If the current teams are to be mixed and matched, the owners' vote must also reflect a solution to the designated-hitter rule.
Because of the designated-hitter rule, American League managers don't have to worry about such a stratagem.
"You can't make statements," he said, adding, "I'm not a big fan of the designated-hitter rule."
All of the non-independent minor leagues have adopted the designated-hitter rule.
And that's why Mets fans hate the designated-hitter rule.
The designated-hitter rule kills strategy by taking decisions away from managers.
La Russa is proving the designated-hitter rule does not make the man, or the manager.
Personally speaking, I would repeal baseball's designated-hitter rule in a heartbeat.
The designated-hitter rule was used in the All-Star game for the first time in 1989.
You have to nip bad ideas in the bud, before they become a habit, like the designated-hitter rule.