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MIAMI -- Nationals ace Max Scherzer cringed when he saw the replay of the Adam Wainwright injury that will likely sideline the Cardinals star pitcher for the season. And while Scherzer said he enjoys hitting, after seeing the Wainwright accident, Scherzer said it's probably time for both leagues to go to a DH system.
The Cardinals acknowledged that Wainwright is probably lost for the year with an Achilles injury suffered while trying to leave the batters box after hitting a popup (he'll have a definitive answer Monday when he is examined by a doctor). And, in the wake of that blow to all of baseball, Scherzer, who called the news "brutal," suggested he has come to the conclusion the use of a designated hitter throughout baseball makes sense.
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Though he enjoys batting, he suggested it's more important what the fans want to see.
"If you look at it from the macro side, who'd people rather see hit -- Big Papi or me?" Scherzer said. "Who would people rather see, a real hitter hitting home runs or a pitcher swinging a wet newspaper? Both leagues need to be on the same set of rules."
more at: http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/25163988/in-wainwright-wake-scherzer-adivocates-for-the-dh-for-both-leagues
Auggie
(31,187 posts)El Supremo
(20,365 posts)it can be dangerous to their health.
Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts). . . unless it's the pitcher's turn to bat.
ProfessorGAC
(65,168 posts)A tag line i hadn't thought of.
Auggie
(31,187 posts)LOS ANGELES The designated hitter for the National League? No way, Madison Bumgarner said, arguing instead that pitchers should hit in the American League, making them more accountable for beanings and other misbehavior.
I guarantee you, Bumgarner said, some of the things youre seeing in the American League wouldnt happen if pitchers had to hit. Theyd be a whole lot more polite.
Proponents of expanding the DH to the National League got a boost when Washington starter Max Scherzer said in the wake of Adam Wainwrights torn Achilles tendon that fans do not want to see pitchers hit. Wainwright got hurt while swinging the bat.
The Giants starters do not see eye to eye with Scherzer. Im in favor of pitchers hitting not just because I like to do it, Bumgarner said. I just like the National League game.
http://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/Giants-Dodgers-probable-pitchers-April-28-29-6227157.php