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From: djvh@drutx.UUCP (VanHandelDJ)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: RE: The DH
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Date: Thu, 2-May-85 13:52:27 EDT
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Posted: Thu May  2 13:52:27 1985
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> Roy writes:

>> Dump th DH???
>> 
>> Why, because the sacrifice bunt is the most exciting play in baseball???


> A sacrifice bunt requires a choice, and its excitement is strategic.
> Also, a sacrifice bunt by a pitcher is no less exciting than a
> sacrifice bunt by a shortstop...would you have us ban sacrifice bunts?
> If fewer sacrifice bunts is a positive good, from your point of view,
> wouldn't even fewer be better?

>			David "The DH is an Abomination" Rubin
>

	I have an even better idea.  Why not put in a rule that pitchers
can only throw straight pitches traveling at a speed of no greater than
50 mph.  Boy would there be a lot of "exciting" home runs then !!!  :-)

	Seriously, though.  Football and basketball have been hurt by trying
to spice up the offense.  Let's not allow baseball to move in that direction.

						Dave Van Handel