Seems like there isn’t a rolling Baseball thread on here which surprised me. I thought you guys loved that shit? @Severed799? @hip_young_gunslinger? @escutcheon? @ghostpony
Anyway, apparently there’s a big kerfuffle about Designated Hitters
Can someone tell me which side of the debate to position myself for maximum tolling on Twitter of those who care about baseball?
(Basically it sounds like a system whereby you admit your best pitcher is probably shit at batting so you’re allowed an extra player to bat. They don’t do this sort of thing in Cricket do they?)
It has been known for teams to make creative use of the substitute fielder rules. If a bowler is substituted for treatment for, say, 2 overs, they are not allowed to bowl for 2 overs when they come back onto the field, but that doesn’t apply to batsmen in quite the same way (it starts to get a bit complicated with batsmen).
There were a few instances where teams have been accused of making tactical substitutions in cricket so that specialist fielders are out on the field, but who do not bowl or bat.
One of the joys of cricket, an infinitely better game, is seeing a no.11 come out and look like you with the bat. As a kid, seeing Devon Malcolm, Tufnell, Walsh, Ambrose bat was truly inspirational stuff. Joyous
