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SleeplessinSoCal

(10,441 posts) Tue Mar 15, 2022, 05:08 PM Mar 2022

Daylight Savings and the Designated Hitter. [View all]

With all the drama in the world, these two changes are still major. At least to our day to day life at work and at play.

(CNN)The Senate on Tuesday passed a measure that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent across the United States.

The Sunshine Protection Act passed the chamber by unanimous consent. The bill would still need to pass the House and be signed by President Joe Biden to become law.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/15/politics/senate-daylight-saving-time-permanent/index.html

PHOENIX (AP) — It was an impressive holdout for the National League, which made it nearly 50 years staving off a full-time designated hitter rule that the American League implemented before the 1973 season.

“We'll continue to play by baseball rules,” NL President Chub Feeney famously said back then.

Well, the rules have finally changed.

https://news.yahoo.com/half-century-holdout-over-dh-211459278.html

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Daylight Savings and the Designated Hitter. [View all] SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2022 OP

Now NL has gone to DH? SheltieLover Mar 2022 #1

What's next, aluminum bats? ironflange Mar 2022 #31

Baseball ain't baseball, and time ain't time, anymore. bucolic_frolic Mar 2022 #2

These are two issues I'm quite conservative on. SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2022 #4

Baseball is now DEAD to me. Did you hear that El Supremo? madinmaryland Mar 2022 #3

Field shift limits are next Auggie Mar 2022 #8

I read about that also. Regardless of all the changes the Pirates will still lose 100 games again! madinmaryland Mar 2022 #21

In 1974 they tried year-round daylight saving because of the energy crisis Ocelot II Mar 2022 #5

Interesting. I didn't realize that. SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2022 #9

I remember Rebl2 Mar 2022 #16

Yeah, really Jilly_in_VA Mar 2022 #19

People hate changing the clocks - one thing a large majority agrees on. RandomNumbers Mar 2022 #20

Your last sentence Rebl2 Mar 2022 #24

Thank you. RandomNumbers Mar 2022 #27

I looked up to Rebl2 Mar 2022 #25

Which is kind of funny.... TheRealNorth Mar 2022 #28

Oh no! Rebl2 Mar 2022 #30

It's not having to change the clocks physically that's the problem :) RandomNumbers Mar 2022 #36

Lots of things are different today than they were in 1974. Mariana Mar 2022 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author First Speaker Mar 2022 #37

I like incongruity and chaos, I suppose. Tommy Carcetti Mar 2022 #6

That puts paid to me watching baseball Jilly_in_VA Mar 2022 #7

Why do you want to see a pitcher bat? USALiberal Mar 2022 #14

You must be a kid and an AL fan who doesn't remember Jilly_in_VA Mar 2022 #26

Good points! Nt USALiberal Mar 2022 #29

I'm with you all the way, Jilly. nt crickets Mar 2022 #32

I'm all in favor of that sunshine protection act... jcgoldie Mar 2022 #10

Why? Pitchers are boring! USALiberal Mar 2022 #15

If all you want to watch is home runs sure jcgoldie Mar 2022 #17

Agree. It alters strategy. SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2022 #33

YES!!!! Jilly_in_VA Mar 2022 #35

Yes and No! TuskMoar Mar 2022 #11

What a stupid name for the bill. marie999 Mar 2022 #12

Well there's that :) RandomNumbers Mar 2022 #22

DST doc03 Mar 2022 #13

DST doc03 Mar 2022 #18

I'd go the other direction on both. RandomNumbers Mar 2022 #23