified hitter last year was Jemile Weeks who posted a .609 OPS. 33% better than the overall pitcher line. Any other player who produces a .450 OPS doesn't get to play any more

 

[Spaceman Piff]

comparing the hitting ability of the 8th place hitter and the pitcher is ridiculous.

pitchers don't have to bat in hs, college or the minors. they don't practice hitting. they get to the plate and pray for the best. that's retarded to watch.

they play a specialized position like kickers in football and goalies in hockey.

 

[Mantle Drunk]

TS getting a neg rep for this one. Everywhere else has a DH besides the garbage put you to sleep National league. Ohhhh wow the coach made a double switch that's such good baseball. Oh wow the pitcher tried to sacrifice a man over to second but fails horribly or would you rather watch Edgar Martinez hit/Big Papi/older guys who still have a big bat IE Vlad Guerrero?

 

[Tide Run This]

I do agree about the pace of the games. Those Yankee/Red Sox games a few years ago would drag for 4 hours damn near those were just 9 inning games.