Why? I ask honestly, I don’t understand why you’d like hearing two random guys talk so much.

@@jangjahnh1654 they're not random, both are well versed in sports talk and radio

@@jangjahnh1654 Yes, a show that was insanely popular and #1 in a massive market for almost two decades... so "random".

@@jangjahnh1654 these guys are superstars, far from random

@@jangjahnh1654random? lol

Corp1024 no problem!

It's also excruciating watching pitchers hit.

No it isn't. It's part of baseball and has been for 150 years. You just don't like or understand baseball much if you think pitchers hitting "is excruciating". There's a huge element of strategy evolved with the pitcher batting 9th. Your bench matters way more, and pitchers know to try and get the 8th hitter out because they don't want the pitcher to bunt him over for the top of the lineup. Also late in games it adds drama, because now the manager needs to make a call whether to leave in a pitcher that's dealing or use his bench and pinch hit for him to try and get a run or two and win the game. All that is lost with the brainless DH because fans like you who don't understand baseball trying to change a 150 year old game to your liking because you don't understand it.

​@@WolvesBaseballNineplus there were some decent hitting pitchers. Some were actually 8 in the lineup.

@@Kgio-2112 That's not really the point tho. Most pitchers can't hit a lick, but are solid at bunting and just putting the ball in play which is all you really need from the 9 hole. Also, like I said your bench matters so much more when there's no DH, and the game is much more strategic late and close which adds a lot to the game. The DH is just for fairweather fans who think HR or nothing, but the HR is not all there is to baseball....

i agree with Chris about running the bases

Watch any Francesa clip, with or without Dog, and he will repeat his same point at least 4 or 5 times before moving on.

Why?

@@jangjahnh1654 They entertained me.

@@williammassey8939 How, literally two guys talking same as any.

@@jangjahnh1654 These two men were not like any other. Two distinct personalities that quite often clashed into shouting matches. They talked sports and like I said, they entertained me.

Don’t forget Springsteen setlists ..

Why

What is the point of this comment? How do you tell the past to move on?

I did. haven't watched in years

"real" my ass. Mike was right.

I heard they're going to let them hit off a tee next season

I’ve always been pro DH and always thought having the pitcher hit was a waste and boring. But this comment kind of changed my perspective on it lol

It's 9 on 9 still, 9 on 9 on offense and 9 on 9 on defense

@davidclemons9498 no that's 10 on 10

@@SeamHead33 nah 9 on 9

It's also professional baseball, and pitchers aren't professional hitters. The pitcher is out there tying his laces and making sure the ball doesn't hit him. It's a joke.

But the AL is more exciting baseball and right now has better players.

@@notoriouseagle1074 True point but I always thought somehow the NL still is considered more prestigious? I don’t know not maybe anymore but I always thought the NL is considered the more classic baseball league

David Dolan You’re a JERKOFF for even saying that!! DH should be abolished!!

How did Francesa snob it? He was the opposite you dolt

That's who they're talking about

Yeah because he never did it due to the DH rule. If he did it every 5 days, then his legs would be conditioned for base running, and he would be a more complete "baseball player"

If a pitcher can't hit or run the bases that's to his detriment. It's not the game's fault.

Honestly I think there is more strategy without the DH because it is harder to decide when to take the pitcher out....pitcher pitching great but his spot in order comes up with a RISP in a tie game. Do you pinch hit and then have to change pitchers? BUT...there is no fun in watching a pitcher stand there and take 3 strikes down the middle and not give a crap. I say if pitchers are going to hit they should learn to hit, just like every other player has to learn 2 aspects of the game, hitting and defense. Pitching is the pitchers defensive position. Either learn both sides like everyone else or use the DH

There has always been good hitting pitchers such as Doc Golden, Steve Carlton, Degrom

@@analogkid4957 there are always exceptions, but 99% of pitchers can't hit because they don't work on it

They should have to work on thier hitting, just like other positions have to work on thier defense. There is no point to the pitcher just standing there and taking 3 strikes

The second half of an NL game is way more interesting, when u have to juggle your lineup, ur bullpen, and ur pinch-hitters all at the same time.

It's a different time bucktooth

What year is this? 2007

@@paulpatane2439 2008. It’s funny Bc the OP brings up a good point. One of my last memories of them before the break up was Mike bringing Chris onto the field after The Giants beat the Pats in the SP. They looked so happy. Another thing that contributed to their rockiness was in late 06 they got into an argument with Yankees pitcher Corey Lidle and then two days later Lidle died in a plane crash.

@wolfwilliams Listen to their day after the Superbowl show (on YT somewhere), where they dissect the Giants win. Mike, who had predicted the Patriots would blow the Giants off the field (35-17) starts the show with how much he was able to 'just enjoy the game like a fan, sitting next to Mara, and management, etc..' NEVER owns up to how bad his prediciton was... Russo looked a little disgusted. Russo's prediction was even worse (45-7?), but he talked about it. Could've started a chain reaction in Russo's mind. He didn't seem to care anymore what Mike thought. Edit: Meaning it maybe hit him that 1) Mike could be wrong on stuff, and 2) not own up to it. Prior to that, there was a little of the big brother-little brother vibe to the show, with Russo sort of 'looking up at Mike'. This could've changed that in Russo's mind.

@@diademerouge Good stuff... and I think Russo was already being pursued by satellite radio people. He denies that the satellite idea occurred as early as spring of '08, but I doubt it happened as late as July, when he went on vacation and knew then that he wasn't coming back. He grew more balls with Mike, because he knew there was a lucrative offer elsewhere; he just had to pull the trigger on it. And let's be honest about the big/little brother stuff: Mike took the chair facing the producer, which they both admit is the 'power' chair in any studio. Russo admits that he 'let' Mike take it because it wasn't worth a fight, since they were both already tense about teaming up, and an issue over that seat would have derailed the show before it ever got down the track. Having that seat gave Mike implied authority, and he used it now and then to bully Dog a little bit. It's amazing the show lasted 19 years.

Ask Dog about Timo Perez in game 1 of the Subway Series. What a fraud

Okay, so pitchers aren't players cause they don't hit, explain that.

Current fan stinks Mike and doggy were the best

@@philtaylor2387 so don’t listen and don’t come in these comments, boy.

I had a DH in every little league season I've ever played. 10 batters*

You’re

But people dream of being in the big leagues. If theres a guy who can hit well but can't pitch or play defense and you offered him a DH job in the AL instead of being out of the game I bet he'd take it