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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 04:06 PM Original message |
Poll question: DU Support for the DH Rule aka the |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. Crash Davis speaks for me |
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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
2. Groan! |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
3. Nice option 4, Rasmussen. |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 04:57 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Error. You can't vote in your own polls! |
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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 05:00 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Liar. I bet your vote for "America's Team" is the only one it gets. |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 05:25 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. How did you get around the rule of being able to vote only once? |
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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 05:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Apparently other peoples minds ARE achanging. |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 05:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. "Or Bud Selig is really a genius." |
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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 06:11 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Sorry, I've now added the sarcasm smiley. n/m |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 06:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. What is interesting is there is no one other than you posting about why |
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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 06:33 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. The power of the secret ballot! |
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eyepaddle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 02:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
55. Because it makes for superior play--that's why they support it. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
12. It's simply not real baseball. You can argue all you want. It's not the way the game was intended |
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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 09:19 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Maybe in 1875. |
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caraher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 01:05 PM Response to Reply #13 |
57. Interesting article... |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
14. Pitchers shouldn't bat. |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 10:14 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Why not?? Every other position player bats. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 10:19 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Why shouldn't a quarterback kick the field goals? |
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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 10:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Thanks |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 10:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Totally meaningless and inapt. nt |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 10:41 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Good self-description. n/t |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 11:39 PM Response to Reply #17 |
31. LOL. I guess you've never heard of George Blanda or Doug Flutie. n/t |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 11:42 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Apparently way before their time. nt |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 11:51 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. That reminds me of a neighbor's kid I used to know. He got a D in history, almost didn't graduate. |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 10:33 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Funny, but I thought we were talking baseball. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 10:41 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. It's called an analogy. Get a dictionary and look it up. |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 10:55 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. "Pitchers pitch". Quite right. Fielder's field. Apparently they should not bat |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 11:01 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. So you're equating a right fielder with a pitcher? |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 11:09 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. You still have not explained why you think a pitcher should not hit. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 11:16 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Like a quarterback, they train for another specialty to carry a team |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 11:31 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. So, in essence, what you are saying is that baseball should become like |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 11:34 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. I'm not even going to respond. |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 11:37 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. But you did. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 11:42 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. I didn't respond to what you posted in regards to the question. |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 11:50 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. And you too, my friend. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 11:38 PM Response to Reply #16 |
30. Let me introduce you to a couple REAL football players: George Blanda... and Doug Flutie |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 11:40 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Oh, the backups. Yeah. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 11:47 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Ask and you shall receive. You asked why Quarterbacks didn't kick field goals, and I gave you two |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 11:56 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Your post |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-01-10 12:24 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Quarterbacks that kicked field goals. |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-01-10 11:27 AM Response to Reply #35 |
46. You could have also mentioned Paul Hornung |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-01-10 12:23 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Hmmm. Wonder if the Bronco's will do the same thing with Tim Tebow. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-01-10 12:56 AM Response to Reply #14 |
40. I played baseball with a kid who batted over .400 in high school as a catcher. |
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era veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-30-10 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
25. No D/H, no strikes, no aluminum bats for Little League |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-01-10 01:14 AM Response to Original message |
41. Real baseball teams don't use the DH and real fans don't like it; it is for quiche eaters |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-01-10 01:17 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. God DAMN I think I may have just fallen in love... |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-01-10 01:18 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Kicked and recommended! |
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dakota_democrat (334 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 10:53 PM Response to Reply #41 |
52. People that don't object to the DH = teabaggers. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 11:04 PM Response to Reply #41 |
53. Used "quiche eaters" 6 times. |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 11:13 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. yeah. nt |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-01-10 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
44. Neither. |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-01-10 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
45. I voted |
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nickgutierrez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-01-10 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
48. I don't hate the DH, but I'd rather not have it. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-01-10 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
49. Good arguments can be made both ways. |
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brendan120678 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
50. Leave it as it is, so that... |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-03-10 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
51. I prefer no DH |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
56. neither should have it... |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
58. Wouldn't say, Chivas of Guadalajara be a better choice as "Americas Team"? |
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Ishoutandscream2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-10-10 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
59. Got your back, Mad |
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