Game one of the St. Louis Cardinals game against the Chicago White Sox was a great example of why Cardinals fans should beg for MLB to bring the designated hitter to the National League. In game one, the Cardinals’ bats came alive and the birds scored 14 runs.
Yes, this disappeared in game two when they were shut-out but let’s just ignore that for the time. Isn’t selective realism great?
Back to the numbers at hand. Should the DH come to the NL, the St. Louis Cardinals would have their Jose Martinez problem solved and would never consider trading him elsewhere.