tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post8879041913369473902..comments2024-03-26T09:49:07.212-07:00Comments on The Scratching Post: I Hate The TitleK T Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-79046583116777024872021-06-01T07:20:05.217-07:002021-06-01T07:20:05.217-07:00If it is a game of 9 players, why are there 26 on ...If it is a game of 9 players, why are there 26 on the team?<br /><br />As you may or may not know, I'm still very closely involved in baseball. I am the score keeper for the high school team that my kid played on 6 years ago. I am not a coach, though the boys call me that. I do fill in the gaps when the coaches say something and then leave the dugout to coach the bases. <br /><br />This year has been particularly good. They are a young team, no seniors and 3 juniors. So there is a lot of learning going on. They won their first playoff game last night. <br /><br />In high school, at least in Minnesota, a kid can DH for themselves. It seems odd, but it works. An opponent did use that this year. The kids are at all different levels. The best player on the team, is a Junior, and has been playing varsity since 8th grade. He's the best pitcher, hitter, and catcher. There isn't a worst player on the team. We have some that are very good fielders, but are having trouble hitting. And we have some that can pitch, but can't really play any other position. The DH provides a way for all the kids to participate. <br /><br /><br />Back to the MLB, that has a big "get off of my lawn" issue (see mirror above). I don't want to see an automatic out every 9 batters. Yes, there are outliers, Otanni (sp), and Kershaw occasionally. <br /><br />But think back, KT, when you and I went to the Murph to see Nolan Ryan pitch against the Padres; were we jacked up to see him hit? <br /><br /><br />Did I want to see Big Papi play first base? Do I understand why Albert Pujoles is on the Dodgers?<br /><br />And the ultimate question. Is the players union going to allow baseball to get rid of 15 or so positions for players? Or are they going to want to add 15 more?<br /><br />How is it possible that this wonderful cerebral game is declining and the NBA a disasterous, horrid warping of a great game is succeeding so well. It has a lot to do with KT Lizard Empire.Mostly Nothinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511731036581746798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-13298751107358648842021-05-31T09:16:32.714-07:002021-05-31T09:16:32.714-07:00“The designated hitter is self-evidently an abomin...“<i>The designated hitter is self-evidently an abomination in the sight of God.</i><br /><br />Can I get an amen. I think the thing about the DH that bugs me the most is its inconsistency with the rules of baseball. Yes, I know there is a section how to use a designated hitter, but the very first rule in the rules of baseball is:<br /><br />“1.00 – OBJECTIVES OF THE GAME<br />1.01 Baseball is a game between two teams of nine players each, under direction of a manager, played on an enclosed field in accordance with these rules, under jurisdiction of one or more umpires.”<br /><br />Nine players. To me that’s the end of it.Ohioan@Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08650494620853971183noreply@blogger.com