Hank Steinbrenner is the biggest...uh...kitty...I've ever seen

[Überpöster]

Hey good idea.....

lol

[Mike67]

Well, it seems Hank Steinbrenner needs a history lesson.. The comment by Mussina was funny too, just the fact that they're getting a pitcher who's never pitched in the National League, unlike say.. Andy Pettitte.. to complain about having to run..

If you're able to run to first to cover the base, you can run around the bases..

[RickD]

Can and should are two different things....Pitchers can run and cover first base, pitchers should NOT run around the bases and hit balls....they should pitch NOT hit.

Go Yankees!

[filihok]

Can and should are two different things....Pitchers can run and cover first base, pitchers should NOT run around the bases and hit balls....they should pitch NOT hit.

Go Yankees!

And whyfor should they NOT hit?

It very clearly states in the rulebook that a team is composed of nine players. Not nine players and a designated hitter, which makes 10.

[filihok]

Can and should are two different things....Pitchers can run and cover first base, pitchers should NOT run around the bases and hit balls....they should pitch NOT hit.

Go Yankees!

And...

A grown man SHOULD be able to run 90 feet without injuring himself.

[RickD]

And whyfor should they NOT hit?

Hello...it's the NY Yankees.....they don't play by everyone else's rules.

As an irrational fan I think they (the pitchers) should NOT be hitting but stick to pitching. Let the common teams use their pitchers for imitation batters but NOT the Yankees!

[CatKnight]

I love how all the Yankee fans are whining. Whimper. Sniffle. We can't afford our stadium, and now they want our pitchers to run!? Poor oppressed Yankees.

Maybe it's time for HANK to grow up. And some others, perhaps.

Wang SHOULD be in excellent shape. If he can't run 90 feet, then there is a BIG problem. If he can't turn corners, then how can he maneuver to catch a ball?

If the Yankees aren't preparing their pitchers for the possibility that one day, yes, they might actually have a job to do besides throw a ball 100.000 times per game, then maybe HANK should talk to his TRAINERS.

I agree the disparity between the leagues should be dealt with. Obviously the NL pitchers are in better shape than their AL counterparts, therefore the solution is simple.

Get rid of the DH.

Poor Yankee babies. Once Hank is done sucking on his golden pacifier, let me know and maybe we can play a game he can WIN.

[RickD]

[Überpöster]

And whyfor should they NOT hit?

It very clearly states in the rulebook that a team is composed of nine players. Not nine players and a designated hitter, which makes 10.

bingo

And...

A grown man SHOULD be able to run 90 feet without injuring himself.

Can and should are two different things....Pitchers can run and cover first base, pitchers should NOT run around the bases and hit balls....they should pitch NOT hit.

Go Yankees!

and for all of your that say its dumb pitcher hit... i guess babe ruth would have stayed a pitcher since he never would have come to bat and seen what he could do!!!

[koolzach1]

demand that every ballpark in the majors cushion the basepaths with soft foam when the Yankees come to town?

That truly is a brilliant idea, AB. If anyone deserves extra precautions - it's the New York Yankees; the greatest sports franchise in history.

[koolzach1]

I love how all the Yankee fans are whining. Whimper. Sniffle. We can't afford our stadium, and now they want our pitchers to run!? Poor oppressed Yankees.

Maybe it's time for HANK to grow up. And some others, perhaps.

Wang SHOULD be in excellent shape. If he can't run 90 feet, then there is a BIG problem. If he can't turn corners, then how can he maneuver to catch a ball?

If the Yankees aren't preparing their pitchers for the possibility that one day, yes, they might actually have a job to do besides throw a ball 100.000 times per game, then maybe HANK should talk to his TRAINERS.

I agree the disparity between the leagues should be dealt with. Obviously the NL pitchers are in better shape than their AL counterparts, therefore the solution is simple.

Get rid of the DH.

Poor Yankee babies. Once Hank is done sucking on his golden pacifier, let me know and maybe we can play a game he can WIN.

Wow... such hate for the greatest sports franchise in history.

[Alloutwar]

Babe Ruth would totally agree. I mean, a guy that pitched AND hit?? Thank goodness he never made it anywhere. Much less revered as a true great of the sport! Hah, silly guy.

A clown like that would never have played for the Yankees, who have used the DH since it's inception in 203 BC.

[MeetDaMets]

So far this year , the DH is having its worst collective BA since inception.
(heard on a telecast )

Guess those shoulda been washed up already but im on steroids guys are having some probs.

DH was installed during a low period in baseball attendance.
It was intended to generate more offense as a marketing ploy.

National League attendance seems ok to me.
It was NOT intended to "protect the pitcher".
although that is a side benefit , i guess...

If they can run in the WS they can run in an interleague game in a national league park.

besides its a freakin abomination.

oh and the yankees have won far more WS with Pitcher batting the with the DH .
id bet the per year rate of winning the WS is higher with pitcher batting too.

[Überpöster]

tho lol
if the yanks had the dh back then
he would have pitched every 3rd day (as they did) and DH on his days off. 400+ wins with 800 HR lol

[Alloutwar]

UPDATE: The Red Sox have now lost Bartolo Colon, due to an injury sustained while swinging a bat in yesterday's game...something he has rarely had to do as a pitcher!

I dunno about you guys, but I am pretty sure Theo Epstein or Larry Lucchino will have a press conference soon, denouncing the NL rules as a useless throwback, and blaming MLB and the NL for this injury. Right? Right? I'm sure it will happen....aaaany minute now...

Or, maybe we'll just deal with it, and call up some other talented starter, since the Sox have the depth to deal with issues like this, the foresight to develop and safeguard their prospects, and generally behave like something more mature than a rejected 13-year old?