[Magdalen] Designated Hitter

[Jay Weigel]

" If it kept up like that, people wouldn't come." Sez the advertising
industry, whose business is instant gratification. Somehow they think no
one understands a good old-fashioned pitchers' duel. Yet in Europe people
go to, and love and talk about and argue for days over, REAL football games
whose score is 1-0. But the aforementioned advertising industry has
apparently conditioned Americans to demand high-scoring games. Personally,
I abominate American football games with scores such as 42-36, which
indicate to me that precious little defense is being played. I would much
rather watch REAL football (or futbol, if you will), or baseball, with
scores of 1-0 or 2-1 or 3-2 or the like.

/stepping off soapbox


On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 12:40 PM, James Oppenheimer <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com
> wrote:

> I keep seeing this subject heading and think of the Hitler Rule.
>
> I think the designated hitter was an attempt to respond to low scores. We
> had games where nobody scored, and the game might be one to nothing at the
> end.  If it kept up like that, people wouldn't come.
>
> James W. Oppenheimer
> *“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
> for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
> on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente
>
> On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 12:51 AM, Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > There are occasionally pitchers who are good hitters (e.g. Babe Ruth),
> but
> > for the most part they suck. It's a waste of time having every ninth
> batter
> > suck. And what's wrong with extending the playing career of a good hitter
> > who may not be agile enough to play a fielding position well?
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 10:51 AM, Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > This fan of the AL feels the same way.  Verily I say unto thee, thy DH
> > rule
> > > sucketh.
> > >
> > > +++
> > > Grace & peace,
> > > jon
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 8:39 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Please give a cogent and reasoned argument in favor. I dislike it
> > because
> > > > as far as I can see all it does is give old, out of shape sluggers a
> > few
> > > > more years in the game, and it takes a lot of strategy *out* as the
> > > manager
> > > > no longer has to decide whether to lift a pitcher in favor of a pinch
> > > > hitter at a crucial point.
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 7:47 AM, Christopher Hart <
> cervus51 at gmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I used to think so, but I've completely changed my mind. I wish the
> > > > > National League would just adopt it and play by the same rules.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 10:57 PM, James Handsfield <
> > > > jhandsfield at icloud.com
> > > > > >
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I will hereby go on record with my opinion that the designated
> > hitter
> > > > > rule
> > > > > > in the American Baseball League is anathema, and an insult to the
> > > > natural
> > > > > > order of the universe.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -------------------------------------
> > > > > > Education is its own reward, both for the individual and for
> > society.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Jim Handsfield
> > > > > > jhandsfield at att.net
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > >
> > > > > Christopher Hart
> > > > >
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> > > > > Personal Mail: cervus at veritasliberat.net
> > > > > Twitter: @cervus51
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Christopher Hart
> >
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> > Personal Mail: cervus at veritasliberat.net
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> >
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