40 years ago today ...

[Frayed Knot]

The American League, at the urging of Oakland owner Charles Finley, approved the use of the Designated Hitter starting in the 1973 season.
If ours were a truly civilized country flags would be flying at half-mast on this date.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Geesh, the same day as the last lunar landing.

This nation needs to figure out a way to once again a) have a person walk on the moon and have American League pitchers bat for themselves.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Maybe they can combine the two: Change the rule so that the DH is only used in games played on the moon.

[Edgy MD]

Or absorb all the DH's into a new Apollo program.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

"That's one big step for Papi..."

[MFS62]

It should have gone the way of the orange baseballs he proposed.

http://keymancollectibles.com/balls/finleybaseball.htm

Later

[Edgy MD]

Four years ago the Feds slapped the cuffs on Bernie Madoff.