08-04-2009, 11:50 AM
<!--quoteo(post=55477:date=Aug 4 2009, 10:39 AM:name=rok)-->QUOTE (rok @ Aug 4 2009, 10:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=55475:date=Aug 4 2009, 10:32 AM:name=Lance)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Lance @ Aug 4 2009, 10:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=55473:date=Aug 4 2009, 11:29 AM:name=rok)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rok @ Aug 4 2009, 11:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=55472:date=Aug 4 2009, 10:24 AM:name=Lance)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Lance @ Aug 4 2009, 10:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->So..does everybody suck? And if so, is there a better baseball league somewhere? If not, do we just pale against the greatness of the past?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The talent is just concentrated in certain divisions, but overall I think baseball is still pretty competitive. I wish the NL would send one of our crappy teams over to the AL to even things out more.
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It burns my ass that the AL has been better than the NL for 20 plus years. And it's the DH which has caused an unfair playing field, I think.
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Yep, when I was growing up watching baseball it was the complete opposite. The DH was a joke up through the 80s and early 90s. I hate the idea of having someone groomed to be a DH out of the minors or the idea that some washed up veteran who can't field but can still hit for power somehow can play an extra 5-10 years. It isn't real baseball.
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Ditto that. I hate the DH.
Here's am exercise: Would you accept the DH in the NL to level the field, with all that would be lost with its implementation?
The talent is just concentrated in certain divisions, but overall I think baseball is still pretty competitive. I wish the NL would send one of our crappy teams over to the AL to even things out more.
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It burns my ass that the AL has been better than the NL for 20 plus years. And it's the DH which has caused an unfair playing field, I think.
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Yep, when I was growing up watching baseball it was the complete opposite. The DH was a joke up through the 80s and early 90s. I hate the idea of having someone groomed to be a DH out of the minors or the idea that some washed up veteran who can't field but can still hit for power somehow can play an extra 5-10 years. It isn't real baseball.
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Ditto that. I hate the DH.
Here's am exercise: Would you accept the DH in the NL to level the field, with all that would be lost with its implementation?