MLB Negotiations: Both Sides Agreed to Universal DH
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@maurice91932_psn said in MLB Negotiations: Both Sides Agreed to Universal DH:
I prefer pitchers having to hit, and think the AL should never have adopted the DH. I’ve always felt like the National League was carrying the torch for traditionalists. It’s the end of an era, and the game will never be the same.
Nothing to do it about now but adapt, I suppose.
I agree in theory, but pitchers are so awful at hitting (save for a few) that it's really not the traditional NL ball you speak of anymore. That's not just the pitcher's fault. So few hitters can bunt, Hit and run, force the ball to the right etc anymore.
If we could go back to that style that you speak of, I'd be all for the traditional way, but now it's either strike out, walk or HR.
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Pitchers that can hit like deGrom, MadBum, etc. May be upset.
Chien Ming Wang was having a great career until that baserunning injury in Houston.
My Mets may be happy because Dom Smith is not an outfielder. If Cano is back, let McNeil play 2B.
I'm for it, yet I wish it couldn't change.
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I would rather have the game keep pitchers hitting in the game. Makes online way more interesting. Bullpen and bench would be used even less than they do now
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@ladyswampfox_xbl said in MLB Negotiations: Both Sides Agreed to Universal DH:
Besides, the DH is a good thing for baseball. It extends the careers of hitters who are more subject to defensive injuries and it saves pitchers from batting and base running injuries. Plus, it’s more offense.
That is true but there is also no denying that it removes a lot a strategic decisions that must be made without the DH.
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Now if they implemented the rule i had heard about, it might b ok. The rule i thought i heard get tossed around was if u remove the pitcher befor 5th or 6th u lose dh, something like that might put some strategy back in
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I used to say [censored] the DH. Now I'm asking for it to be injected into my veins.
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That’s great news, it should’ve been done a long time ago.
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Hey, Zack Greinke is a SP and was brought in to PH in the WS. And got a hit lol. I wonder if they will still allow pitchers to PH.
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Can you use a pitcher who is starting as the DH?
Just thinking about someone like Ohtani. Can he still bat as the DH and SP?
Or are the rules you cannot do that? Anyone know?
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@lewisnadasurf1_psn said in MLB Negotiations: Both Sides Agreed to Universal DH:
Can you use a pitcher who is starting as the DH?
Just thinking about someone like Ohtani. Can he still bat as the DH and SP?
Or are the rules you cannot do that? Anyone know?
Yes, Ohtani can pitch in a game and hit for himself. If he gets knocked around and replaced on the mound, he can stay in as the DH.
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@whiplash0013_psn said in MLB Negotiations: Both Sides Agreed to Universal DH:
@lewisnadasurf1_psn said in MLB Negotiations: Both Sides Agreed to Universal DH:
Can you use a pitcher who is starting as the DH?
Just thinking about someone like Ohtani. Can he still bat as the DH and SP?
Or are the rules you cannot do that? Anyone know?
Yes, Ohtani can pitch in a game and hit for himself. If he gets knocked around and replaced on the mound, he can stay in as the DH.
No no no no. If Ohtani pitches and hits the Angels forfeit the DH for the entire game. In order for Ohtani to continue to hit he would have to play the field. But the DH would be lost in this game.
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@ikasnu_psn said in MLB Negotiations: Both Sides Agreed to Universal DH:
@whiplash0013_psn said in MLB Negotiations: Both Sides Agreed to Universal DH:
@lewisnadasurf1_psn said in MLB Negotiations: Both Sides Agreed to Universal DH:
Can you use a pitcher who is starting as the DH?
Just thinking about someone like Ohtani. Can he still bat as the DH and SP?
Or are the rules you cannot do that? Anyone know?
Yes, Ohtani can pitch in a game and hit for himself. If he gets knocked around and replaced on the mound, he can stay in as the DH.
No no no no. If Ohtani pitches and hits the Angels forfeit the DH for the entire game. In order for Ohtani to continue to hit he would have to play the field. But the DH would be lost in this game.
Sorry, you are right, I misread the story as what I wrote was only for the All Star game where they made an exception. Later down the story it says that he would have to switch to a position player to stay in the game and the pitcher would have to hit, under normal MLB rules. Moral of this story, read the whole article.
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@whiplash0013_psn said in MLB Negotiations: Both Sides Agreed to Universal DH:
@ikasnu_psn said in MLB Negotiations: Both Sides Agreed to Universal DH:
@whiplash0013_psn said in MLB Negotiations: Both Sides Agreed to Universal DH:
@lewisnadasurf1_psn said in MLB Negotiations: Both Sides Agreed to Universal DH:
Can you use a pitcher who is starting as the DH?
Just thinking about someone like Ohtani. Can he still bat as the DH and SP?
Or are the rules you cannot do that? Anyone know?
Yes, Ohtani can pitch in a game and hit for himself. If he gets knocked around and replaced on the mound, he can stay in as the DH.
No no no no. If Ohtani pitches and hits the Angels forfeit the DH for the entire game. In order for Ohtani to continue to hit he would have to play the field. But the DH would be lost in this game.
Sorry, you are right, I misread the story as what I wrote was only for the All Star game where they made an exception. Later down the story it says that he would have to switch to a position player to stay in the game and the pitcher would have to hit, under normal MLB rules. Moral of this story, read the whole article.
Hahaha I have been there many times. I actually got to witness this event and it was awesome.
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@whiplash0013_psn said in MLB Negotiations: Both Sides Agreed to Universal DH:
@lewisnadasurf1_psn said in MLB Negotiations: Both Sides Agreed to Universal DH:
Can you use a pitcher who is starting as the DH?
Just thinking about someone like Ohtani. Can he still bat as the DH and SP?
Or are the rules you cannot do that? Anyone know?
Yes, Ohtani can pitch in a game and hit for himself. If he gets knocked around and replaced on the mound, he can stay in as the DH.
By then he'd be in his feelings and bunt dance the rest of his AB's 🤪
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@chuckclc_psn said in MLB Negotiations: Both Sides Agreed to Universal DH:
Hey, Zack Greinke is a SP and was brought in to PH in the WS. And got a hit lol. I wonder if they will still allow pitchers to PH.
Silver Slugger! I think all pitchers should hit but I have to admit that it’s better for baseball. Greinke is gold glove also to go with that bat.
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I was playing an "Extra Innings" game last night to finish getting Nate Pearson to P5 and to get innings with the Rays. All-Star Difficulty. He was at P4, so he had contact and power at 4 and 4, and vision at a whopping 6. I hit a low slider out for a HR. It was the most satisfying home run I've ever hit.
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@dolenz_psn said in MLB Negotiations: Both Sides Agreed to Universal DH:
@ladyswampfox_xbl said in MLB Negotiations: Both Sides Agreed to Universal DH:
Besides, the DH is a good thing for baseball. It extends the careers of hitters who are more subject to defensive injuries and it saves pitchers from batting and base running injuries. Plus, it’s more offense.
That is true but there is also no denying that it removes a lot a strategic decisions that must be made without the DH.
Just how is this a bad thing outside of competitive play? Oh, it isn't a bad thing if you're just playing the CPU! I'm not saying that it needs to be implemented in PVP modes.
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Just because MLB adopts the universal DH doesn’t mean this game will. I’m not saying it won’t happen but it’s not a certainty until they actually change the game. They didn’t do it for the pandemic year.
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@soonermagic78_xbl said in MLB Negotiations: Both Sides Agreed to Universal DH:
@chuckclc_psn said in MLB Negotiations: Both Sides Agreed to Universal DH:
Hey, Zack Greinke is a SP and was brought in to PH in the WS. And got a hit lol. I wonder if they will still allow pitchers to PH.
Silver Slugger! I think all pitchers should hit but I have to admit that it’s better for baseball. Greinke is gold glove also to go with that bat.
Why wouldn’t a pitcher be eligible to pinch hit. Guys like Fried, Greinke and Bumgarner are actually weapons off the bench.
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@killerpresence4 said in MLB Negotiations: Both Sides Agreed to Universal DH:
Just because MLB adopts the universal DH doesn’t mean this game will. I’m not saying it won’t happen but it’s not a certainty until they actually change the game. They didn’t do it for the pandemic year.
Yes it does, and yes they did. There's a reason why we saw the runner on 2nd in extras and the 3 batter min for relievers.
