MLB 2010 Season
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DodgerKing said:
Please. Proper bunting? Lol. How exciting. Why did the dodgers get swept by the Red Sox than? Did they not bunt proper enough? It's talent, something the AAAA, er, NL lacks compared to the AL.
If the Dodgers had to play in the AL, especially the East, they'd be a 90-100 loss team.
They played AL rules with the Sox, and just like with the Yanks, the Dodgers are playing like crap right now as they are in a hitting slump and their bullpen is overused (which is typical of Torre's poor management skills).
The Dodgers could have easily won 2 of those games if they were so friggen stupid.
A rule voted in by a majority and added to the complete set of rules violates another rule??
I think the word you're searching for is 'enhances'
It is a direct violation.A rule voted in by a majority and added to the complete set of rules violates another rule??
I think the word you're searching for is 'enhances'
DH makes 10 players, not 9 as rule #1 states
DH means the pitcher is being hit for and must come out of the game, as rule #3 states
On a team using the DH:
When they are at bat, how many players are in the batting order??
When they are on the field, how many players are at their positions??
Offense and defense are two separate entities.
It is a fact that only 9 players and no more can play defense at one time, but there is no feasible way 9 or 10 players for that matter can play offense at the same time, so that argument holds no weight.
9 with one player different for a total of 10 when you combine the two, which is a violation of rule 1.
Even if you want to conclude that there are only 9 playing at any one time, they are still violating rule #3.
That is were you are wrong. One thing about baseball is the offense and defense are supposed to be the same, when one is replaced on offense or defense they are replaced in the game.
The rules clearly state that the same players are supposed to play both offense and defense, and when you substitute for offense or defense the player must leave the game. Following the rule, once the pitcher is supposed the bat and they use a DH, the pitcher must then come out of the game. Clearly stated in rule #3.
The DH rule added later violates both rule #1 and #3. Sorry, but that is a fact.
Fact??
The part you're clearly not comprehending is that rule 6.10 was added to complement those two rules you love bringing up.
From my earlier post, rule 6.10 says this:
Think of it like the U.S. Constitution. It started with original articles and has been appended with amendments over the years, yet the original articles remain intact. Similar scenario here....
Which directly violates the rules. Even when the AL was having discussions on utilizing a DH in order to gain attendance and increase run production, they all agreed it violated these rules. They added the DH rule despite of that factFact??
The part you're clearly not comprehending is that rule 6.10 was added to complement those two rules you love bringing up.
From my earlier post, rule 6.10 says this:
From the 1970's? No!
I just watched several documentaries, including Ken Burn's Baseball, on this very issue. They spent a lot of time discussing how they can possibly create a new rule that violates other rules.
This is exactly how I found out that the DH does violate said rules. I did not realize it until I saw a TV documentary showing clips of this very discussion.
Like all bureaucracies, they find a way to violate their own rules by just creating another rule that suits them
I didn't think so. I find it hard to believe that owners who supposedly felt so strongly about "rules violations" went ahead and voted in one of the biggest MLB rules changes of that century by an 8-4 vote anyway.
Don't forget, a citation could be quotes from a magazine or newspaper article!!
It's one thing to disagree with the use of the designated hitter; I'm pretty much on the fence about it myself. But, to claim MLB is violating their own rules by adding provisions for the DH to those same rules is almost comical!!!
When there is a chance to increase revenue, increase attendance, and provide additional jobs for players, you bet they will find a way to violate their own rules
