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From: djvh@drutx.UUCP (VanHandelDJ)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: RE: DH
Message-ID: <2798@drutx.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 16-May-85 19:30:47 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 16 19:30:47 1985
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>>YES!!!   Dump the DH!!!   Sport implies balance of offense and defense, with
>>	 strategy playing an important part in the outcome.  The DH takes away
>>	 from that.  Excitement is fine, but not when it is commonplace.
>>	 (see the 1930 NL hitting averages)
>
>Gee Whiz Dave, I can't imagine the excitement around your living room
>when NBC shows a closeup of Tommy Lasorda deciding whether or not to
>use a pinch hitter. Gosh Gee Golly... Its just to much...I need a 
>sedative...oh ..oh... oh
>
>P.S. You had to go back to 1930 to find an example????
>
>P.S.S If you don't think defense matters in the N.B.A, please explain
>how the Nuggets went from a 500 ball club to division champions.

	Did you hear that they made an off-season trade?

>( I know you will say their defense is the worst in the league in points
>scored against, but please consider the fact that they run, and run
>and run giving more and more and more offensive chances to the other
>team before sending flames.) They led the league in steals
>nd takeaway/giveaway ratio.
                                        
>               Roy 
>
Gosh Gee Golly Roy,
	My point isn't that sports should be all defense.  But what thrill
is there in watching players pile up impressive stats when the game has been
changed to insure that even the marginal players have good stats.
	I didn't HAVE to go back to 1930; I just gave that as an example of
how carried away you can get with manufactured excitement.  Would you like to
see that kind of offense every year?
	I never said that defense doesn't matter in the NBA.  I stated that
the NBA has become an offensive show, and that offensive players are given 
more advantage than the defenders.  Once again, there should be a balance.
But we're in the wrong newsgroup for this argument.

						Dave Van Handel