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What is a Designated Hitter? As the designated hitter enters its 35th season, baseball fans continue to debate its overall value to the game of baseball. designated hitter • what is a designated hitter • the first designated hitter • the designated hitter rule • pinch hit in place of the pitcher
Why Offense Has Increased: Part 2 -- The Designated Hitter Some owners decided that adding a hitter would help to alleviate the problem. The pitcher would not bat. Each manager would designate a player who would replace the pitcher in the batting order. It was a tenth “position” but one that required no defensive skills since the designated hitter would never play in the field. dh • designated hitter • yankees • pinch hit • world series
Baseball's Designated Hitter The reasons offensive numbers may be heightened over the last decade and why the Designated Hitter role should be abolished in Major League Baseball. baseball's designated hitter • mlb expansion • reasons against the dh • against the dh • opposing the dh
Yet Another Myth Like all myths it is spoken as truth, but when analyzed it is revealed as a false premise. There has been a recent trend among media types to explain the failure of pitchers who switch from the National League to the American on the “fact” that the American League is a much more powerful offensive league because the designated hitter gives American League lineups nine hitters while National League lineups have eight hitters and the pitcher. What garbage. american league • national league • dh • designated hitter • pitching
Are YOU Among Those Who Know That: Are you among those who know the following? new york yankees • yankees • mets • new york • brooklyn
The Diamond's Dynamic Duos Barry Bonds is a free agent, and wants to keep playing. Will he and Sammy Sosa form an historic combo in Texas? baseball dynamic duo • home run totals • the bambino • designated hitter • all time home run record
AL All-Stars My choices for the American League All Star team midway thru 1999. al • american league • all-stars • all stars • picks
MVP New York, December 1, 2006. New York Yankees’ rookie sensation, Iget KlutcHits, has been voted the American League’s Most Valuable Player AND Rookie of the Year for the 2006 season despite having only 61 official plate appearances. The Base Ball Writers Association of America (BBWAA), in the closest vote ever for MVP, elected KlutcHits over Jason Giambi, a decision that is certain to foment great controversy. yankees • new york • joe torre • roger clemens • american league
One Half Billion Major League Fans Since 1995, baseball attendance has soared thanks to Arena Baseball, the game fans love to go to see because it's so offensive. national league • american league • designated hitter • mets • dodgers
Pete Rose: An All-Time Great Pete Rose didn't have the natural ability possessed by other greats, but he had a fierce desire to win that few could ever match. pete rose • rose wanted to win • new york yankees • cincinnati reds • 1976 world series
The First All Star Game The American League won the first All Star game and offensively challenged pitcher Lefty Gomez singled home the first run in All Star game history. all star game • american league • national league • arch ward • chicago
Yankees Waiting on Bernie Williams The New York Yankees have invited long-time center fielder, Bernie Williams, to Spring Training, but the veteran will only accept if he knows he'll be on the roster. bernie • williams • yankees • torre • mattingly
Changes The New York Yankees had one of the greatest of all seasons in 1998. Three seasons later, it is an almost completely different team. yankees • 1998 season • player changes
Strikeouts Today's managers generally eschew the sacrifice bunt, single, and stolen base for the home run, buy teams that hit home runs do not necessarily score more runs than teams whose offensive strength is not the long ball. mantle • yankees • dimaggio • williams • musial
The Revised Lineup Rule Closers don't always face the opposition's best hitters. The Revised Lineup Rule would change that. revised lineup • revised lineup rule • closers rivera • wagner • hoffman
The Yankees Lose A Close One Joe Torre had three position players on his bench. None was a better option than Melky Cabrera, who did not accomplish the task. new york yankees • anaheim angels • joe torre • mike scioscia • world series
It Really Was Horrible It was one of the most horrible performances in World Series history but it has not received enough attention because the Red Sox finally won a World Series. The 2004 St. Louis Cardinals won 105 games, scored the most and allowed the fewest runs in the National League, had the second best ERA in the majors, and scored all of 12 runs while being swept in the World Series. They collapsed completely. world series • cardinals • red sox • 2004 • national league
Leadoff Hitter? Who Needs a Leadoff Hitter? The 2002 Yankees do not have a “traditional type” of leadoff batter. It is less of a problem than many fans realize. yankees • leadoff • batting order • on base average.
Not So Bad? The third baseman is a shortstop, the leftfielder is a second baseman, the centerfielder is a left fielder, the first baseman is cheered because he lost some weight and alleges he will now be a good boy, and the starting pitchers are old and ineffective. The setup man throws up before playoff games, and there is no bench. yankees • new york yankees • world series • world champions • playoffs
An Out of Date Model It is so basic that it is never forgotten when assessing a team’s chances of winning a baseball game. Now, we all know that while predicting winners is acceptable and even encouraged, actually betting on baseball games is a bad thing, but almost any ten year old can tell you, when an individual bets on a baseball game, the betting line is based primarily on the starting pitchers. But even those who set the odds sometimes are behind the times. Sometimes, even the experts employ out of date models. baseball • world series • roger clemens • complete game • betting
Why the Yankees Are (Not?) Better The 2002 New York Yankees are a changed team that has the potential to approach the achievements of the 1998 team. However, a number of factors could make 2002 a disaster. yankees • 2002 season • giambi • white • vander wal
Why Offense Has Increased: Part 1--The Lowered Pitching Mound Baseball today is quite different from the game that existed fifty years ago but because baseball’s basic structure, with the exception of the designated hitter rule, has seemingly remained the same and the changes have occurred over many decades, most of us don't realize what has happened. pitching mound • yankees • sporting news • mariano rivera • roger clemens
Detroit Tigers Sign Granderson By signing Curtis Granderson to a five-year, $30.25 million deal Monday, Detroit Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski reinforced that he's committed to winning beyond 2008. detroit tigers sign curtis granderson • granderson signs five-year deal with detroit tiger • granderson becomes staple in tigers lineup • tigers reward granderson for great 2007 season • tigers aim to win beyond 2008
Stairs Heading to Philadelphia Phillies 40-year-old Matt Stairs had said that he wished to retire as a Toronto Blue Jay but he's reportedly headed to Philadelphia to help the Phillies push for the NL East title matt stairs traded • phillies and blue jays make deal • phillies mets nl east title • stairs heading to phillies • phillies add player
Worst Idea of the Century? Editorial regarding the on-line survey published by Time which includes PWC's as one of the 100 worst ideas of the century. jet ski • time magazine • survey • worst ideas of the century • pwc
All-Star Voting and other news All-Star voting, Rocker, and Kerry Wood baseball • sports • teams • major league • wood
Baseball's Spring Training History The first in a series of Baseball Primer articles examines the origins of Baseball's Spring Training in Florida, Arizona, Mississippi and even Japan. baseball spring training • baseball preseason games • spring training • baseball preseason 2007 • 2007 grapefruit league
Blame the Owners Don't boo the players for making millions; boo the owners. blame the owners • new public enemy in the spotlight • baseball's highest paid player • alex rodriguez • sports
Bud Selig Was Right Home runs and strikeouts are exciting. They keep casual fans interested because both are dramatic. They are fun. bud selig • world series • andruw jones • david ortiz • sammy sosa
Evolution Solution Baseball's National League needs the Designated Hitter rule. major • league • baseball • baseball • national
It Makes Some Sense There have been many lead off batters who do not fit the mold of a “traditional” lead off batter. Bernie Williams can join that group and help the Yankees offense. bernie williams • derek jeter • yankees • lead off hitter.
Josh Towers' Bad Season Josh Towers is having a season that is comparable to the 1954 Philadelphia Athletics' starters, but young fans don't know it because other starters are just as bad. josh towers' bad season • josh towers pitches for toronto blue jays • young fans don't know it • other starters as bad • 1954 philadelphia athletics starting pitchers
Major League Baseball Trade Rumors With several teams looking for a closer, Troy Percival, who has not pitched in almost two years, is being hunted by at least two National League East contenders. mlb trade rumors • baseball trade rumors • major league baseball trade • todd helton trade rumors • troy percival trade rumors
Mitchell Report Names Names Major League Baseball's 21-month-long investigation on the use of performance-enhancing drugs by MLB players refers to 88 different players allegedly involved with PHDs. mitchell report names • mitchell report • steroids • human growth hormone • mlb
Red Sox Fans Holding Their Breath The Boston Red Sox need to be more consistent -- and productive -- if they want to stave off a charge by the New York Yankees. boston red sox • sox • red sox • bosox • boston
Roger's Return New York, July 30, 2004. The New York Yankees announced today that they had pulled off a blockbuster trade with the Houston Astros, acquiring centerfielder Carlos Beltran and right-handed pitcher Roger Clemens for centerfielder Kenny Lofton, left-handed pitcher Alex Graman and prospects Robinson Cano and Dioner Navarro. yankees • astros • clemens • williams • lofton
Schilling Slams Bonds Curt Schilling accuses Barry Bonds of "cheating" in radio interview. barry bonds • curt schilling • red sox • giants • baseball
Six Game Tryout The situation called for a right handed batter but there was absolutely NO chance of that for two reasons. First, Joe Torre would not send up a hitter for Giambi because this was the last game of Giambi’s six game “tryout.” Second is that the right handed batters on the bench were Andy Phillips, Russ Johnson, John Flaherty, and Rey Sanchez (a switch hitter). yankees • joe torre • jason giambi • home run • world series
The 1949 Yankees Walked 812 Men Three of the four starters on the 1949 Yankees' pitching staff, which finished second in league ERA with 3.69, gave up well over 100 walks. raschi • reynolds • byrne • more than 100 walks • 1949 yankees pitching staff
The 1977 World Champion Yankees The 1977 Yankees had solid offense, pitching and defense, which was not true for the 2007 team. 1977 world champion yankees • 1977 yankees • 2007 yankees • world champions balanced • better yankees' teams
The A's and Mets in 1973 The 1973 World Series pitted two similar teams in a riveting showdown that went seven games. The Mets won only 82 games, but were built for a short series. 1973 world series • teams with great pitching • mets won 82 games • win the pennant • mets beat reds
The AL Team MVPs A look at the most valuable players of each American League team. al team mvps rodriguez tejada giambi
The Oldest Major League Players During the long course of major league history there have been several players who were long in the tooth when they entered the big leagues. oldest major league player • baseball history trivia • major league history • oldest player not pitcher • oldest position player pre 1900
Twins Turn to Young Pitchers The Minnesota Twins have several solid options that should help to ease the pain of losing All-Star Santana. johan santana • minnesota twins • new york mets • boof bonser • scott baker
What is a Wild Pitch? A wild pitch can really screw up a pitcher's day. Here is everything you need to know about a pitcher's worst enemy. what is a wild pitch • wild pitch • baseball wild pitch • wild pitch rule • wild pitch definition
Yankees Settle for Justice The Yankees trade for David Justice, giving up on any Sammy Sosa deal. yankees justice cubs sosa red sox sprague mets dia
2008 New York Yankees Preview With a new manager and three promising young pitchers, the Yankees are looking to start a new dynasty in 2008. 2008 yankees preview • 2008 new york yankees preview • 2008 new york yankees • 2008 american league east preview • alex rodriguez 2008 preview
Baseball's Best Gold Glove Winners Here are the baseball's best defensive players by position over the the past 50 years, at least as far as the Rawlings Corporation is concerned. most gold gloves won • top gold glove winners • most gold glove awards • brooks robinson gold gloves • willie mays gold gloves
Baseball's Most Overpaid Players Baseball teams make bad contracts. It's a fact of life in the world of long-term guaranteed deals. But these select few are so bad they should really give the money back. baseball salaries • mlb salaries • baseball's most overpaid players • mlb overpaid players • baseball's bad contracts |
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