better idea for the NL...
every 9th batting spot is an automatic out.
would speed up the game
Yeah kind of like the Phillies-Rays game the other day where the pitcher for the Rays hit a solo homerun and the Rays won 1-0.
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/137827492/nathan-karns-hits-first-career-home-run
Madison Bumgarner hit his 3rd HR of the season in a 2-1 win yesterday. Just sayin’.
“better idea for the NL...
every 9th batting spot is an automatic out.
would speed up the game”
Now THAT makes sense - never understood the attraction of manager strategy - let them play ball. Nothing worse than a good rally with the next batter a guy who hits every 5 days. This game is too hard for that.
First off there are lots of pitchers who can hit, and they should. Second, I hate ‘players’ like David Ortiz who can’t play in the field. Baseball players play both sides, hell just have an offensive and defensive team!
Yes, I have played a lot of baseball, through college, and couldn’t call myself a baseball player if I was a DH