I just read an interesting proposed solution to the DH "issue" in baseball that I hadn't seen before.
Posted by
TFox
Mar 8 '10, 07:40
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"Debates on the designated hitter rule tend to end in a stalemate because of an "all or nothing" approach -- it's either everyone has a DH, or everyone doesn't. But once you compromise and get creative, it becomes a more reasonable discussion.
For the sake of argument, we're going to say the split rules are a bad thing: The AL and NL should play by the same rules. For further sake of argument, we will presume that the pro-DH and anti-DH people will never accept each other. We need a mixed solution....
Make the DH a pinch-hitter for the pitcher, but let the pitcher stay in the game. The manager has to decide how much he wants to deplete his bench. He can go to four pinch-hitters in a game while his pitcher pitches a complete game, or he can let the pitcher bat in low-leverage situations. The marketplace will decide how much DH is too much DH, with an in-game cost. There is story potential if the bench gets depleted."
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