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I will agree that the lack of the DH in the NL means more stratagy late in the games, but I will disagree about that making it better.
The pitchers are not good hitters. Plus, their at-bats and being on base (on those rare occasions) increases the risk of injury.
The DH allows another bat to go in the lineup and help your team instead of an almost automatic out at the end of the lineup. You save your bench for when you need it, instead of wasting players on a single at-bat only to be removed five minutes later.
The DH can also be used to give a player a rest while keeping them in the lineup. The most popular use, and probably it's best, is giving a player who is a defensive liability the chance to remain in the majors by doing what they are good at.
A good example of a more flexable use of the DH can be seen in the Orioles this year. We have two secondbasemen who could and should be starting somewhere right now. One spent spring training and April on the DL, so we needed to know what he could do. Since the other was hitting well, we plugged him into the DH spot, and he hit really well in May. Because of this, we will probably be able to trade one with a lot more confidence and for a lot more in value then if one was sitting on the bench every night.
I love the DH, and what it brings to baseball. I do like watching NL (and interleague) games at times to see the difference, so I really don't mind if the leagues keep their rules as they are.
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