I might half-way agree you have a point if we’re only talking about the National League, where Pitchers are Hitters. But this is about Detroit, an AL team.
It still works in the AL — though not quite as well. The DH is a travesty.
Still, in the AL, you hit their guy — they hit yours ... and they’ll probably aim for your best player. I suspect Miguel Cabrera would let Hamels hear about it if he took a fastball to the ribs because Hamels was unjustifiably headhunting. The punishment is once-removed ... but its still there.
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