why do the nl pitchers bat?
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The reason why National League pitchers bat is because that league plays the game as it was designed. The American League introduced the DH and it started the end of players learning how to play small ball. Pitchers used to know how to bunt and hitters how to hit and run.
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Bats cannot run so it would be almost impossible for them to take off from the ground. A major advantage to hanging upside down is that bats do not need to generate lift to begin flight. They just drop out of their bed, open their wings and off they go.
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His Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud is applied to every baseball used in a big-league game, to help pitchers grip the ball better as they launch it toward home plate. “When fresh baseballs come out of the box, they're quite slick. ... The magic mud soon spread through baseball's American and then National leagues.
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Major league baseball has required that its players use wooden bats, but the aluminum bat has come to dominate the lower levels of baseball, from Little League to the college game.
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The designated hitter rule allows teams to use another player to bat in place of the pitcher. ... A player who enters the game in place of the DH -- either as a pinch-hitter or a pinch-runner -- becomes the DH in his team's lineup thereafter.
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The only big difference between the National League and the American League (AL) is that the AL uses the "Designated Hitter" (or DH). ... The NL does not use the Designated Hitter, and all players on the team must bat and field for themselves.
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Yes, MLB released a statement saying home pitchers had to wear black hat because white could hide the ball. ... Never mind how they look, the white just doesn't make sense to me: the pitchers still have to wear black hats so the ball isn't lost in the uniform when they pitch! It's blinding! Just…
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['– Never make the first or third out of the inning at third base.', "– Don't use your closer in a tie game on the road.", "– Don't admire your home runs.", '– Bat flips are disrespectful.', "– Don't bunt to break up a no-hitter.", "– Don't steal bases or swing at a 3-0 pitch when you have a big lead."]
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Instead they seem to throw the runner advancing to first out first. ... Generally speaking, it has to do with the number of outs, how hard the ball was hit, whether the runners were stealing at the time, where the ball was hit and the score and inning of the game.
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The American League teams play with a "designated hitter", a player who bats in place of the pitcher and does not play in the field. In the National League, the pitcher must bat along with the other players. In games played in teams from both leagues, the rule that the home team usually plays by is used.
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Pitchers on Team White will be wearing a black cap with their uniform to avoid any issues with hitters seeing the ball. They will be the only position player on either side to wear a different cap from the rest of the team.
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After coming set, the pitcher takes a step toward home and delivers the pitch. Typically, pitchers from the set use a high leg kick, thus lunging toward home in pitching; a pitcher may instead release the ball more quickly by using the slide step, quickly stepping directly and immediately toward home and pitching.
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The DH must be selected prior to the game, and that selected hitter must come to bat at least one time -- unless the opposing team changes pitchers prior to that point. A team that chooses not to select a DH prior to a game is barred from using a DH for the rest of that game.
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For this reason, one-piece bats are preferred by stronger players with above average bat speed such as a power hitter. Two-piece bats provide more flex at contact with the ball. The two-piece construction creates a “whip” effect that results in an increase in bat speed.
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Yes. Specifically, its a Pro Hitter's Baseball Thumb Guard used for baseball batters. It's purpose is to fill the gap between the oval shape of a cupped hand and the perfect cylinder of most wood bats.
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It's allowed, but almost never done. I can think of a few reasons: Most pitchers take advantage of gravity by using the raised mound and throwing the ball overhand. Most organizations only make one kind of pitcher.
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LSU was using the Easton Stealth Comp CNT (BCN8), as were other prolific hitting college teams and high school teams in 2009. For all intents and purposes, this is the best bat ever, because it was one of the main reasons the BBCOR standard was drafted and enforced two years later.