# i love the d.h.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-d-h/377275>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 20, 2006, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-d-h/377275 "2006-10-20T20:01:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2006, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-d-h/377275/61 "2006-10-27T13:04:45Z")

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[QUOTE=brianjedi]  
I was responding to your claim that good hitters would always get in the lineup with no DH, even if they couldn’t play defense well.  
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Jason Giambi got in the lineup at 1B (50% of the time) for the Yankees even WITH the DH. If there was no DH, he’d be there every day.

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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2006, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-d-h/377275/62 "2006-10-27T18:26:04Z")

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Hmm, just stumbled across one of Cecil’s old columns on [Why can’t pitchers hit?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_117.html)

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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2006, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-d-h/377275/63 "2006-10-28T03:04:48Z")

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Note that when a pitcher is about to bat,the opposing pitcher can bat around the 8 spot. That means 2 dead spots in every 9. No way to have fun for a sport that everybody says is dull.

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