I would love the DH in the NL. It's what I miss most from our days in the AL. What's the fun in watching pitchers up there looking hapless trying to swing the bat? Not only that, but it makes it pretty hard to get excited when the guys towards the bottom of your order do anything. Example: two outs and the #7 batter smacks a double. A chance to score, right? Wrong. IBB the #8 guy and up comes the pitcher to feebly end the inning. Teams can't get away with that in the AL. There's still strategy with the DH too. Boston has used defensive replacements in both of its World Series runs (Mientkiewicz, Kapler, Ellsbury, Crisp). Managers play lefty-righty matchups out of the bullpen even more because they don't have to worry about whether the pitcher's spot is due up next inning and if they'll have anyone to PH. Besides, look at the guys we usually run out there as part of double switches. Counsell? Mench? A rule that would make us see less of these guys is a bad thing? Finally, a question for you. Who would you rather have coming to the plate in a big spot: Paul Molitor or Ben Sheets (or Counsell if they decide to PH)? It's a no-brainer. And if you want to pooh-pooh that because I picked possibly the greatest DH ever, fine. Take Sheets/Counsell vs. Kevin Seitzer. Or Greg Vaughn. Or Don Money. Or Larry Hisle. Or even an aged Hank Aaron. All of those guys served us well as DH at one time or another.