jordo212000;774923 wrote:True.. but at the same time interleague play isn't a round robin. (You don't play everybody). So in my opinion, that stat is skewed a little bit. Which is why so many people are against interleague play to begin with.

I would definitely agree that the AL has been better recently, but I think the National League has been closing the gap over the past couple of seasons.

The Boss;775090 wrote:I love when people say they're just stirring the pot in the first post and provide no actual argument or evidence of what they're saying and people STILL get in a pissing match over it.

Who gives a shit which league is better.

Footwedge;775113 wrote:My OP is not only based on the head to head onslaught over the past decade, but the brutal decapitation in the All Star games. And then there is the World Series thingy as well.

81 All-Star Games have been played (including two games per year from 1959-1962), with the National League winning 41, the American League 38, and 2 ties. The All-Star Game has seen several "eras" in which one league tended to dominate

Al Bundy;775065 wrote:It isn't just the last 10-15 years, the AL has historically dominated the World Series.

wildcats20;775126 wrote:The All Star games in which the NL holds a 3 game margin?

Footwedge;775109 wrote:How much proof do you want Square? Do you want me to do all the googling again? LOL.

justincredible;775073 wrote:The AL should dominate the NL when it comes to interleague play. They are at a very large advantage when games are played in AL parks. They have a dedicated DH that is paid just to hit. NL teams have to throw in a reserve, non-starter as DH or start a reserve at another position to move a started into the DH role. I don't think there is that big of an advantage for the NL when they play at home.

Azubuike24;775136 wrote:In fact, I'd say that the New York Yankees are the single reason the American League has historically had more success than the National League if you look at results even back from 1901 to present day.

Al Bundy;775164 wrote:The Yankees are 27-13 in the World Series that they have played in. If you take those 40 World Series out of the equation, the AL still has the lead.

justincredible;775073 wrote:The AL should dominate the NL when it comes to interleague play. They are at a very large advantage when games are played in AL parks. They have a dedicated DH that is paid just to hit. NL teams have to throw in a reserve, non-starter as DH or start a reserve at another position to move a started into the DH role. I don't think there is that big of an advantage for the NL when they play at home.

justincredible;775073 wrote:The AL should dominate the NL when it comes to interleague play. They are at a very large advantage when games are played in AL parks. They have a dedicated DH that is paid just to hit. NL teams have to throw in a reserve, non-starter as DH or start a reserve at another position to move a started into the DH role. I don't think there is that big of an advantage for the NL when they play at home.

The Boss;775170 wrote:What about a pitcher having to bat that NEVER bats? Not many good hitting pitchers anyways but reps help.

Al Bundy;775171 wrote:The DH on many AL teams hits in the middle of the lineup. It is a huge disadvantage to have your 3, 4 or 5 hitter possibly reduced to a pinch hitting role. NL pitchers get to bat every 5th day. AL pitchers bat maybe twice a season. I think both leagues should have the same set of rules, and my preference would be no DH.

Wooball;775186 wrote:I don't know if it is the fact that I have been an Indians fan my entire life or that I love watching good hitters, but I hate the NL game. Why do you make a guy that maybe didn't even hit for his own HIGH SCHOOL team grab a bat and try to put the ball in play against the best pitchers in the world? MLB Pitchers get paid to pitch, they aren't out there like the rest of the position players putting in the hours in the cage and in the video room working on their at-bats. I just don't understand why the NL can't catch up with the rest of the baseball world and accept the DH. I'd much rather watch Travis Hafner/David Ortiz/etc. hit than some pitcher bunt and watch the #8 hitter get pitched around because the guy hitting behind him isn't a Major League hitter.

justincredible;775196 wrote:The DH didn't exist when baseball was created. It shouldn't exist now.

justincredible;775196 wrote:The DH didn't exist when baseball was created. It shouldn't exist now.

The Boss;775199 wrote:40,000+ seat stadiums didn't either. Neither did TV's. Neither did the internet or this website--or you for that matter. Those things shouldn't exist either.

justincredible;775196 wrote:The DH didn't exist when baseball was created. It shouldn't exist now.

september63;775228 wrote:I agree. Im an AL guy and I hate the DH. It takes so much of the strategy out of the game.

The Boss;775235 wrote:You mean like hitting and scoring runs? That is the most basic strategy when trying to win a game. Pitchers are pitchers, not hitters.