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| Yes | 57% | 529 votes | Total: 925 votes | |
| No | 43% | 396 votes |
Yes
by John Osbron
Created on: July 25, 2008 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
The Designated Hitter rule is a ridiculous rule that never should have been implemented in the first
by Ryan Gray
Created on: January 26, 2010
Think about the major professional sports leagues in this country. How many of them have a setup where
Created on: April 07, 2011
What a wonderful world it would be! Oh, to live life without the designated hitter! While
by Michael Fox
Created on: March 20, 2009
The designated hitter rule has been used in the American League since 1973 but never in the National
Created on: August 06, 2008 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
The Designated Hitter, or DH, rule was originally proposed in 1906 by Philadelphia manager Connie Mack
by Art West
Created on: July 17, 2008 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
The Designated Hitter rule is a joke. It should be banned forever. Abner Doubleday is probably turning
Created on: February 26, 2008 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
The designated hitter rule should immediately be banned from baseball for life.
The National League is
Created on: October 22, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
The ridiculous designated hitter rule never should have seen the light of day. Not only is it in violation
Created on: July 01, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
As baseball is usually recognized as the most conservative sport in the realm of popular sports, it
by Big Mac
Created on: October 25, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
Honestly I think it comes down to what team you like. If you are a Red Socks fan then of course you
by Soxy Lady
Created on: July 18, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
Let me start by saying am an American League gal. I love the Red Sox and I do think Big Papi, David
Created on: June 24, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
The designated hitter rule was a huge mistake. It took away from baseball by allowing a one dimensional
by Fred Brill
Created on: June 23, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
I have always viewed the designated hitting rule in the American League to be akin to basketball's 3-point
Created on: June 23, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
I think that it should be removed these days. The original idea for it has long since been removed and
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No
by Jay Nolan
Created on: May 19, 2010
The “Designated Hitter” is much too entrenched in Major League Baseball for it to be abolished.
Created on: September 18, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
I'm a man who likes options. Variety is the spice of life, I say. Sometimes I like steak for dinner,
Created on: May 20, 2008 Last Updated: April 14, 2012
Baseball's designated hitter rule should stay as is. In the present game of baseball, for fans the popular
by M.J. Webb
Created on: March 24, 2010
It is difficult to recall this topic discussed without long held sporting axes to grind. Whether it
by Gary Tougher
Created on: June 19, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
Major League Baseball should keep the DH. Even though I'm voting no to getting rid of the designated
Created on: November 01, 2008 Last Updated: September 08, 2011
Before I get too deep into this, I just want to say that I much prefer the National League (no designated
by Jim Darrien
Created on: August 18, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
How many pitchers do you want to see with a bat in their hands? Personally I can think of three. Carlos
Created on: March 26, 2008 Last Updated: March 11, 2011
When the question comes about the designated hitter, it is one that is debated. For now, the system
by Gary Cain
Created on: March 12, 2009
To bat, or not to bat, that is the question.
According to Major League Baseball's current rulebook, all
by Rob Linker
Created on: July 11, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
The designated hitter is one of the most brilliant rule changes in baseball history. Introduced in the
by Jeff Stanger
Created on: July 23, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
Think of the DH as the stunt double for pitchers. Nobody wants to see Angelina Jolie get mangled by
by James Mills
Created on: September 05, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
THE DH
When today's fan thinks of the DH rule, they are thinking about how awful it is to have the AL
Created on: June 24, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
Innovation is always hard to accept within a sport whose glory is bound in tradition, even if that innovation
by Frank Masi
Created on: June 25, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
NO !
What is wrong with people who hate the DH ?
Almost every league in every country has the DH except
Created on: June 24, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
The DH position is actually a good thing for Major League Baseball. In reality, you need to be able
by Jerry Curtis
Created on: June 24, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
I have never been a fan of the designated hitter rule. In my opinion, the rule spoils the balance of
by Colby Cannon
Created on: July 25, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
Major League Baseball faced its darkest days in the aftermath of the 1994 players' strike. At the beginning
Created on: June 28, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
The designated hitter rule eliminates the pitcher from hitting throughout the game. In the American
by Sean Curtis
Created on: June 23, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
One of the major reasons that baseball is such an interesting sport is the stylist differences between
Created on: June 29, 2007 Last Updated: October 31, 2008
The DH being taken out of the American League would be like taking a big chunk of change out of the