1) The purpose of this essay was to hopefully show that the designated hitter rule in baseball is really unneeded in today's game. I tried to show that baseball players should be complete players and be able to accomplish all the skills for the sport. After reading this essay I hope fans and non- fans will see that the rule should not be used in this age of baseball.
2) I had actually never read the official rule as listed by Major League Baseball on the designated hitter. I also learned the real reason it was implemented, which had to do more with money than playing baseball. I did not change my perspective; I still believe there should be no designated hitter.
3) For this essay it was a little difficult to find a lot of credible sources. There were a lot of opinion pieces on this long standing debate. .
4) I truly enjoy anything sports related. I really enjoyed the research part of this essay, as it was on a sport I enjoy. The writing process was also enjoyable as it was on a subject that really interests me. .
5) I chose this topic as anything sports related really keeps my interest. I find it much easier to write on subjects that I am passionate about. This topic also relates to my field of study in sports management.
6) That I hope you're a sports fan!.
Since the rule change that introduced the designated hitter rule to baseball, it has been a much debated subject in baseball for over 30 years. The designated hitter is only primarily used in the American league and certain games like the World Series and All-Star game. It is the only rule that does not encompass all of major league baseball. Many believe that in this age of baseball, the designated hitter is an unneeded rule in today's game.
Opening day of the 1973 baseball season saw the New York Yankees Ron Blomberg step up to the plate as the first player in Major League Baseball to be a designated hitter. The benefits of the creation of this rule were to increase scores and attendance as stated by Dustin Buehler and Steve Calandrillo in their essay "Baseball's Moral Hazard: Law, Economics, and The Designated Hitter Rule" (2084).
Velocity is the quantity that designates how fast and in what direction a point is moving. ... The point when the egg was being dropped, velocity designated how fast and which direction the project was moving. ... The faster it went, the harder it hit the concrete floor. ... It hit the concrete hard. In result, the concrete hit my project hard. ...
Toronto Council has postponed a plan that would outlaw designated smoking rooms (DSR's) in the city's restaurants and bars. ... By getting rid of DSR's the economy will take another hit. ... Think of how hard the economy would be hit if 75% of Torontonians can't walk into a designated smoking room and have a smoke. ...
While driving Frank failed to make a curve and went of the side of the road hitting a bicyclist. He was to drunk to even help the young man he had hit. ... A designated driver is simply a person who agrees to abstain from alcohol and be responsible for driving others home. ... The number of people using or being a designated driver has increased dramatically over time. Each year over 73,000,000 Americans either serve as a designated driver or are driven home by one (Hanson, 2003). ...
Hall of Fame Rule 5 designates six general areas that voting members should keep in mind when considering who to put into the Hall of Fame. ... Rose leads all of baseball with a total of 4,256 career hits. Both his first and record-breaking hits were singles. ... (Ribowsky 67) The record talked about here is his 4,256 hits. ... Every fan knows Rose's claim to fame: 4,256 base hits, 67 more than Ty Cobb had. ...
Watching heat one walk on to their designated places, I started heading towards my 200-meter marker. ... Everyone was in there designated places and putting their markers on the track. ... As she got closer to me, my eyes watched her feet hit my orange marker. Once she hit my bright orange marker, I started to run, ready to finish my 200. As I was running away from her, all I heard was the metal from the baton hit the track. ...
At the end of the first couple of weeks, Chicago was in first place in the Central Division thanks to good pitching and okay hitting. ... If the Cubs make it to the World Series, Simon could be a huge factor as a designated hitter. ... The Cubs have great pitchers, good hitters, and a very good manager to make and win the World Series. ...
As they infringe into our territory, they will probably die because of human interaction such as being hit by cars, pets, etc. ... In my opinion, Baton Rouge should start designating more areas like Bluebonnet Swamp were wildlife can survive. ...
Not saying names about certain specific people but this said designated person is a male. ... As the years progressed, we already hit the fourth grade at Roosevelt Elementary School. ... He finally hit the 7th grade and once again he became involved with the older students, but for some reason now that he was hanging out with older people he was considered to be cool and popular. ... Finally the big 8th grade hit and since there were no older people to hang out with he finally decided to hang with people in his own grade. ... That year I was in his 8th grade English with him, designated ...
The Worst Of Times: 1930-1933 The Depression hit the country hard, and go worse as time went on, yet you would not be able to tell from just looking outside. Unemployed men and their families would not just find some place on the street to live; there were certain places designated for them. ...