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From: gates@bdmrrr.UUCP (Al Gates)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Why can't the NL hit?
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Date: Fri, 21-Jun-85 16:59:14 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 21 16:59:14 1985
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OK baseball fans let's talk it up out there!

Here is some fuel for the fire...

Why can't the National League hit this year?
The San Francisco Giants are hitting .216 as a team!  It seems like two
games every night in the National League are shutouts.  Last night
I listened to Danny Cox of the Cardinals pitch a nine hit shut out over
the Phillies.  I don't consider Danny Cox to be a good pitcher, yet that
was his third shutout of the year.

I heard Tim McCarver (Mets broadcaster) say that the National League hitters
in general were not taking pitches  -- swinging at bad balls.  I can believe
that but why are American Leaguers more patient?  Does the DH have something
to do with this?  Is National League pitching better than American League
pitching?

'CPUHOG' Gates