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Yeah NL needs that DH. MLB ****** up.
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Clayton Kershaw pinch hitting with bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th in a tie game
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Or just maybe if Dave Roberts managed the game better, he wouldnt have been down to a pitcher to pinch hit in a key situation?
I like strategy.Last week, Jake Cronenworth pitched to David Price, who hit a sac fly to Joe Musgrove in left field.
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I like strategy.
The strategy of having to set a lineup & gameplan around an automatic out?
Strategy of when to replace your pitcher for a pinch hitter, double switching, managing a bench, etc.
If your argument is that no one wants to see a pitcher hit because none of them can, it would be logical to assume that the American League's collective batting average would crush the National Leagues right? Because there is an automatic out in every National League lineup every day? This chart may shock you, but the difference in AL batting average is typically a few points.
MLB Batting Average League Totals | Baseball Almanac
Baseball Almanac researches batting averages in a year-by-year format for each season from both the American and National Leagues.www.baseball-almanac.com
Sorry, but a batting average difference of .003 over the course of a season isnt really a strong argument to eliminate pitchers batting.
Dont like batting average? How about homeruns then? Check the chart. There is ZERO correlation between hitting more homeruns and having a DH.
MLB Home Runs League Totals | Baseball Almanac
MLB home runs league totals, research by Baseball Almanac.www.baseball-almanac.com
Now do Pitcher batting average and Home Runs vs DH.
My God Detroit stinks.
A runner on 3rd with no outs and you don't come close to bringing him home.
How much money you got on this game?