Originally answered on Feb 5, 2016. This question originally appeared on ,the knowledge-sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights. You can follow Quora on , , and .MORE FROM QUORA: | by , former MLB employee: The National League is one of just two leaguesin organized baseball that has not adopted the DH rule at all. The Central League of Japan's Nippon Antonio Senzatela Jersey Profe sional Baseball is the other.People who like to call themselves baseball purists like to find fault with the DH. I consider myself something of a baseball purist, and I understand the initial reluctance to consider this change, but I' Chad Bettis Jersey m also an American League fan, so I've had a long time to get used to it. More than 40 years have pa sed since Ron Blomberg stepped up as the first DH in the major leagues, and the widely predicted apocalypse has not occurred.I find the DH rule much more disturbing in theory than in practice, and I always thought it was humorous that the NL, which in its purity refused to allow the DH, did allow half its games to be played on artificial turf for so long. In my mind, the presence of artificial turf transforms the game to a far greater extent than a DH does. Happily, that fake turf is entirely Pat Valaika Jersey gone from the NL,and persists only in AL parks (Tropicana Field, Rogers Centre) that have roofs.The DH is a desirable option for a number of reasons:It frees up pitchers from attempting to bat, which for the most part is not their talent.Because pitchers are not batting and attempting to run the bases, they are le s likely to be injured.It puts one more strong bat into every lineup, and the fans love offense.It prolongs the careers of great hitters who Charlie Blackmon Jersey have been injured or simply aged and cannot respectably play their positions anymore, although they can still hit. The fans love this, too.It allows a player who needs a little rest to take a kind of half-day off, batting only, while someone else plays his position. This is very important in a 162-game season with few guaranteed off days.Before interleague play, it was easier for the major leagues' two philosophies to coexist. Nowinterleague play is a daily reality. The current approach is to allow the DH in AL parks but not in NL parks (the World Series also has this setup). This Chris Rusin Jersey has worked, but it would be better if both major leagues adopted the same rules. The leagues that have the DHshowno interest in abandoning it,so it might be time for the NL to step up.