Should All Baseball Teams have a Designated Hitter?

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Started by iisbum 10 months and 1 week ago

The American League adopted the position in 1973, but the National League has resisted the change. Should the AL drop the position or should the NL add the position?

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  • DH ingrained after three decades -- Mike Dodd

    Added by iisbum 10 months ago, viewed 103 times

    The idea for a designated hitter in baseball was first floated by Philadelphia Athletics manager Connie Mack in 1906. It only seems as if the argument has raged that long.

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  • Jibber Jabber: The designated hitter -- Ian Stauffer & Dan Chies

    Added by iisbum 10 months ago, viewed 81 times

    The designated hitter is the worst mistake since allowing the Yankees to have a team. It takes away from the game because there aren’t complete athletes playing all the time.

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  • The Abolition of the DH -- David Rabinowitz

    Added by iisbum 10 months ago, viewed 85 times

    I agree that Major League Baseball would need to settle the rule, but Dominik’s assertion that DHs are often the highest paid players on a team is flat-out false.

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  • Should Major League Baseball Keep the Designated Hitter Position? -- David Funk

    Added by iisbum 10 months ago, viewed 107 times

    Many people have questioned whether or not the DH has been good for the game. National League advocates point to the lack of strategy that the DH position brings to the game.

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