2007-08-02 16:58:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
The National League views itself as the more traditional league. The DH was added in 1973 as kind of a gimmick proposed by the A's owner, Charlie Finley. The NL believes that the integrity of the game is violated by the pitcher not hitting.
My personal opinion is that the DH makes games more interesting. Teams don't have an easy out every 9 batters and watching most pitchers bat is painful to say the least. AL managers must decide what to do with a potent hitter late in games as opposed to a pinch hitter in place of a pitcher. Most pinch hitters are not that good (otherwise, they wouldn't be sitting on the bench). I say keep it in the AL and implement it in the NL, but many will disagree...
2007-08-02 17:30:38 · answer #1 · answered by 5_for_fighting 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they do.
Sorry, it's really not much more complicated than that. Back in 1973, when the two leagues were separate organizations, the American League passed a rule allowing the use of a designated hitter. The National League never passed such a rule, so they don't have DH's.
2007-08-02 17:13:03 · answer #2 · answered by JerH1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's because American League plays more of a power game and the national league plays more of a brain game. You have to know the situation when you pinch hit for the pitcher and if you have a DH, then you don't have to worry about pinch hitting and you can just change pitchers whenever you need to and try to hit for power. Bet you most of the power hitters who can't field or run but can hit like 40HR's per year, they'll go to American League.
2007-08-02 17:28:57 · answer #3 · answered by Basketman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
seem it up on line in case you opt to be conscious of each and all of the specifics despite if it became in certainty observed via the yank league because of the fact pitchers are no longer good hitters (different than for Babe Ruth) and the yank league wanted to spice up the slumping offensive factor of the sport. It originated for the time of spring education in 1969 and made that is frequent season debut in 1973. considering the fact that then, that is been observed via very almost each and every person (minor and novice leagues) different than the national league. it is likewise a rule that would not could be utilized...yet why would you have, say, Verlander hit in lieu of Shefield?
2016-12-15 04:20:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Run down cities? Wow. You're on crack buddy. Last time I checked, New York, Chicago, St. Louis, and Houston were not run down. If that was an attempt at humor, you obviously failed.
I like your question though. It was all started with Charlie Finley, who owned the A's. He started using the DH in spring training as an experiment, but it became an official AL rule in 1973. I can't really tell you why NL teams haven't adapted it. For starters, that'd be 10 players playing the game, not the 9 that are in the field every half inning. Also, it might be kind of tough to retaliate against a bean-ball happy pitcher who doesn't have to bat, wouldn't it?
2007-08-02 17:21:30 · answer #5 · answered by baseball_is_my_life 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The National league teams are mostly from run down towns from a distant time. They are financially weaker than the American League teams from the nicer parts of the country. The American league owners have more money to pay a DH just to bat so they wouldn't have to worry about their pitcher making an automatic out.
2007-08-02 17:06:19 · answer #6 · answered by markredwing 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
because the american league is stupid
2007-08-02 17:00:16 · answer #7 · answered by Dollfacee. 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋
i did not know that.....now i will not be able to sleep till i find out...
2007-08-02 17:00:48 · answer #8 · answered by Twinkie Thief 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋