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Originally Posted by guccilvr
what the fuck was Suppan thinking?? geez I'm glad Boston got rid of him. The base coach told him to go and even if he didn't HELLO!! you're a pro, you know the strategies and you know what's going on. That mistake really hurt him and the cards...but Pedro was just unreal after that inning...
as far as NL vs. AL goes, I like the DH. I don't really see how the NL rules offer that much more strategy or options. Sure you can use more pinch hitters if you do alot of pitching changes, but if you don't then why not have a dh with a strong bat in there all the time versus a pitcher who rarely gets on base?? I'd rather see Ortiz swingin for homeruns in the DH position than watching Pedro smile as a 90 mph fastball whizzes by him.
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Pinch hitting keeps it interesting though - is the offensive boost enough to compensate for the necesscary pitching change? Plus, it puts a hole in every team's lineup, meaning that team's have to plan around that hole. Plus, I think it keeps pitchers honest by making them go to the plate - if they decide to throw up and in, they can get thrown back it. It's also the way baseball was originally done - the DH is a 70's era rule, not some original American league characteristic.
One final note - SUPPAN IS AN IDIOT. He was closer to home than to third, and would have been at home if he hadn't stopped to watch Ortiz pick up the ball and make a play, and STILL tried to outrun a throw to third..... that cost probably 2 runs, as he kept renteria off third with that play.