Not Even One Month! X(

Just when I get into submitting posts for my hockey blog for another NHL season, Bud Selig and MLB off and do this!

Houston Astros to move to American League in 2013



MLB is one step closer toward the elimination of the National League rules from professional baseball :( Imagine an AL team, in the midst of a pennant race, relying on their pitcher to bat in a road game at a National League ballpark? I can't either; MLB with be all-DH by that point, or will quickly shift to that following such an incident. AL and NL are just acronyms now anyway, which is unfortunate, because I enjoy watching NL managers strategize late in the game.

Online, a writer cited four things to help improve the game, instead of moving Houston to the American League, and take National League baseball out of the great state of Texas: Moving the Brewers back to the AL, implementing a salary cap, eliminating the designated hitter, and keeping interleague baseball.

1. I agree Selig moved the Brewers to the NL to get them away from the Yankees/Red Sox, but to bring them back eliminates the purpose of leaving in the first place.
2. Maybe it's my problem, but beyond the New York Yankees I can't see how the salary cap will impact baseball. A cap means a floor, and lots of teams can spend near a substantial amount.
3. I don't know if eliminating DH is a good idea. Minor league and colleges all use designated hitters, and in today's game the pitcher coming to the plate is (1) a target and (2) a sure out. It will take several years for pitchers to become consistent threats at the plate.
4. Interleague was fun, but it is a predecessor to what is to come: All DH :( The All-Star Game doesn't allow pitchers to hit anymore.

I can't leave baseball alone for one off-season o_O (-_- Shake My Head)