Tuesday, April 13, 2010

A few thoughts on the DH

Baseball is a game of contradictions. Perhaps that's why it appeals to me, being a man of contradictions.

I used to be firmly against the DH. Pitchers should hit, that's the way the game was meant to be played, etc. You've heard all the arguments from your grandfather, and he heard them from his grandfather.

I'm coming around now. As an A's fan, watching the Duch receive the bunt sign in the top of the 3rd isn't all that appealing. Train wreck Frank Thomas in '07 was much more entertaining than Joe Blanton ever could be at the plate.

It's like paint drying. I firmly believe that paint should dry. After paint is applied to a wall, eventually it should dry. I'm with that, and will defend that position until the day I die.

I just don't want to watch it.