Can anyone tell me why pitchers were batting today at the chicago white sox and cubs game?
Question:Buerhle was batting! I don't think I have ever seen a pitcher bat before.
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Pitchers bat in the National League. In interleague games at the NATIONAL league home park, they use national league rules, which means that the both pitchers bat. At American league parks, they use american league rules, which means that both teams use a DHIn baseball, what is the origin of the word "strike"?
Because the National League doen't have a DH Rule, in which a batter hits for a pitcher. Therefore, the pitchers hit when a NL team is at their home stadium.Is there a rule that prohibits women from playing on an MLB team?
because one is american and the other is national league... cubs were the home team .. therefore you play by national league rules . and in national league the pitchers hit, in the american league they use the designated hitter instead of the pitcher..How many inches in diameter is a baseball?
if they play the game at the national's team stadium, then the pitchers pitch.Because Wrigley Field, in Chicago is a National League Park. The national league does not have a DH, therefore the pitchers have 2 bat.
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Easy, because the cubs are a national league team, and the American league teams use a DH ONLY which allows the pitcher not to hit in American ball parks so in national league parks they do not use the DH, they could only if the home team agrees to it so that is why buerhle had to batIt was at Wrigley, and the NL is the only league that still refuses to see the light and go with the DH.
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Because the NL doesn't have designated hitters...In other words, the pitchers on the Cubs bat too...and in the case of NL vs. AL, if the NL team is home, the pitchers on the visiting AL team bat too...Does putting a brace over your elbow help after pitching if you experience pain?
If they were playing in a national league park then the pitcher would bat..If they are playing in an American league park then they should have the DH in effect.I was wondering why the Detroit Tigers Pitcher got ejected from the game?
The game was being played in a National League park. All National League pitchers bat all of the time. You must have been watching only American League teams.How long before Ozzie Guillen blows a gasket??
Because the game was at Wrigley, and is a home game for the Cubs (the National League team). In interleague play, the rules of the home team's league are followed.Because the game was played in a NL ballpark (Wrigley Field). When they play in an AL ball park, they'll use the DH.
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