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Originally Posted by Elektranaut
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That is my biggest gripe with pitchers hitting, or more accurately, simulating someone attempting to hit. It has become almost unbearable to watch and frustrating to watch two outs and men on base die because you know with a high degree of certainty what is going to happen.
Pitchers OBP is just over 15%. Sports is not fun when the outcome is almost predetermined.
Part of the job of the organization running professional sports sports is improving the entertainment quality of the product. Having a DH does not.
I think it is time the NL strongly considering adopting the rule as well. Offense has been falling for a variety of reasons and if further decreases I could see the DH being brought up as something to increase run production again.
Another significant issue is that the players union is strongly for the DH since it creates 15 more jobs at starters level money and extends the careers of older players and gives team more option to call up from the minors and helps reduce older players blocking younger players since you can play the younger player at the DH or move the existing player to the DH.
It also gives you another platoon option so you can have two players benefit. Or you could even have strange multi player platoons where a player plays in the field a few games a week and is at the DH.
Having a player in the field may be of benefit against certain pitchers or in certain parks.
Finally, when the next CBA rolls around it will be a bargaining chip. The owners will be willing to give up on the DH as a concession for something else.
Plus it is even really not all bad for owners. A DH has the potential to be a star player who can move tickets and merchandise.
At this point in baseball there are just too many positive arguments for the DH and no enough negative arguments and most of those start with 'tradition' or 'I don't enjoy it'
I say this with all do respect, but the sport is not just for you any longer. Baseball desperately needs to makes its average fan age younger and this could be a small way of doing that.