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Originally Posted by Brad K
It doesn't happen often but have faith! After all, this is the organization that gave us the DH, so its shown potential. Now that they've figured out how to keep worn out poistion players in the game, they're going to work next to keep the old pitchers in the game. Leading idea so far is to let them pitch from 55 feet.
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The idea of a DH goes at least as far back as 1906, which is when Connie Mack was suggesting it. In the 1920s the NL president pushed for adopting the idea. (Personally, I don't mind the DH, because I find the sight of pitchers trying to hit painful.)
Interleague play proposals similarly go back a long way; it was first proposed in the 1930s. Commissioner Frick wanted interleague play for the 1963 season; he even had a schedule drawn up for it.