Pete Buttigieg comes out against the designated hitter

[madinmaryland]

Pete Buttigieg comes out against the designated hitter

“I feel you ought to have to play both parts of the game," he said

I guess he just lost El Supremo’s vote.

[elleng]

1. HEY, mad!

Why am I laughing about this???

[madinmaryland]

11. These are the important issues politicians need to be talking about to GOTV!!

How are you doing? Still in Maryland? I’m now 😡 in Ohio. 😄

[elleng]

12. Yes, still in Maryland, planning to stay here.

Doing fine, just got another grandbaby, 2d girl, she and her 5 year old brother leave 6 miles away!

Y'all OK, surviving OH?

[madinmaryland]

13. We're surviving. ..

My wife is recovering from her second knee replacement surgery in the last 12 weeks. Both knees are now brand new.

It is still a RWNJ state, but our Rep (mike turner) his daughter was down in the Oregon District where the shooting happened and maybe it got thru his thick head. I’m not holding my breath. My daughter used to hang out there a lot, but now that she is working full time, she can’t do that.

[Clash City Rocker]

2. So, he enjoys watching a batter swing weakly at three pitches outside the strike zone

That’s nice. I don’t.

A pitcher can hit .200 and be considered a great hitting pitcher. A player at any other position hitting .200 will never get to the majors. They might as well have the manager hit.

[True Dough]

3. Pete is dead to me!!!!

But he might have just won Auggie's vote!

[Auggie]

14. Too bad Mayor Pete isn't running for MLB Commissioner!

[True Dough]

15. After speaking out against the DH

Pete's going to have to settle for selling peanuts and Crackerjacks.

[El Supremo]

4. He never had it.

Now if Michael Bennett is against it then I'm in real trouble.

BTW, that's an interesting choice of words, Mad.

[murielm99]

5. I agree with Pete.

And that is not just because I support him.

[Cicada]

6. Shameless pandering

It doesn’t take courage to oppose the designated hitter. A visionary leader would oppose the infield fly rule or the penalty for balks. See The common law origins of the infield fly rule, 123 U. Pa. L. Rev. 1474.

[madinmaryland]

7. Hmmm. That's an interesting comment to get rid of the Infield Fly Rule.

It definitely would cause chaos, but would change the game. Basically it would guarantee a whole shitload of triple plays and even double plays.

[Cicada]

8. I will use any excuse to mention that brilliant article by my former teacher

The Common Law Origins of the Infield Fly Rule has been cited in a surprising number of judicial opinions. Such as in a bankruptcy case supporting a deviation from statute on grounds of fairness, referring to how a desire for fairness led to umpire rulings prior to formal adoption of the Infield Fly Rule.

[madinmaryland]

9. Do you have a link to that?

[Cicada]

10. See first footnote in wiki

See first footnote https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Common_Law_Origins_of_the_Infield_Fly_Rule#Judicial_Opinions_Citing_the_Article