[net.sport.baseball] Baseball on carpets

jmh@ltuxa.UUCP (cecw 64lt503310-Jon Mcecw) (05/07/85)

Here's another vote for no "carpets".  David Rubin speaks of "radical"
changes to the game (re: the DH), but I don't know of anything quite
as radical as artificial turf.  It affects hitting and fielding of all
players.

As far as the DH is concerned:  I don't know if anyone has mentioned this 
or not, but I'd love to see it stay the way it is (i.e. not used in the
NL and used in the AL).  It seems to keep some "star hitters" around a 
while, and I like keeping heroes around (like Hank Aaron for the Brewers).
Yet, we still see the strategy of hitting pitchers in the NL, which is
nice.  If it HAS to be one way or the other, I guess I would ban it
because I'm basically a traditionalist.

I WOULD DEFINITELY ban the DH in the minor leagues.  It may well have ruined 
Ron Kittle's career.

How come I haven't heard any noise about the 7-game league series (another
"radical" change).

Yours with nothing cute to say after my name,

Jon Hanrath
ihnp4!ltuxa!jmh

djb9244@acf4.UUCP (>* david birnbaum *<) (05/19/85)

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