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To: Huck

I’m all for banning the DH, but the players’ union would never allow it.


65 posted on 12/16/2009 8:10:51 AM PST by Night Hides Not (If Dick Cheney = Darth Vader, then Joe Biden = Dark Helmet)
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To: Night Hides Not
I’m all for banning the DH, but the players’ union would never allow it.

I grew up an American League kid (Yankee fan). So I'm used to the DH. You are right that the players union wouldn't go for it. And I don't mind that it's given some players a few extra years--George Brett, Paul Molitor, Eddie Murray, Wade Boggs (all hall of famers).

I also don't mind looking at DH as a diminished role player. The batting version of middle relief. It doesn't bug me that it helped a few guys get to 3000 hits, etc. They had fine careers. But you respec the guys like Tony Gwynn who played the field their whole careers.

145 posted on 12/17/2009 7:00:53 AM PST by Huck (The Constitution is an outrageous insult to the men who fought the Revolution." -Patrick Henry)
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