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  1. Sammy Sofa
    The DH doesn't magically get rid of bad hitters on the team. There's never going to be enough good hitters to fill the starting lineups of all the teams. The DH doesn't magically mean "ALL THE DONGS" either No, but it does means more dongs. And I seriously doubt that the #9 spot in the AL puts up comparable numbers with the pitchers' spot in the NL.
  2. Sammy Sofa
    The DH doesn't magically get rid of bad hitters on the team. There's never going to be enough good hitters to fill the starting lineups of all the teams.
  3. Sammy Sofa
    Opponents of the DH often throw out things like "why not just have 9 DH's and 9 designated fielders?!?" and in all honestly I'd probably enjoy that a lot for the reasons you laid out. You could end up with some really entertaining specialized talents. Think of it like how teams are broken up in the NFL.
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    The difference, to me, strategy-wise is negligible. There IS a difference; one league has a clear advantage over the other and they have to play each other. It's just a point in terms of the scope of the game; it's not like we're only talking about the MLB and minors and amateurs. Almost all collegiate and international leagues use it in some fashion, too. It's simply not just an NL vs. AL issue. It's the NL vs. almost everyone else.
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    Bottom line, this is THE argument that's unavoidable; the DH is used in some way by almost every major baseball organization except for the NL and Japan's Central League. It's simply not realistic to think all of that is going to reverse and that it'll go away, and it's pointless to put the NL at a disadvantage because of what amounts to little more than emotional attachment. Something has to give to do away with the disparity, and the NL adopting the DH is what's by far the most realistic option.
  8. Sammy Sofa
    Things like 3 catchers actually becomes far less of a problem.
  9. Sammy Sofa
    Plus the people complaining about the loss of "strategy" always ignoring that a game of Battleship with a hole in the middle has more strategy.
  10. Sammy Sofa
    But seriously, yes, I would like to have it as an option to keep a player like that who can still give you value with the bat and you don't have to risk breaking them down quicker by having them play the field. Obviously everyone is glad they got Bryant in hindsight, but at the time they let him go because of his age and the assumption his value would drop sharply, largely due to him having to man 3B as he got older. In the future, I'd like them to have the option to hold on to, say, Soler or Bryant a few years past what would be ideal if they had to keep playing defense but could still give you value with the bat.
  11. Sammy Sofa
    The DH had nothing to do with Aramis heading elsewhere. He would've just cost us Kris Bryant. Shut up and let me rant, you walking fart.
  12. Sammy Sofa
    http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/The-Office.gif
  13. Sammy Sofa
    More dongs = more good. Aramis could have ended his career as a Cub if we had this, you DH-hating monsters.
  14. Sammy Sofa
    http://media.giphy.com/media/2WDKW6TCEqnJe/giphy.gif Good times, good times.
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    http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view1/1203960/chocolate-giddy-up-o.gif
  16. Sammy Sofa
    Imagine when we fast-forward to later in the season when Soler and Russell teach us how to love and laugh again.
  17. Sammy Sofa
    Yeah, I don't care about anything "political;" it's just a really boring and needlessly somber moment in the middle of what's supposed to be a fun game.
  18. Sammy Sofa
    It's been a thing for 14 years Not "we're not going to commercial and please rise and remove your hats and salute the flag" like that was. For the record, he said face the flag, not salute it. This is the GAME thread, not the POLITICS thread. I would be most grateful if we could all take our political opinions and store them at body temperature and out of direct sunlight. Thanx. It's whether or not people like the song/moment as part of the stretch. It's little different than the discussions we've had about guest conductors singing in the 7th.
  19. Sammy Sofa
    It's been a thing for 14 years Not "we're not going to commercial and please rise and remove your hats and salute the flag" like that was. It just depends on the team/broadcast. Plenty have been showing it over that time, sadly. It's tedious, but it's not new.
  20. Sammy Sofa
    Well, that was nice and tidy.
  21. Sammy Sofa
    He's not horrible, but the Bulls are better with Niko. So play Niko. He's very far from horrible. And he's not blocking Mirotic.
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    http://i.imgur.com/idXb92W.gif
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    What?
  24. Sammy Sofa
    I say relax; here comes the DP.
  25. Sammy Sofa
    This is stupid, I want the Cardinals at their worst. It's like people who talk about the Cubs winning the WS dramatically in game 7. I'd much rather have a boring 4 game sweep.
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