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Originally Posted by MrBojangles
What's odd to me is I can change pitchers out and I still have a pitcher performing as a pitcher. No detrimental affect.
I can substitute any fielding position with a guy from the bench and I still have a fielder (and corresponding position in the lineup). No detrimental affect.
I can substitute any fielding position I like with a guy from another fielding position - and backfill the first guys position with someone from the bench and I still end up with fielders and lineup spots as orchestrated. No detrimental affect.
But, if, like the situation I describe where I would like to have the guy that started the game as DH substitute for a fielding position, I now lose the bat in the lineup and have an AL game with a pitcher batting. This is a detrimental affect.
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Eh, the way I look at it, it was an option added to the NL game and if you choose to change the DH to the field then you lose the option and revert back to the NL game. Besides, pitchers still rarely bat even in that scenario. When you switch the DH to the field, a manager will usually bring in a pinch hitter when that spot is next at bat and change the pitcher once the next half inning starts.
And sorry for being a grammar nazi, but you did it 4 times in one post.
It's detrimental effect, not affect.