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I have called out the use of manipulative rhetorical techniques, which is what arguing from so-called "inevitability" is. If you're honest, you'll at least admit that if you believe it will happen that has absolutely zero bearing on whether it should.
Chapter and verse from the article that shows the owners wanted to eliminate the DH in 2009:
"DH's are high paid, one dimensional players - exactly the kind of player that teams really don't want to pay. With attendance high and juiced players scoring plenty of runs, the need for the DH as a augmentation to the offense has been basically removed.
The league wants the DH to go away...How do they get the union to agree to this? The last thing the MLBPA wants is to see salaries go down Here's one idea. Go to a 26 man roster with a 1-man inactive slot. From the MLBPA's position, the league is going to take away 14 high paying jobs, but they will be replaced with 30 brand new jobs. Those 30 minor leaguers who are union members but stuck in AAA are certainly going to vote in favor of no-DH and yes-extra roster spot."
The pro-DH crowd also won't stay on point and respond to such on-point examples as how the Davey Johnson and John McNamara examples are exactly the opposite of push button managing. Or the double-switch choices I had my most recent OOTP season, also the opposite.
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That statement is not proof that the owners want the DH to go away. It is only the opinion of some dude named Chuck who has a blog. There are no quotes from owners in his post. Can you honestly not tell the difference? Because I'm pretty sure the rest of us can.
Pitchers hitting definitely does lead to push button tactical decisions, regardless of rare anecdotes about managers unclear on the concept of pushing buttons. It is the DH that imparts truly strategic decision making into the acts of pinch hitting, sacrifice bunting and the removal of pitchers. Because with the DH, you have the make the decision to change pitchers based on how the pitcher is actually doing, or on feel and gut, rather than on If-A-Then-B flowcharting. With pinch hitting and bunting, the decision is made based more often on managerial fiat and on the element of surprise, rather than on conditions that 10,000 other people in the ballpark can clearly see.