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kudos:1 | [MLB] Huston Astros So, The Astros are moving to the AL West. Any thoughts? |
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I'm not an Astros fan, but that would create proper balance in the divisions, since the NL Central has 6 teams, AL West has 4 teams, while the rest of the divisions have 5 teams.
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That ridiculous ballpark belongs in the American League. |
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 algPassionately apatheticPremium
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So this is still not a totally done deal?
Yes, the Astros are terrible right now and I've never liked their current ballpark but I don't like the AL either. 
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Bit funny with two Texas teams in the one Division. |
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 The Dv8orJust call me Dong Suck Oh, M.D.Premium
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Denver, CO | said by kleeman:Bit funny with two Texas teams in the one Division.
Why? There's three California teams in one division. Granted there's 5 teams in Calif.
I dont understand how this is going to work. Interleague all year? Impossible when you have two different sets of rules. It's ridiculously unbalanced in favor of the AL. The DH seems to be reserved for players who cant field worth a shit, but still have a (most likely chemically enhanced) bat. NL teams will have to plug the DH spot with the 24th guy on the roster. That DH bullshit is the worst thing to hit the major leagues since 1919.
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Brooklyn, NY | Well, the Astros have a DH ready. Carlos Lee
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JackarinoPremium
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I think this is a great move. Would be 5 teams in AL west and 5 teams in NL central |
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Makes sense. It should set up some nice Rangers-Astros rivalries. |
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The Dv8orJust call me Dong Suck Oh, M.D.Premium
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said by MuDvAyNe:Well, the Astros have a DH ready. Carlos Lee
Yeah, the Astros do, but what about all the other NL teams that get stuck with an interleague series?
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kudos:18 | They really need to make up their minds, and play one style of baseball. It makes no sense.
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The Dv8orJust call me Dong Suck Oh, M.D.Premium
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Denver, CO | said by HiVolt:They really need to make up their minds, and play one style of baseball. It makes no sense.
The MLBPA will never let the AL give up the DH, because it allows for washed up players to still make ridiculous change. I cant see the NL giving up the pitcher hitting anytime soon, and I hope they dont, because to tell you the truth, it's much better for the game. The DH was a gimmick used to inflate scoring.
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kudos:1 | The NL is the only team that has the pitcher bat. rec trams for 5 year olds have a Dh |
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Denver, CO | said by Jackarino:The NL is the only team that has the pitcher bat. rec trams for 5 year olds have a Dh
I can more understand teams of 5 year olds having a DH, especially since 5 year olds dont pitch. Major leaguers are big boys.
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I just dont get the concept of pitchers having to bat. Pitchers are valuable commodity, and their job is to pitch, get you deep into the game. Pitchers aren't very good hitters anyway, because it's not their thing.
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kudos:1 | And they can get hurt running like Wang a few years ago. |
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Yeah I do recall one of the Blue Jays pitchers (I can't remember who) who hurt himself sliding into second base during interleague play years ago...
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said by HiVolt:I just dont get the concept of pitchers having to bat. Pitchers are valuable commodity, and their job is to pitch, get you deep into the game. Pitchers aren't very good hitters anyway, because it's not their thing.
I think it's absolutely an insult to the game that you have a player whose sole purpose is to get an at-bat 4 times a game, and spends 95% of the game sitting on his ass. Im not so much in favor of the pitcher hitting as I am against the DH. Maybe one of Doubleday's mistakes in game design was having the pitcher hit in the first place instead of going with 8 man lineups.
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