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Tom the Fish · 10-03-2006, 12:01 PM

"It robbed the game of its strategic possibilities in the late innings and turned every pitcher in the league into half a ballplayer. Once Finley got that abberation in place, he tried to sell baseball on the idea of the three-ball walk as another way to perk up scoring. I wondered why they just didn't get rid of pitchers altogether. They could have just put the ball up on a tee and let the batters swing away to their hearts' content... For years I've been called the rebel. Well, I'm not. It's guys like Finley who are the rebels. I'm a baseball traditionalist... I hated the DH and all the other new wrinkles that had been introduced in an attempt to corrupt the game..."

Bill Lee, The Wrong Stuff

10-03-2006, 12:01 PM	#12
Tom the Fish All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Jingu Stadium Posts: 510	"It robbed the game of its strategic possibilities in the late innings and turned every pitcher in the league into half a ballplayer. Once Finley got that abberation in place, he tried to sell baseball on the idea of the three-ball walk as another way to perk up scoring. I wondered why they just didn't get rid of pitchers altogether. They could have just put the ball up on a tee and let the batters swing away to their hearts' content... For years I've been called the rebel. Well, I'm not. It's guys like Finley who are the rebels. I'm a baseball traditionalist... I hated the DH and all the other new wrinkles that had been introduced in an attempt to corrupt the game..." Bill Lee, The Wrong Stuff __________________ "Any talk of rebelliousness has to begin with one's profound appreciation and understanding of tradition." - Lu Shoukun Last edited by Tom the Fish; 10-03-2006 at 12:12 PM.