IF we play ball this year it looks like we'll have a universal DH. Will the NL go back to its original ways for 2021 and beyond? I seriously doubt it.

I would tend to agree. Although not a huge fan of the DH, i do understand how it would serve a purpose for the proposed shortened season, but I also see it as a beginning of the end.

Yeah, it was already in its death throes, so this is likely to push it over the top.

I could live with it either way, but it needs to be same in both leagues imo. So either DH in both leagues, or no DH at all.

Having said that, I think they would go the DH route. The Players Association would likely be in favor of the DH rule for both leagues, as it gives the aging vet who can still hit (but not so good in the field) a shot at a roster spot to continue their career.

They should have done this as a part of deciding to go to 15 in each league. At this point, it is overdue. If they didn't want to go full DH, then the leagues should have never been as intermingled as they are now

Yep. Either 2 distinct leagues that don't play each other until the WS or the same rules in both.

The purists can say what they want but AL ball is more entertaining for me. I don't care about double switches or seeing a pitcher get up there and watch pitches go by or wave feebly at them. The rare occasion of retaliation or him helping his own cause is not worth the trade off.

2:25 for the money shot....what a series that was. Was in my last year of grad school. Redemption in 2016

Bingo Bango Bongo said:

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They should have done this as a part of deciding to go to 15 in each league. At this point, it is overdue. If they didn't want to go full DH, then the leagues should have never been as intermingled as they are now

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Agreed.

But I would rather see interleague play go away rather than the DH go away.