Baseball question
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Mountain Pass
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Baseball question
I have been watching a few baseball games lately. More than once I have heard the announcer mention that a player that has been traded out of one league to the other has made the transition easily, or maybe not so easily. What gives, what are the differences between the American league and the National league. Is there something more than a designated hitter?
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it probably depends on the player, for example, an ageing slugger in the NL may be a good candidate for the DH position in the AL.
Here's another example, When CC was traded to milwaukee (NL) last summer, he got the chance to bat, and was pretty much awesome, throwing complete games (except against the cubs...) Now that he's on the yanks, his ERA is puishing 5 and he's only won a game....
Here's another example, When CC was traded to milwaukee (NL) last summer, he got the chance to bat, and was pretty much awesome, throwing complete games (except against the cubs...) Now that he's on the yanks, his ERA is puishing 5 and he's only won a game....
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You will also find that because of the DH rule, the AL teams tend to load up on big hitters and not so much on Ace pitchers. I think that is a big reason why AL games usually have a higher score. The NL seems to have a lot of the great pitchers and not so many big sluggers. I prefer the NL games because they usually are the tighter score and more exciting.
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I am torn on the DH rule, something about it does not seem right. On the other hand it lets aging sluggers who still have a lot of pop in their bats stay around.(Otherwise we would not have Ken Griffey Jr. this year)
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I think the difference being referred to is mostly that they're going to be playing in different parks and facing different pitchers. When the NL (?) plate umps were still using the bigger "outside"
chest protector they would call a slightly higher strike zone, but that's not the case anymore since they all use the "inside" type.
chest protector they would call a slightly higher strike zone, but that's not the case anymore since they all use the "inside" type.
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Thanks for all the good info and especially the part about the strike zone. That is one of the main reasons I asked, just last week Al Hrabosky, announcer for the the St Louis Cardinals, mentioned something about that. I wasn't paying enough attention (a bad habit of mine) and I just caught the end of his conversation. Thanks again! Oh yeah, is it okay to say "Go Cards"!!!!
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"Thanks again! Oh yeah, is it okay to say "Go Cards"!!!! "
If you said anything else, I would hate you.
I rode a train with my grandfather from Tulsa to Kansas City and back in '61 to see the Yankees play the KC Athletics. Still have the ball signed by the '61 Yanks. Life-long fan of the Cards though, especially the Bob Gibson years.
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If you said anything else, I would hate you.
I rode a train with my grandfather from Tulsa to Kansas City and back in '61 to see the Yankees play the KC Athletics. Still have the ball signed by the '61 Yanks. Life-long fan of the Cards though, especially the Bob Gibson years.
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Part of the difference is the way managers pinch hit. In the AL, they never have to pull the double switch, because the pitcher isn't going to be holdiong a bat. In the NL, when the pitcher spot comes to the plate in a one run game, with 1 out and men in scoring position, the manager might pinch hit for the pitcher, then keep the pinch hitter in the line up for a field postion and replace another position with the relief pitcher- double switch. The AL never has to do that, so management has a little more maneuveability up his sleeve.
Many baseball purists don't like the DH rule.
Many baseball purists don't like the DH rule.
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I don't like the DH rule. I feel that if you are going to play the game then you should PLAY THE GAME!
It's always fun to watch during interleague or the world series though. Especially when some AL pitcher gets his first MLB at bat.
BTW, thats 300 for me!!!!
It's always fun to watch during interleague or the world series though. Especially when some AL pitcher gets his first MLB at bat.
BTW, thats 300 for me!!!!
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