[Magdalen] Designated Hitter

[James Oppenheimer]

It's wonderful for a man to pitch a perfect game, but it must be
bone-numbingly boring to be present when it happens.

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 Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 8:22 PM, Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com> wrote:

> Baseball is so zen!  A perfect game is when nothing happens.
>
> +++
> Grace & peace,
> jon
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 6:29 PM, Kate Conant <kate.conant at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Back when I used to follow baseball (Detroit Tigers about 1960-1962) we
> had
> > a great pitcher, Hank Aguirre.  He was an abysmal batter (lifetime
> batting
> > average .085)  and folks used to cheer like crazy when he so much as hit
> a
> > foul ball.  One day however I recall that he managed an rbi with a bunt.
> >
> > "What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and
> walk
> > humbly with your God?"
> > Micah 6:8
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 10:28 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > There is absolutely no reason on earth a pitcher should not be able to
> > hit.
> > > There's apparently some myth that hitting will "ruin their arm" or
> > > something like that, but according to a trainer friend of mine, it is
> > > indeed a myth and any pitcher capable of laying down a bunt (which most
> > > are) ought to be able to hit a decent single. The DH is a travesty.
> > >
> > > On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 9:49 AM, James Handsfield <
> > jhandsfield at icloud.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Pitchers are poor hitters because they rarely train with the hitting
> > > > coach.  Train them, and they’ll be able to hit.
> > > >
> > > > “The worst form of corruption is acceptance of corruption.”  Herblock
> > > >
> > > > Jim Handsfield
> > > > jhandsfield at att.net
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > On 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?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>