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Boo interleague play

  • hasbeen
    The mariners are 5-9 in this crap.

    Let's get back to the American League.
  • Heretic
    Pirates were 8-7 this year, so it's good!

    As opposed to last year, when they were 2-13 and interleague play was the work of the devil and anyone who liked it needed purged.
  • royal_k
    The biggest thing I have against interleague play is the non-use of the DH in NL parks.
  • karen lotz
    The biggest thing I have against baseball in general is the use of the DH in AL parks.
  • royal_k
    BTW...the Mariners are 8-9 in interlegue play.

    http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/standings/?tcid=mm_mlb_standings
  • royal_k
    karen lotz;820486 wrote:The biggest thing I have against baseball in general is the use of the DH in AL parks.

    lol...good answer
  • karen lotz
    Hafner hasn't played in field since 2007. That is insane. Pretty much eliminates a big bat from games. What happens if the Indians reach the World Series this year? He's hitting almost .340 this year but will be limited to pinch hitting duties.
  • hasbeen
    royal_k;820487 wrote:BTW...the Mariners are 8-9 in interlegue play.

    http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/standings/?tcid=mm_mlb_standings

    Where are you getting 8-9 from?
    vs. Phi 2-1
    vs. Wash 0-3
    vs. Fla 2-1
    vs. Atl 0-3
    vs. SD 1-1
  • royal_k
    karen lotz;820490 wrote:Hafner hasn't played in field since 2007. That is insane. Pretty much eliminates a big bat from games. What happens if the Indians reach the World Series this year? He's hitting almost .340 this year but will be limited to pinch hitting duties.

    Yeah, his inability to play the field is what really sucks. But he really can't throw the ball. His shoulder injury has made it impossible. Definitely a big concern if they were to make it that far.
  • karen lotz
    http://espn.go.com/mlb/standings/_/type/vs-division
  • royal_k
    pnhasbeen;820491 wrote:Where are you getting 8-9 from?
    vs. Phi 2-1
    vs. Wash 0-3
    vs. Fla 2-1
    vs. Atl 0-3
    vs. SD 1-1

    I haven't looked at their schedule...just going by the standings from mlb.com that says 8-9.
  • karen lotz
    pnhasbeen;820491 wrote:Where are you getting 8-9 from?
    vs. Phi 2-1
    vs. Wash 0-3
    vs. Fla 2-1
    vs. Atl 0-3
    vs. SD 1-1
    They swept 3 from the Padres in late May.
  • ts1227
    Seattle swept SD in May, there's the other 3 W's
  • hasbeen
    ts1227;820497 wrote:Seattle swept SD in May, there's the other 3 W's

    Ahhh I didn't check back there.

    Well, we're 5-9 in this last stretch and it sucks!
  • Writerbuckeye
    I love snobby NL fans.

    Rag on someone who doesn't (or can't) play the field all you like -- I'd still rather see a game where a pitcher has to potentially face 9 real hitters than one where they can basically use one-third of the line-up to consistently get outs because most pitchers hit like 8 year old girls.

    B-O-R-I-N-G.
  • karen lotz
    lol, snobby? I wasn't ragging on anyone. I was pointing out that Hafner is pretty much useless in NL parks. I don't have anything against him. I'd prefer both leagues play by the same rules, and not have the DH. Look down your nose at the BORING NL some more, snob.
  • royal_k
    My original post was not only based on liking the AL rules better, but the AL pitchers hitting are at a big disadvantage. They are not used to hitting and running the bases, which leads to injuries....like Carmona yesterday.
  • royal_k
    I would just like to see a rule put in that you have the choice to use the DH, no matter where you are playing.....including the WS.
  • dazedconfused
    i dont really care what set of rules they use, just make it uniform for both leagues
  • hasbeen
    Writerbuckeye;820503 wrote:I love snobby NL fans.

    Rag on someone who doesn't (or can't) play the field all you like -- I'd still rather see a game where a pitcher has to potentially face 9 real hitters than one where they can basically use one-third of the line-up to consistently get outs because most pitchers hit like 8 year old girls.

    B-O-R-I-N-G.

    A pitcher is actually one-ninth of the outs if they go 0-3. Not sure where one-third came from.
  • ts1227
    I'd prefer uniform rules, but with where the game has gone, I would rather see the DH than not.

    Back in the day, when pitchers could actually hit the ball, it was obviously not a problem to have them bat and it made sense.
    I don't find it any more "pure" of a game in the NL TODAY because they have to work around an automatic out since pitchers have become specialists and can't hit shit.
  • karen lotz
    If they hit into 3 triple plays they are responsible for 1/3 of the outs. Since they are such horrible hitters, that's probably what he was trying to say.
  • like_that
    Im in the minority, but I like interleague play, and I like to see how teams adjust to each league's rules. My only knock on interleague play is the unfair scheduling. Each team plays 18 interleague games, and 18 games can make a huge difference in a divisional pennant race.
  • hoops23
    like_that;820524 wrote:Im in the minority, but I like interleague play, and I like to see how teams adjust to each league's rules. My only knock on interleague play is the unfair scheduling. Each team plays 18 interleague games, and 18 games can make a huge difference in a divisional pennant race.

    I agree with this.
  • TBone14
    royal_k;820507 wrote:My original post was not only based on liking the AL rules better, but the AL pitchers hitting are at a big disadvantage. They are not used to hitting and running the bases, which leads to injuries....like Carmona yesterday.

    I am sorry. Carmona is a professional baseball player. The man should be able to run 90 feet.

    With that said, I enjoy interleague play. While it sucks that AL teams can use their DH in NL park, the AL also has a huge advantage at home because NL teams DH is typically their best pinch hitter.