The definitive case to shut the f*ck up about the universal DH

What is that Mark Twain said again about lies, damned lies and….

By Andrew J. Pridgen

There are three words in the English language that make me react physically:

• Bennies (short for benefits or Eggs Benedict)
• Margs (short for margaritas)
• DH (short for designated hitter)

Here is the worst sentence of all time: We were talking about the bennies at his new job over bennies and a couple of margs at brunch when he mentioned he thought the DH should be universal.

Anthony Castrovince from Sports on Earth is the latest in a trending thread of columnists to trot out the liberty and DH for all argument for off-season clicks.

It goes something like this: Pitchers can’t hit and when they are asked to hit it ends badly. When it ends badly sometimes the hitters around them don’t fare so well either for whatever reason. More than this, pitchers risk…