It has people wanting the DH in the National League. An idea that has been kicked around and it should be kicked to the curb.
Here are the 3 reasons the DH hurts the game of baseball.
1. It allows players beyond their prime to stick around the game way too long.
Teams pay these players way to much money and for way to long. Where is Albert Pujols going to end up after a few years? Yup, he will be a DH. He might end up a DH this year. He runs about as fast as my 95 year old dead grandma.
2. The manager has nothing to do.
With the DH there is no strategy needed. You put your nine players down and they can go out there and slug away. In the National League, the manager has to pull off a multitude of moves and it creates more of a chess match between the two managers.
3. Limits playing time for bench players.
In the National League you have to have a professional hitter on your bench to pinch hit for your pitcher. The team needs good defensive players on their bench, when a manager needs to pull off a double switch. It makes the manager utilize all 25 roster players.
Yes, Matt Adams needs more at bats, but not through the DH. He has earned it and his manager has to do his job to find him more at bats. Something AL managers know nothing about.
Anthony Wiber is a columnist for StlSportsMinute.com and is a main contributor on The Cruddy Show (@CruddyShow), a St. Louis sports talk show that airs on Tuesdays and Fridays at 9:30 pm CT. You can follow Wiber on Twitter as well (@AWibes).
