Patrick Keith Williams·Mar 26, 2025The Death of Strategy: A Baseball Fan’s Lament Over the Designated HitterBaseball has always been more than just a game to me. It’s a sound, a smell, a feeling — a backdrop to the long, hot days of summer. I…
ms13sp·Jun 9, 2023My Designated Hitter RantNow I know this issue is over. It is dead. Especially since the National League has been using the DH since 2022. But I need to point out a…
Jake T. O'Donnell·Sep 21, 2022MLB: Red Sox Upcoming Offseason — Part 4: Designated HitterThe Red Sox have a decision at DH this winter: keep J.D. Martinez, or move on to a new hitter who might provide some defensive flexibility?
Adam Rothstein·Jun 5, 2022Why the DH rule will benefit all MLB teams and playersThe designated hitter rule was implemented in 1973 in the American League. Before interleague play, American league players had the benefit…A response icon1A response icon1
InGammons ThomebyGammons Thome·Oct 12, 2021The New CBA — Universal DHThe Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between MLB and the Players Association (PA) expires on December 1st. The new CBA will be a hot…
InRun It Back With ZachbyZach Miller·May 23, 2021There’s a new DH rule being tested in the minors … but let’s take it one step furtherA modified version of the ‘double hook’ rule could be a perfect compromise between AL and NL baseball fans.
InRun It Back With ZachbyZach Miller·Feb 21, 2021It’s time to embrace the DH in the National LeagueSince the AL adopted the DH in 1973, the argument for holding onto tradition has blurred into a logic from a bygone era.
Brian McKenna·Jan 26, 2021How I’d fix Major League BaseballBaseball needs to adapt to modern consumers. I have some unsolicited ideas.
