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Truth About the Designated Hitter: Why the Criticisms Against the Designated Hitter are Unfounded

Truth About the Designated Hitter: Why the Criticisms Against the Designated Hitter are Unfounded

          
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This book is an in-depth analysis of the effect of the designated hitter (dh) on Major League Baseball. This book shows that there is not nearly as much difference between the American League(AL) and National League(NL) as most people think. The dh has not made the AL slower nor less reluctant to use strategy. Over the past 8 years (2009-2016), the AL has averaged more stolen bases per team per year (98 to 94), and the rate at which base runners took an extra base on a single or double has been the same in each league: 40%. Sacrifice bunts by the #1-8 slots of the batting order in 2016 was very close: AL 14.8, NL 16.4 per team. The NL gets more bunts at the #9 slot in the order due to the pitcher bunting more, but it amounts to only 1 extra sacrifice bunt every 8 games. This book will show how truly ineffective those extra bunts are. People have the false impression that the NL managers have to use their bullpen more than the AL. But in 2016, teams in both leagues averaged only 3 complete games per year, removed the starting pitcher after an average of 5 2/3 innings, and used an average of 3 relief pitchers per game. I believe the dh improves the game because of the fact that NL pitchers have had a batting average of only .135 over the last 8 years. The book explains how getting that .135 hitter out of the lineup increases strategy, action, and drama that counteracts the minor losses of strategy associated with having the pitcher bat. It also covers many other issues surrounding the designated hitter, such as the principles involved. I think anyone interested in the dh debate should learn the facts in this book in order to reach an informed decision on the issue.
About the Author: I love baseball. I played in youth baseball leagues from age 7 through 18 as both a pitcher and an outfielder. I am also a life-long Detroit Tigers fan, which I inherited from my father. I am now a 62-year-old retired accountant, so I am old enough to have followed baseball since before the designated hitter (dh) began in the American League in 1973. I have found that the dh rule has not changed the game as much as most people think. It improves the game by getting the .135 hitter (what pitchers have batted over the past 8 years in the National League) out of the batting order. My hundreds of hours of research show that the dh rule has not had the bad side effects claimed by those opposed to it. By reading this book, I believe you will see how much better the game is with the dh rule.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781535292818
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 280 mm
  • No of Pages: 30
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: Why the Criticisms Against the Designated Hitter are Unfounded
  • Width: 216 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1535292814
  • Publisher Date: 28 Jul 2016
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 95 gr

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