DOTW 7/31/13: DH in the NL?

[weso1]

I think we may have already had this debate a while ago on the other new board, but now that we have more people over here I figured maybe we could talk about it again.

So, should the NL adopt the DH or not? Gattis would be one hell of a DH for us.

[Heyward]

I hope they announce it soon like the next couple years.

Having Mac and Gattis in the lineup most of the time would be pretty awesome.

[BlackwaterPark]

I am 50/50. Part of me loves seeing it when they have big hits and HRs. Part of me likes an easier out. But I really hate seeing pitchers hurt and careers ended due to to it like Wang for the most part had his ended.

[bravesnumberone]

Given the amount of extra hitters we have, and that we can't bunt, and that we're managed like an AL team anyway, I'd say it'd be good for us.

I don't have a strong opinion one way or another. I say I'd prefer the pitcher hit. But either way, I think it needs to be uniform across MLB.

[mfree80]

I was dead set against it for a long time, but I am coming around.

It is so prevalent at every level that it has really become part of the game. The kids grow up with it in Youth Leagues and High School and College. Most minor leagues use it as well. The NL is kind of like the final holdout. For most of these leagues it is a way to get one more kid into the lineup, but everyone is so attuned to it that is has become part of the game.

I am to the point where I would not object to it.

[50PoundHead]

I think it's bound to happen. I still like the idea of "home team option" across all of baseball.

[PawPawMaxwell]

Either it will be in both or it will be dropped by the AL. After Selig goes out and subsequent CBAs it will be a negotiating point for the MLBPA and a counter point for MLB which will be looking for a salary cap. IMO. The TV money is just getting too big and corporate owners will be driving hard for the cap.