The American league vs the National league

[dasher]

It gets very little attention but the American league has absolutely dominated the National league over the last 12 years. While the two leagues have split the last 12 world series, 6 wins for each. And the all-star games have gone to the American league by a 9-3 margin. But the real eye opening numbers are in the inter league play. As the numbers show, it has been very one sided.
2004 AL 127 NL 125 couldn't get any closer
2005 AL 136 NL 116 AL starting to show it's dominence
2006 AL 154 NL 98 That is a very embarrassing number
2007 AL 137 NL 115
2008 AL 149 NL 103
2009 AL 138 NL 114
2010 AL 134 NL 118
2011 AL 131 NL 121
2012 AL 142 NL 110
2013 AL 154 NL 146
2014 AL 163 NL 137
2015 AL 167 NL 133

12 year total AL 1,672 NL 1,436
Now we can't ignore the elephant in the room. The two leagues play by different rules. The question is, who is hurt worse when they are the visitors in a inter league game. I think it is the American League. They lose a hitter that the count on as a important part of their offense. And the double hit, is that they add a amatuer hitter to their line up. Many haven't been hitting in years since every league in the world now uses a DH other than the NL. The NL adds a hitter when they play a AL team but since they don't plan for the use of a DH, that hitter isn't up to what the AL will use. A disadvantage to the NL for sure. But overall, the disadv antage is greater for the AL in my opinion.

 

[skurey]

AL can form their own league until they play real baseball.

 

[dasher]

AL can form their own league until they play real baseball.

Do you know why the National league doesn't have the DH? It's not because of any baseball purity. When they took the vote back in the 70's, the phillies GM couldn't reach their owner who was out fishing. The owner wanted the DH. The Pirates were going to do what the Phillies did. They both abstained waiting for the dimwit while he was fishing. But to your bigger point about real baseball. Yeah, I loved the National league when they had astro turf fields in Philly, cincy and Pitt and "hitters" would drive the ball in to the ground and run like crazy. That is real baseball all right. Just why do football teams bring in a punter on 4th down instead of making the qb punt? Because they want a professional to do the job. National league baseball, along with being far inferior as the numbers clearly show, is boring as hell. Yeah, real baseball watching an amateur take three pathetic swings. And once again, every league, from high school to college to professional now use the DH. Every one but the NL. You tell me who is playing real baseball?

 

[skurey]

The NL. Every player plays offense and defense.

 

[dasher]

The NL. Every player plays offense and defense.

The pitchers don't play offense. That is the point. They aren't professional hitters. They make a farce of a major league baseball game by going up and taking 3 pathetic swings. But let's not forget the beauty of the old double switch. What a thrill. Once again, every league in the world, right down to high school, use the DH. Is it the reason that the American league has just destroyed the National league for the past 12 years? Probably not. The AL have smarter organizations. But the game is sure better to watch.

 

[Alsacs]

It is really stupid to have 2 leagues with different rules and then a Championship decided by 2 different rules. It would be like if in the NBA the Western Conference having a 3 pt line and the Eastern Conference not having a 3 pt line. Then the NBA Finals would be played with 2 sets of rules.
Either have the NL add the DH or have the AL get rid of it. I would support the NL adding it as pitchers aren't good hitters and typically NL lineups only go 7 deep because of their weakest hitter 8th and pitchers for the most part being poor hitters.

The AL dominates Interleague play because since 2003 the Red Sox and Yankees have had really superb Interleague records.
AL has had the better minds/GMs until Theo took over the Cubs and Friedman took over the Dodgers really only the Cardinals and Braves had good baseball minds leading the NL.
Only 3 NL teams have won WS in the last 12 years. Giants-3, Cardinals-2 Phillies-1.
While the AL has had Red Sox-3, White Sox-1, Yankees-1, Royals-1. The Tigers and Rangers both went 0-2.