If MLB Wants to Protect Hitters, It Should Ban the DH

First of all, I would like to make it clear that I have no problem with players getting beaned. I think it is part of the game, within reason of course. However, if Major League Baseball wants to discourage the practice, then perhaps they should stop fining pitchers who do it and get to the heart of the matter.

To make my point clear, I will use Roger Clemens.

Could someone tell me how many people Mr. Clemens threw at while a member of the Houston Astros (which by the way is the only NL team he ever played for)? The answer is ZERO.

My point is, that while he tried for so many years in the AL to portray himself as a man’s man who would challenge anyone who dared show him up with a ball-sized dot on their backs, he came over to the NL for two years and never once challenged a hitter in such a fashion.

I guess having to step into the box himself made him a little nicer.

You could look at any number of cases where pitchers changed leagues, and I bet you their behavior changed. The reason it used to be acceptable is because they used to play "real" baseball in both leagues.

So stop fining these guys, ban the DH, and let's play some ball.

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