All professional and amateur baseball leagues have adopted the DH with the lone exceptions being...

[El Supremo]

The National League and the Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. ("all" meaning in some form)

You lose!

[FBaggins]

1. So what you're saying is...

...that real baseball is now only played in two leagues?

[TZ]

2. A DH would have ruined one of the Nats best moments of the season

At the home opener agaisnt the Reds when pitcher Gio Gonzalez hit and got on base and proceeded to run the bases with a big goofy charming smile:


I don't HATE the DH like some do, but I do enjoy the strategy of pitchers hitting.

[RockaFowler]

3. I love it when the pitchers hit

Everyone should hit.

I love it when someone thinks a pitcher can't hit. Look at Zambrano or Josh Johnson. Those guys can hit home runs. I even remember Kerry Wood hitting a home run once or twice.

[TZ]

4. Gio came close to hitting a home run the other day..

For a guy who was in the AL and never batted he's doing really well!!

[Kingofalldems]

5. How ya like them Nats so far?

[TZ]

6. Pinch me!

I can't believe how well they are playing!! Even without Morse, Storen and now Zimmermann. I was sure they would only be able to muster 2 or 3 runs last night too...

[dbackjon]

7. What's next - going to softball rules and having a fourth outfielder?

Allowing 11 to bat?

[frylock]

9. mercy rules?

[hughee99]

8. All US distributers of Coca-cola use High Fructose Corn syrup

instead of sugar (I think it's all, but at least, almost all), but that doesn't mean it's a good idea...

Having said that, I'd rather watch a DH hit than a pitcher. Ideally, I'd like to see pitchers not suck so much at the plate and do away with the DH, but I don't see that happening any time soon.

[frylock]

10. some folks actually prefer strategy over long ball..

fuck the DH and double-digit baseball scores.