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From: rossiter@cornell.UUCP (David Rossiter)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Whither the DH
Message-ID: <2517@cornell.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 19-Nov-84 10:00:52 EST
Article-I.D.: cornell.2517
Posted: Mon Nov 19 10:00:52 1984
Date-Received: Tue, 20-Nov-84 03:02:37 EST
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Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept.
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Summary: 

I believe that the only professional league in North America that DOESN'T
use the DH is the National League.  All minor leagues use it.  The colleges
in the northeast use it, and I think all NCAA teams use it.  This is a really
sad state of affairs.  Part of baseball's unique character is that all players
must contribute on offense and defense, and once substituted for, they
can't return.  If the DH is retained, we might as well go all the way -- allow
platooning and free substitution (except that a batter would have to wait
for the 9th place to bat again).  Obviously I don't favor this.  The DH is
an abomination.  Does Ueberroth read the net?

I'd like to hear from non-USA netters.  Do they use the DH in Latin America
or Japan?