Sentences with phrase «by designated hitters»

Not exact matches

I am unpersuaded by the argument that the designated - hitter rule threatens civilization as we have known it.

It's impossible to predict every little breakthrough (a hundred years ago, we'd never have envisioned painless dentistry, the designated hitter or Thighmaster), but we're expert enough (in sports, not so much medicine) to forecast that Vince McMahon's WWF will become the umbrella organization that regulates all major league sports (except for boxing, which will continue to be guided by good sense alone), and outcomes will be scripted to provide total fan satisfaction (read: fireworks, near - naked women on every sideline, no 8 - 8 playoff teams ever and especially no Yankees championships).