I am an Australian who watches a fair bit of baseball on ESPN and FOX Sports (GO METS) and was wondering if there were any other rule differences between the 2 leagues asides from the DH rule.
2006-11-19 15:41:13 · 6 answers · asked by buymebonestorm82 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
There are no other rule differences between the American League and National League aside from the DH. The only notable difference between the two is that the AL is a more offense-oriented league while the NL is more about strategy.
2006-11-19 15:59:25 · answer #1 · answered by arkguy20 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
NL tends to use double switches more.
Not a rule, just the way the game is played.
There doesn't have to be a DH in the AL per se.
Some instances, i.e., if the DH is brought in to played the field, then the DH is no longer in effect and the pitcher must bat.
Difference there is that the pitcher is not locked into the #9 spot on the line up, unlike the NL.
Because of this and the DH, the NL pitcher has the advantage in working the line up.
2006-11-19 17:20:58 · answer #2 · answered by Joey Joe, yo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only rule differences of any note is the DH rule.
There are however many subtle differences, some of them because of the DH or lack of, others things that existed before the DH rule existed and which continue today.
AL teams tend to play power ball. They play games in often smaller stadiums with fast playing surfaces. AL Teams are less likely to steal bases, bunt runners over or choke up and go the other way to advance a runner. Instead AL teams tend to like to rely on the Home run or other extra base hits to bring the runner in. There are of course exceptions. The Yankees in the late 90s, early 00s played more like a NL team and had great success. The Angels when they won the series did the same.
The NL tends to play in bigger parks. They grow the grass taller to slow the ball down and give the pitcher an edge. NL teams tend to be more concerned about a players defensive ability and favor players who can hit well and play good defense over extroidenary hitters who can't find thier glove much less use it.
NL teams tend to go with power pitchers. They love guys who throw the ball hard. AL teams are more willing to go with junk ball pitchers, partially because there are so many power hitters who really cannot hit a good breaking pitch in the AL most years since the DH came into existance. AL teams tend to carry more middle releif pitchers and use a wider selection of pitchers, sometimes excessively. Both leagues will on occasion remove an effective pitcher and bring in a pitcher to make one out.
The National league which you'd expect to carry more pitchers because pitchers are often pinch hit for in close games tend to go more for quality relief pitchers. Middle relievers are frequently used up in a few seasons in the NL. Often a good middle reliever will see action in 80-100 games. In the AL your more likely to see a good relief pitcher used in 50-70 games.
NL teams traditionally love to steal bases. This was going on long before the DH rule was enacted and since then has been emphasized even more. Hit and run is a common NL tactic which is almost a lost art in the AL today.
The NL and AL also still have different strike zones. Officially MLB enforced a common strike zone a few years back but the reality is the NL calls a lower & wider strike zone than the AL. As such a pitcher who likes to go high with thier pitches will fare better in the AL, a pitcher who keeps it low will fare better in the NL.
2006-11-19 18:21:47 · answer #3 · answered by draciron 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The DH rule has collateral effects on the way the teams play. NL teams generally emphasize "small ball" meaning sacrificing and hitting behind the runner to advance him and try to get a single run out of having a man on base. AL teams are more likely to hit away to get that "big inning."
2006-11-19 16:26:22 · answer #4 · answered by mattapan26 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yet another one: a million. The national League has sixteen communities on a similar time as the yankee League has 14 communities. yet another certainty: Duriing the international sequence, a similar rule persist with for the living house team. If a activity in the international sequence is play in an American League stadium, the two communities in the international sequence ought to apply a DH. yet while a activity in the sequence is play at a countrywide League stadium, then the two communities won't use any DH and so the beginning pitchers HAS to hit.
2016-10-22 09:46:49 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dh is the diff..
which makes the diff really...
nl is really a dead league
2006-11-19 16:17:48 · answer #6 · answered by cork 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋