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[baseline bum]

Steroids made Bud a lot of money and got people excited about the sport again after the lockout. Great business decision by Bud, tbh.

I thought it was a lousy business decision in the long term. Baseball was the one sport where people really cared about records and now no one does. The history of the game used to seem like such a big draw. It's not now with it essentially being purged since the great steroid era players like Bonds, McGwire, Clemens won't get in the HOF.

[Silver&Black]

Even with the designated hitter rule change.

Can you explain to me why the the MLB does that? Why have 1/2 the league play under two different rules.

Imagine if in the NBA the Western Conference was allowed basket interference (kinda like they do in European Leagues) and the Eastern Conference wasn't allowed it. Depending on which court you were playing the rule would be allowed/disallowed. That may not be a good comparison...just the first thing that popped in the ole noggin.

I think the MLB should get together and pick a side. Either every team plays with a DH or no team plays with it. Your thoughts?

[lefty]

Lost a bet to Wade?

[lefty20]

Lost a bet to Wade?

Yup.

[HarlemHeat37]

So HFA has been determined by a ing ASG?

[Clipper Nation]

I thought it was a lousy business decision in the long term. Baseball was the one sport where people really cared about records and now no one does. The history of the game used to seem like such a big draw. It's not now with it essentially being purged since the great steroid era players like Bonds, McGwire, Clemens won't get in the HOF.

Look at the enormous local TV deals that franchises have been signing in the last few years. The league as a whole has enjoyed 13 straight years of revenue growth. They aren't making NFL money, but they aren't that far behind. They're still comfortably ahead of the NBA, NHL, and every floptrot league in the world:

http://www.marke ch.com/story/the...ues-2016-07-01

This has mostly happened in the aftermath of the steroid scandal, btw. Old Avante-esque gots in the media whine about steroids and records, but it hasn't hurt the MLB's bottom line at all.

[Clipper Nation]

Can you explain to me why the the MLB does that? Why have 1/2 the league play under two different rules.

The AL had lower attendance than the NL in the '70s, so the AL owners banded together and adopted the rule in an attempt to boost scoring and put butts in seats. The NL never felt the need to follow suit, and the difference has stayed in place out of tradition.

I've always hated the DH anyway, it removes a lot of strategy from the game and encourages a less fun style of play. I greatly prefer NL-style smallball over AL "swing for the fences" ball. But the players' union will never allow the MLB to scrap the DH entirely, so the way it is now is a decent compromise.

[midnightpulp]

Can you explain to me why the the MLB does that? Why have 1/2 the league play under two different rules.

Imagine if in the NBA the Western Conference was allowed basket interference (kinda like they do in European Leagues) and the Eastern Conference wasn't allowed it. Depending on which court you were playing the rule would be allowed/disallowed. That may not be a good comparison...just the first thing that popped in the ole noggin.

I think the MLB should get together and pick a side. Either every team plays with a DH or no team plays with it. Your thoughts?

The American and National leagues are literally two different leagues, much like the ABA and NBA were or the AFL and NFL were. Yes, they now both fall under the MLB umbrella, but they are ostensibly considered different leagues from a fan and historical perspective. Historically, the World Series is like the first few Super Bowls. The best teams from the top two professional baseball leagues in the US battle it out for supremacy. This is why purists are against interleague play, as well.

They should get rid of the DH rule primarily because it's .

[Caltex2]

imo it's mostly because baseball is slow as and not really entertaining to watch tbh, the age of instant gratification has made games like baseball incredibly unsatisfying to watch to the average american in 2016 because it's a game where mostly nothing happens for 3-4 hours

And almost every day for 6 months.