Ruined by the
DH its now an embarrassment to
baseball. A place that was so
sad in the 70's they needed a way to boost ratings and since the greedy players union bureaucrats are money hungry, its a way to keep aging gimpy
non gloving sluggers on the payroll.
The worst part about it is the lame ass excuses
people use to defend this inferior league.
"The pitcher should focus only on Pitching" No jack ass, 9 players on the field = same 9 in the batting order.
"They
suck at batting anyway, its a wasted spot" No Douche, it removes a major strategic element of the game. In the National League, managers are frequently faced with the need to decide whether it is more important to pinch hit a better batter for the pitcher when the pitcher's at bat comes at a crucial point in the game. If the pitcher is doing well or if there are few good pitchers available, this essentially becomes a trade of offensive production at the expense of defense!
"Well the AL has more WS rings than NL" OK Fagwad, take away 10 of the
Yankees 27 rings and its the other way around, not everyone can have an all
star team every year.
"Hey bro do you want to go to a Yankees, Angels, or Tigers Game?"
First off
dipshit, dont call me Bro if you call that American League bullshit
baseball, and 2nd, hell no, Im goin to watch Larussa and the Cards, Torre and Dodgers and Charlie Manuel and the Phils play a classic, strategic game of REAL
BASEBALL!!!
oh ok, Ill go watch curling then, cuz Im a tool, and thats what tools do