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El Supremo

(20,365 posts)
Wed Apr 9, 2014, 04:46 PM Apr 2014

Posit: The AL is at a bigger disadvantage in interleague games.

Because most of their pitchers don't know how to hit when the game is at a NL park.

So why has the AL won more interleague games? In the 17 years of interleague games, the AL has more wins in all but 4 years. And the NL hasn't won the season series since 2003.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interleague_play

I say it is because the AL is just the better league. The DH makes all the players better. They aren't dulled by the boredom found in the NL.

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Posit: The AL is at a bigger disadvantage in interleague games. (Original Post) El Supremo Apr 2014 OP
I bet it evens out over time ... Auggie Apr 2014 #1
11 years isn't enough time? El Supremo Apr 2014 #2
No, it's because the NL teams don't have a DH on their roster. KamaAina Apr 2014 #3
way past time to ditch interleague play frylock Apr 2014 #4

El Supremo

(20,365 posts)
2. 11 years isn't enough time?
Wed Apr 9, 2014, 09:41 PM
Apr 2014

And yes, because of the continuous interleage games, the writing is on the wall for the regressive Nationals.

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