good hitting pitchers?

[Dakota]

It's the big leagues... I agree with Scott, with the added comment that the very idea that an AL pitcher can throw at a batter with impunity (from the other pitcher, anyway) offends the game, too.

[wadeintothem]

Well, for the record - I favor DH, pitchers not hitting, and performance enhancing products and breaking lame old school records.

I do not like the fact that the San Diego Chicken now whores himself willy nilly throughout the league though.

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

I do not like the fact that the San Diego Chicken now whores himself willy nilly throughout the league though.

You should have jumped on those pimping rights, errrr, agent's rights when you had the chance!

[SethPDX]

Originally Posted by Skahtboi

Offense is not the be all end all of the game. (This is also true for hockey, and the changes they have made.)

So true, but a discussion on the No Hitting League would be WAY off topic, and would probably only involve two of us.

Originally Posted by Skahtboi

A player should be a contributer to all aspects of the game. If a guy is too old to play a position, he should retire. If a pitcher can't hit, then leave him in the minors until he develops a plate instinct. (Unless he is a truly exceptional pitcher, then deal with him offensively.) Ty Cobb played the game about as hard as anyone. He was 41 when he retired. No one knows how old Satchel Paige was when he finally retired, but it is certain that he was in his 50's at a minimum, and he played in a era of barnstorming with the Negro Leagues where he might pitch 2 or 3 games in a row, with no rest, and was sometimes expected to play another position on a night when he was "resting." His entire career in baseball predates the DH rule. I could go on and on, but I think you get the gist!

(claps slowly)