Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site pedsgd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!petsd!pedsgd!bob From: bob@pedsgd.UUCP (Robert A. Weiler) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Re: Which league is the minor league? Message-ID: <343@pedsgd.UUCP> Date: Sat, 2-Nov-85 15:11:14 EST Article-I.D.: pedsgd.343 Posted: Sat Nov 2 15:11:14 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 3-Nov-85 08:55:18 EST References: <1147@decwrl.UUCP> <17068@watmath.UUCP> Reply-To: bob@pedsgd.UUCP (Robert A. Weiler) Organization: Perkin-Elmer DSG, Tinton Falls, NJ Lines: 51 Summary: Organization : Perkin-Elmer DSG, Tinton Falls NJ Keywords: In article <17068@watmath.UUCP> bstempleton@watmath.UUCP (Brad Templeton) writes: { stuff about the Royals, Jays, Cards, and THE Series } >AL pitchers must face a rested power hitter every 9 batters, while NL >pitchers face an easy out. NL pitchers have the tough job of bunting >or grounding out each time through the order, but it's not the same >challenge as facing some of the better bats in baseball. > Well, this just isnt true, or at least it needn't be. As I recall Dwight Gooden batted a bit over 200 with a home run and a couple of doubles in an obviously limited number of at bats, and Ron Darling, Sid Fernandez, and Rick Aguilera hit pretty respectably also. It seems to me that the Dodgers have pretty good hitting pitchers also. I believe it is bad management which produces weak hitting pitchers. If you dont look for good all-around athletes, don't encourage pitchers to take batting practice every day and aren't willing to have the hitting instructor spend some time with them, you end up with bad hitting pitchers. > >As you can tell, I'm all for the DH rule. We don't go to games to >watch pitchers get out at bat. We go to see baseball, with people doing >what they do best. >-- >Brad Templeton, Looking Glass Software, Waterloo, Ont. (519) 884-7473 If thats why you go to baseball games, I guess you would be in favor of having Carl Lewis on your team just to run for everybody. Personally, I enjoy thinking along with the manager, and there just isnt much to think about in an AL game. Actually, I have been waiting for somebody to start this up again so I can submit an idea given to me by my ex-room-mate for injecting strategy back into the AL. The notion is to rotate the umpires one position every time you change pitchers, thereby changing the strikezone. If you know the guy behind the plate has a small strike zone and you want to pitch a guy who throws hard but is kind of wild, you might start a relief pitcher so you can remove him and get the 3rd base ump behind the plate. If your going to make the game a farce, you might as well go all the way. Actually, Im willing to go half way - you AL guys lobby to get rid of the DH, Im willing to lobby to get rid of that wretched plastic crap the NL is invested with. Bob Weiler -- Bob Weiler The odds against my opinions reflecting those of my employer are nearly astronomical.